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Andrew and the Deadly Double
Ricky's friend Mary-Jane finds that the arrival of her uncle is not as she had planned. Champion finds a clue to the mystery.
Roy Castle finds out why a group of Edinburgh workers jog round their factory after work. And why union leader Bill Sirs and actor Colin Baker both make a special effort to find the time to take regular exercise.
A serial from Walt Disney starring Guy Williams as the Robin Hood of old California Exposing the Tyrant
Sergeant Garcia forces Zorro to appear in court.
Written by MAURY HILL and BOB WEHLING Directed by HOLLY MORSE
Donald Duck has a tough time with his conscience in Donald's Better Self and part 6 of A Horse Called Comanche - ' A Time of Courage '.
Directed by dick Amos
Executive producer RON MILLER
A feature film starring Abbott and Costello with Virginia Bruce, Robert Paige Two screwball Chicago bus-drivers (Abbott and Costello), fed up with driving the same old bus on the same old routes, jump at the chance to take a wealthy playboy and ten chorus girls on a chartered trip to Los Angeles. Unfortunately, they forget to tell their bosses....
Screenplay by TRUE BOARDMAN , NAT PERRIN and JOHN GRANT Directed by ERLE c. KENTON
featuring
The Rugby League Cup Final Hull v Hull Kingston Rovers
Introduced by Frank Bough direct from the Empire Stadium, Wembley.
12.30*
Football Focus
On the last full Saturday of the football season, BOB WILSON looks at the vital promotion and relegation issues.
12.55*
Snooker from the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
The Embassy World Professional Snooker Championship
A place in the final and a chance for the winner's cheque of 115,000 awaits the winner of today's first semi-final.
Commentators TED LOWE:
JACK KARNEHM and CLIVE EVERTON
1.15*
Cup Final City
Hull's ' local derby' has been uplifted to Wembley and TONY GUBBA reports on the effect that the two clubs have had on the city.
1.25; 1.50; 2.20*
Racing from Haydock
1.30 The Cold Shield Windows Handicap (11m 131y)
2.0 The Cold Shield Windows 4,000 Guineas (1m 40y)
2.30 The Cold Shield Windows Trophy (7f 40y)
Top miler Kris makes his keenly awaited reappearance in this valuable event.
Commentators JULIAN WILSON and JIMMY LINDLEY
1.35*
International
Show dumping from Hickstead
The Everest Pairs Relay This is an exciting class ridden-off against the clock. With all the leading British riders present we can expect some interesting combinations, like father and son HARVEY and ROBERT SMITH , or brother and sister DAVID BROOME and LIZ EDGAR.
Commentator
RAYMOND BROOKS-WARD
2.5* Meet the Teams
Grandstand cameras take viewers into the dressing-rooms to meet today's finalists less than an hour before kick-off.
2.40*
Rugby League
The State Express
Challenge Cup Final Hull v
* Hull Kingston Rovers
BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you the whole of this great occasion, followed by the presentation of the Cup and medals by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
Hull Kingston Rovers, led by former England skipper ROGER MILLWARD , have never won the Cup and will be determined to equal the record of their neighbours who have succeeded just once, in 1914. Hull, who are the best suDDorted team in the League this year, were promoted from the Second Division last season. Commentators
EDDIE WARING and ALEX MURPHY
4.45* Final Score
Classified results and match reports from the last full Football League programme.
Today's timetable:
12.30 Football Focus; 12.55 Snooker
1.15 Cup Final City; 1.25 Racing
1.35 Show Jumping; 1.50 Racing
2.5 Meet the Teams; 2.20 Racing
2.40 Rugby League Cup Final
4.45 Final Score
* Timings subject to alteration
Television presentation:
Football FOCUS MIKE MURPHY
Snooker RICHARD TILLING and BILL TAYLOR Racing JOHN MCNICHOLAS
Show Jumping JOHNNIE WATHERSTON Rugby League Cup Final
NICK HUNTER and ALASTAIR SCOTT
Producer Grandstand MARTIN HOPKINS Editor Grandstand HAROLD ANDERSON .
Sporting Themes (record REH 348, cassette zcr 348), from record shops
Snooker scores and reports on Ceefax
with Richard Whitmore Weatherman
starring Rolf Harris with his special guests Keith Harris and Suzi Quatro
Roll up this way What do you say
Pack your schoolbooks away It's Saturday OK? is the invitation to schoolchildren all over the country to join Rolf and his guests for half an hour of acting, painting - but above all, singing.
Featuring this week the children of FRAMWELLGATE MOOR JUNIOR SCHOOL,
DURHAM
Musical director BARRY Boom Script TONY HAWES
Designer RICHARD MCMANAN. SMITH Directed by BRIAN PENDERS Produced by JAMES MOIR
LP and cassette (same title: record REH 353, cassette ZCR 353) from record shops
Starring Lynda Carter as Diana Prince and Wonder Woman and Lyle Waggoner as Steve Trevor
Today: Going, Going, Gone
A Russian spy-plane pilot sees a flying saucer attacking him and jettisons his nuclear load into American waters. The IADC, already hard pressed investigating laser thefts, have to react quickly as they are alerted to a black market auction of a nuclear warhead.
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starring Raquel Welch Tony Franciosa
In this action-packed spy spoof, bikini-clad Raquel Welch stars as Fathom Harvill , a Californian dental assistant and amateur sky-diving champion. While taking part in an aeronautics show in Spain, Fathom meets a young English-man who gets her enmeshed in an elaborate plot involving a supposed nuclear device lost in the Mediterranean, a jewel encrusted statuette and several highly professional agents who don't like her being in the way. Thrills and spills await Fathom before virtue can finally triumph ...
Screenplay by LORENZO SEMPLE JR
From the novel by LARRY FORRESTER Produced by JOHN KOHN
Directed by LESLIE MARTINSON Films: page 19
A new series of programmes live from the Television Theatre in London starring Val Doonican with special guests Helen Reddy Shari Lewis with Lamb Chop Gheorghe Zamfir
Romanian pan-pipes virtuoso and Johnny Logan
Musical director RONNIE HAZLEHURST
Written by BARRY TOOK and VAL DOONICAN Costume designer NICHOLAS ROCKER Sound LARRY GOODSON
Lighting KEN MACGREGOR Designer DON TAYLOR
Production YVONNE LITTLEWOOD
starring with guest star
Community Spirit
A powerful oil company plans to drill for oil near the unspoiled harbour at Knots Landing. The residents launch a determined protest, led by Gary Ewing. The chief executive of the company descends on the community - guess who?
Written by DAVID JACOBS Directed by PETER LEVIN See Letters page
with Richard Whitmore ; Weather
Bob Langley and guest presenter Hayley Mills introduce a cheerful, irreverent blend of music and conversation, live from the foyer of Pebble Mill. Among tonight's guests:
Mary Crosby, from the successful series Dallas, and the Royal Dancers and Musicians from the Kingdom of Bhutan
With KENNY BALL AND HIS JAZZMEN
Director ROY NORTON Producer ROY RONNIE
as Sergeant Bilko
The one and only Bilko continues to con everyone in sight.