Starting with 6.30-6.55 Business Breakfast News every quarter hour.
Introduced by Steve Rider.
Swimming
This morning's heats feature
Seoul's quintuple gold medallist Matt Biondi and Britain's
Mike Fibbens in the men's 100m freestyle and the unorthodox Californian Janet Evans in the women's 400m freestyle.
Rowing
The heats of the men's and the women's eights and the coxed pairs, with British brothers Greg and Jonny Searle.
Tennis
The start of the men's and women's singles. With John Barrett and Virginia Wade.
Badminton
A new Olympic sport, and Britain has hopes of a women's doubles medal. With Craig Reedie.
Modern Pentathlon
The cross-country discipline.
Plus gymnastics and boxing.
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Racing
From Glorious Goodwood.
2.30 California Stakes (1m)
3.10 Gordon Stakes (1m 4f)
3.45 William Hill Stewards Cup (6f)
4.15 Oak Tree Stakes (7f).
Commentary by Peter O'Sullevan , Jimmy Lindley and Julian Wilson.
Tennis and Badminton Singles and doubles action.
Swimming
Coverage of the women's 400m freestyle final, due off at 5pm, and the men's 100m freestyle.
Boxing
Harry Carpenter with news of the early bouts.
There are a few hiccups at
Helen's wedding. Harold signs himself out of hospital.
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With Andrew Harvey and Jill Dando.
Weather Rob McElwee
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Comedy about a love that bridges the generation gap, written by Paul A Mendelson.
I'm Old Fashioned. Zoe doesn't want the baby brought up with prejudices from another age, even if that age is Alec's.
Director John Kilby
Producer Sharon Bloom
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Michelle's life and loves are forging ahead. Surely nothing can spoil her day?
This week's episodes written by Susan Boyd
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Desmond Lynam rounds up the the day's action in Barcelona. In the men's 100m freestyle, American Matt Biondi was aiming to become the first man to win a swimming gold in three different Olympics; in the women's 400m freestyle, Janet Evans , the tiny Californian with the ungainly windmill stroke, began the defence of the first of her three 1988 Olympic titles; and Britain's men's hockey team took on the much-fancied
Germans. Plus news of badminton, tennis, and the modern pentathlon.
With Michael Buerk.
Regional News
Weather Rob McElwee
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Classic comedy written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.
Starring Ronnie Barker
A Storm in a Teacup. Fletcher's routine is disturbed when pilfered pills come his way.
Producer Sydney Lotterby
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Sitcom set in Slade Prison. Fletcher inadvertently becomes involved in the murky world of drugs.
Gymnastics
The climax of the women's team final from the Palau Sant Jordi. Except for 1984, when they boycotted the Los Angeles Games, the USSR have won every women's team gold since 1952. But the Soviet Union no longer exists, so which nation will triumph tonight?
Commentary by Barry Davies and Mitch Fenner.
Weightlifting
The featherweight final at the Pavello l'Espanya Industrial.
Nairn Suleymanoglu , an ethnic Turk who defected from
Bulgaria to Turkey in 1986, won this category in Seoul. He is just five-foot high and weighs less than ten stone.
Commentary by David Vine.
Judo
The finals of the men's and women's half-heavyweight competitions. Ray Stevens and Josie Horton are Britain's entrants. Commentary by Jim Neilly.
Tonight's Midnight Movie is an affectionate pastiche of Hitchcock films directed by and starring
Mel Brooks
Strange happenings greet
Dr Richard H Thorndyke on his appointment as head of the Psycho-Neurotic Institute for the Very, Very Nervous.
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