6.25 Let There Be Music. 6.50 The Balby Street Kids. 7.15 The Madonna di San Biagio. 7.40 Potsdam 3: The Deal. 8.5
Colonisin' in Reverse: 3. 8.30 Thirties Comedy.

Presented by Noel Edmonds with Keith Chegwin, John Craven, Maggie Philbin
It's a party today as Swap Shop celebrates its 146th edition.
There are cards, presents and entertainers. Barry Took is coming, so is B. A. Robertson.
Richard Stilgoe is there and so is Bert.
There are cartoons, the best in pop, and an end-of-season Stock Clearance that will amaze you. Don't miss it.
Shop doors open at 9.30 am sharp, and close finally at 12.12 pm. Join in on [number removed] and send your greetings to Swap Shop, [address removed].

John Craven's Back Page: 82

Anne Purvis

See panel including at 12.45* News Summary

it's very important to have eight oarsmen who blend well together as a team. There just isn't much room for individualism in a Boat Race crew. It's a difficult race to train for - you need the speed of a 1500m crew, but the strength and stamina to keep going over a much greater distance. GRAEME HALL (left) - Cambridge coach We've beaten some good teams recently. Only three people plus cox Sue Brown are left from last year, but one of them, Boris Rankov, is going for a record five wins. The crews are very evenly matched and I think it will be a very close race, but of course anything can happen this afternoon. Dan Topolski - Oxford coach

12.15 pm Grandstand Introduced by David Coleman direct from the Tow Path, Putney
12.20 Football Focus BOB WILSON previews today's Football League programme.
12.50 Racing At the start of the 1982 Flat season JULIAN WILSON looks at the working life of one of racing's 400-odd apprentice jockeys. Will he become a top jockey - or end up simply a well-qualified stable lad?
1.20; 1.50; 2.55 Racing from Newbury 1.30 Kencot H'cap 'Chase (21m) 2.0 Julians of Reading Ltd Land Rover Hunters' 'Chase (3m) 3.5 Greenham Group H'cap Hurdle Race (2m 100y). A wide-open race for the season's most valuable event of this kind. Commentators PETER O'SULLEVAN JULIAN WILSON, RICHARD PITMAN
1.40; 2.10 The University Boat Race Oxford v Cambridge for the Ladbroke Trophy Oxford, with Sue Brown again coxing their boat, will be seeking their seventh successive victory over the famous Putney to Mortlake course. But Cambridge still lead their rivals 68 to 58, with one dead heat, after 127 meetings between the Dark and Light Blues. Commentators HARRY CARPENTER, PENNY CHUTER
3.15 International Badminton from Wembley Arena The John Player All England Championships All the leading players in the world are present for this year's championships, including the Chinese who make their first visit to Wembley. Commentators BARRY DAVIES and DEREK TALBOT 3.45 Half-time football scores
3.55 Rugby League from Headingley The State Express Challenge Cup First Semi-final Castleford v Hull Hull are firm favourites to win the Challenge Cup this season for the first time since 1914. Castleford, as they proved against Leigh in the last round, are top opponents in the Cup. Commentator RAY FRENCH Summariser ALEX MURPHY

4.35 Final Score The classified check and pools news, plus match reports and all the latest sporting news.

Television presentation: Football Focus BOB ABRAHAMS Racing JOHN MCNICHOLAS Racing BILL TAYLOR Boat Race DAVID KENNING Badminton JOHNNIE WATHERSTON Rugby League NICK HUNTER

Assistant editor Grandstand JOHN ROWLINSON

Producer Grandstand MARTIN HOPKINS

Editor Grandstand mike murphy

presenting the optimistic, indestructible panther who is permanently in-the-pink, and introducing Crazylegs Crane in a triple helping of comic fantasy.
Today: Pink ZZZ, Trail of the Lonesome Mine, Starpink
The Pink Panther theme by HENRY MANCINI

with Jan Leeming Weatherman

Introduced by Mike Read and Rula Lenska
The culmination of a nationwide competition to find the best new pop or rock band this year.
The finalists are:
Shoot The Moon from Glasgow
Private I.D. from Aberdeen
Thin End of the Wedge from Liverpool
Mezzoforte from Mansfield
The Crack from Cheltenham
Andy Pandemonium from Llanelli
The judges are Hazel O'Connor, Suzi Quatro, Stuart Colman, John Entwistle, Paul Gambaccini, Noddy Holder
and the guest band is Dollar

(Mike Read returns with a new series of Pop Quiz next Saturday and presents his Radio 1 show Monday to Friday at 7.0 am)

The last in the present series with Jimmy Savile , OBE
So that you don't feel you saw it all last week, the items in Jimmy's ' best of' come from last year's series.
Sound RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN Lighting CERRV MILLERSON Designer JOHN HOLLAND Director PETER CANIPHELL Producer ROGER ORDISIE

starring Ken Dodd
The unique comedy star presents another celebration of laughter, song and happiness and introduces his international guests from the world of variety: from Great Britain, top comedy ventriloquist Neville King , and from India, the master of handshadows, Rao Featuring Touch of Class
Musical director KEN JONES Choreography BETTY LAINE
Vocal backing THE MtM SAMMES SINGERS Sound ALAN MACHIN. Lighting DUNCAN BROWN Designer RICHARD MORRIS \Director JOHN BISHOP
Produced by JOHN FISHER

Escaping from prison in a strife-torn Arab State, a strange convoy of desperate men take a girl hostage and flee across the desert towards the frontier.
Yul Brynner stars as a dedicated nationalist leader in this colourful and explosive adventure.
Films: page 15

The Investigation
Events take a dramatic turn for the Ewing clan. Bobby is suspected of murder. Lucy is held prisoner by Roger and Cliff faces ruin, while Donna has made an enemy of Ellie. But for J.R. everything is working out very nicely ...

with Jan Leeming ; Weatherman

Join Michael Parkinson and his weekend guests for conversation and entertainment.