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Golf: The Open. from Royal Lytham and St Annes
The 108th
Championship
The first day's play in the most prestigious golf championship in the world.
JACK NICKLAUS defends the title he won for the third time at St Andrews last year against the strongest ever entry list. It includes TOM WATSON , the 1975 and 1977 champion; FUZZY ZOELLER, the 1978 US Masters Champion; HALE IRWIN , the 1979 US Open Champion and BEN CRENSHAW, last year's runner-up. A strong Japanese challenge includes ISAO AOKI who was leading the field at one time last year; GRAHAM MARSH and GREG NORMAN lead the Australian entry; from South Africa GARY PLAYER, the 1974 Champion; and SEVERIANO BALLESTEROS of Spain, and all the leading British golfers.
Harry Carpenter sets the scene and introduces live coverage of the seventh Open Championship. Commentators PETER ALLISS CLIVE CLARK , ALEX HAY
MARK MCCORMACK, HENRY COTTON and PETER THOMSON
Cricket
The Gillette Cup: Second Round
Kent v Lancashire at Canterbury
Peter West introduces the clash of the 'one-day kings'.
Both counties have played in the final at Lord's no less than nine times since The Gillette Cup competition began in 1963. Kent have won the trophy twice-beating
Lancashire in the 1974 final. Lancashire have won four times - beating Kent in the 1971 final. Commentators
RICHIE BENAUD and JIM LAKER
Cricket television presentation NICK HUNTER and HUW JONES
Golf producers RICHARD TILLING , FRED VINER Golf editor DAVID KENNING
Further coverage of The Open at 1.5S and on BBC2 from 4.0 and at 10.45
The Concert
Weather MICHAEL FISH
from Royal Lytham and St Annes The 108th Championship
HARRY CARPENTER introduces further coverage of the first day play.
Tony Hart, Pat Keysell and Ben Benison
including the Prof and Wilfred Makepeace Lunn with another of his ingenious machines
also Mr Blue and Cuckoo, Burbles, Humphrey Umbrage and Susanne
Send a painting for the 'Gallery' to Take Hart, BBCtv, [address removed]
(We are sorry that we cannot return them, but there is a prize for any that are shown.)
with Richard Whitmore Weatherman
presenting the British scene to the British people.
FRANK BOUGH, SUE LAWLEY
HUGH SCULLY , JOHN STAPLETON and BOB WELLINGS present a mixture of topical reports, special investigations, films and features.
HRH The Princess Alexandra took the salute yesterday at the services' annual pageant of music, skill and courage, featuring:
The Massed Bands of the Royal Air Force
The Royal Navy Field Gun Competition
The Musical Drive by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery
The Red Caps Royal Military Police Display Team combining horses and motorcycles in a thrilling display
Unarmed Combat Display by the Royal Marines
Metropolitan Police Dog Display Team
and The Suncoast Sound of Gold from Florida, USA
by CARLA LANE starring in Various Kinds of Old
Sandra is very elated to discover she is pregnant, but Mrs Hutchin son, in spite of saying that 'Sandra is becoming gloriously and beautifully pregnant', is definitely not pleased to be made a ' grannie Carol decides to help Grandad Boswell fulfil his longing to go on the Birkenhead Ferry. Unfortunately, with the help of Lucian, it does not turn out as she has planned.
Designer MARJORIE PRATT
Produced by ROGER RACE
Richard Whitmore ; Weatherman
from the Wembley Arena featuring tonight the classic event for the men
The King George V Gold Cup
(Holder: JEFF MCVEAN with Claret) The Queen Elizabeth 11 Cup
(Holder: CAROLINE BRADLEY with Marius)
Tonight's featured classes, in the., presence of HRH THE PRINCESS MARGARET, have done more to enhance the reputation of the Royal International Horse Show than any others. Who can forget the. riding of JEFF MCVEAN last year on his little horse Claret? He will be back again this year, going for the double. Introduced by DAVID VINE Commentators DORIAN WILLIAMS and RAYMOND BROOKS-WARD
Producer JOHNNIE WATHERSTON