opened by Noel Edmonds
Lines open at 9.30 on [number removed]9.45* The Great Grape Ape
Swaporama with Keith Chegwin
Go along with your toys, your games, your too-small football boots-anything you feel like swapping - and Keith will have a go at fixing up your swap. Where will he be? Find out this morning.
Who's Stringer of the Week?
It could be you, if you join in John Craven 's News Swap
Fancy a Crunchy Christmas?
Delia Smith calls in this morning with a recipe that takes the biscuit! If you want to get the ingredients ready you'll find all the details on page 4.
11.0* Bailey's Comets
Star Swap
A Matchless
Moment!
Top tennis star Virginia Wade will be in this morning. Give her a ring if you want to know what goes on behind the scenes at big matches, and stand by for a swap.
Swap of the Pops
Sing along with The Yetties Christmas Carols
Cliff Richard will be joining in (give him a ring on [number removed]) and Twiggy's coming along too!
Join in Noel's Top Ten Swap and everything else on Swap Shop. Don't worry if you can't get through on the phone. Write now with your questions for the stars and if you've got a phone, put your number on the postcard.
Here's the address:
Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, BBCtv Centre,
London W12 8QT
Director CRISPIN EVANS Editor ROSEMARY GILL
12.13 pm Weather BARBARA EDWARDS
Introduced by Frank Bough
12.20*
Football Focus
With BOB WILSON
12.45; 1.20; 1.50; 2.25*
Racing from Ascot
12.50 Killiney Novices' 'Chase (2im)
1.25 SGB Hire Shop Hurdle (2m)
1.55 SGB Handicap 'Chase (3m)
2.30 Frogmore H'cap 'Chase (2m) Commentators PETER O'SULLEVAN
JULIAN WILSON , RICHARD PITMAN
1.0; 2.5*
Badminton from Bournemouth
The Ladbroke Trophy Tournament Ten players, including favourites
RAY STEVENS , KEVIN JOLLY , MIKE TREDGETT and PETER BULLIVANT , compete for the fifth Ladbroke Trophy. Commentators
PETER WEST and JUDY HASHMAN
1.35; 2.35; 3.50*
International
Table Tennis from Leeds
TheGoddard Finance International
Invitation Tournament
DESMOND DOUGLAS and PAUL DAY lead the English team in this afternoon's international, but they face the challenge of STELLAN BENGTS-SON and DRAGUTIN SURBEK, two men who captivated the British audience during the World Championships in Birmingham this year. Commentators TONY GUBBA and ALAN RANSOME
3.0; 4.20*
International
Show Jumping from
Olympia featuring
The Radio Rentals
Top Score
In this afternoon's fl,000 event in the Grand Hall, riders score as many points as they can in 45 seconds - the higher the fence, the bigger the score. Commentator
RAYMOND BROOKS-WARD
4.40* Final Score
Including classified football results, rugby and racing results.
5.5*
The FA Cup Draw
' Live ' from the Grandstand studio, the draw for the Third Round of the Cup, in which all the big clubs enter the competition.
Today's timetable:
12.28 Football Focus: 12.45 Racing
1.9 Badminton: 1.20 Racing
1.35 Table Tennis: 1.59 Racing
2.5 Badminton: 2.25 Racing
2.35 Table Tennis; 3.0 Show Jumping
3.50 Table Tennis; 4.20 Show Jumping
4.40 Final Score
5.5 FA Cup Third Round Draw
* Timings are subject to change
Television presentation:
Football FOCUS MIKE MURPHY Racing DENNIS MONGER Badminton BOB DUNCAN
Table Tennis NICK HUNTER Show Jumping FRED VINER
Grandstand producer MARTIN HOPKINS Editor ALAN HART
Weatherman
Introduced by Howard Williams Special guests
Lulu Guys 'n' Dolls with Sue Baker
The Nigel Brooks Singers
Script GEORGE MARTIN
Music THE BERT HAYES ORCHESTRA Designer TIM DANN
Produced by BRIAN PENDERS BBC Birmingham
A four-part story by Robert Holmes
Starring Tom Baker
With the 'Company' exposed, the Doctor and his friends try to rouse the workers to rebel and free themselves. But first, the Doctor must deal with the Collector.
The rebels launch a full-scale uprising against the Gatherer and his Inner Retinue while the Doctor confronts the real head of the Company.
starring Bruce Forsyth with Anthea Redfern
Family couples from all over the country compete in a test of their general knowledge, skill, ingenuity.
Orchestra directed by RONNIE HAZLEHURST Programme associates
BARRY CRYER , GARRY CHAMBERS Designer PAUL TRERISE Producer ALAN BOYD
Executive producer ROBIN NASH
A series of 16 episodes starringwith
15:Poor Little Rich Girlby JULIA JONES
Louisa, faced with a mirror-image of herself when young, an ailing father and a demanding mother, misses Charlie more than ever. ' Oh, Charlie - love - I need you now! '
Signature tune by ALEXANDER FARIS Cookery adviser MICHAEL SMITH Costume designer BETTY ALDISS Designer RAYMOND CUSICK
Associate producer MARY RIDGE Producer JOHN HAWKESWORTH Director CYRIL COKE
starring
with Kenneth Kendall ; Weather
Michael Parkinson plays host to Sir Alec Guinness who, in his first-ever television interview, talks about his distinguished career on stage and screen illustrated by moments from some of his most memorable films.
Musical director HARRY STONEHAM Director DAVID G. HILLIER Producer JOHN FISHER
