with Tom Edwards
Music, plus the latest news, weather and traffic conditions
8.27 Racing Bulletin
on some favourite things 3: DOUGLAS SMITH
(Your requests, on postcards please, to ' Open House,' BBC, London W1A 4WW)
A Sound of Whispering written by GWYNNE BOSLEY read by clive MERRlSON
including at 1.15* a live report from
Bob Miller on his progress in The Observer Single-handed Transatlantic Race
1.56 Sports Desk
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
Foreigner in One's Own Land: JANE GREGOR looks at Britain with new eyes
Slim Towards Summer: JUDITH CHALMERS and other Woman's Hour dieters weigh in for the last time
(Radio Times People: page 5) Reading your Letters
Confrontation - on Metrication: Lord Ritchle-Calder, CBE, former Chairman of the Metrication Board, faces a panel of listeners
GABRIEL WOOLF reads
The Mayor of Casterbridge by THOMAS HARDY (10)
The Lawn Tennis Championships
Commentaries by MAX ROBERTSON
MAURICE EDELSTON and BILL THRELFALL with expert comment and assessment by FRED PERRY and BOB HOWE. Scores and reports by BASIL CURTIS and NORMAN CUDDEFORD. Results summaries at 4.2
(Can Virginia win?: pp 48-51)
(Repeated: Wed, 11.15 am)
with up-to-the-minute news of cricket, racing, and the rest of the afternoon's sport
offers music, your 'lively' letters, stars on disc, and the latest news
5.2 Wimbledon results summary
Further commentaries reports and scores. Results summaries at 6.32
with the day's news. including classified racing results and the latest cricket scores
A mid-evening entertainment including JEANINE MCMULLEN Producer PAM COX
7.28* Sports Desk: with cricket close of play scores
Don Davis invites listeners by telephone to join in the national game of naming the tune Prizes for all who know their music
Devised by DON DAVIS
Producer JOHN SIMMONDS
(If you would like to play this game, send a postcard giving your name, address and telephone number to ' Beat the Record,' BBC, London W1A 4WW)
Leopoldo Maler introduces DORITA Y PEPE NIGEL HUNTER and records and reviews from the Latin-American music world Producer BRIAN WILLEY
(1500m only. VHF joins Radio 1)
A 15 three-minute round contest for the Heavyweight Championship of Great Britain and the Commonwealth promoted by JACK SOLOMONS and ALEX GRIFFITHS
Jack Bodell (Swadlincote) The Champion v
Danny McAlinden (Coventry) Th" Challenger
Live commentary by SIMON SMITH from the ringside at Aston Villa Football Ground, with inter-round summaries by FRED VERLANDER
Both of tonight's contestants come into the ring as .' losers last time out.' Bodell lost to Jos6 Urtain , and McAlinden to Larry Middleton - who later took Jerry Quarry to ten rounds. McAlinden may take some encouragement from Quarry's having already knocked out Bodell in 64 seconds. (Also on BBC1 tonight at 10.30) (Radio Times People: page 4)
(1500m only. VHF joins Radio 1) Keith Fordyce with music and news, people and places featuring
SOUNDS CHICO ARNEZ With SALENA JONES
THE MICHAEL JOHN SIX Producer IAN FENNER including Sports Desk at 10.15
Introduced by Peter Latham This week's guests include: THE BARRON KNIGHTS
MIKE SAMMES SINGERS ROGER WHITTAKER
ALAN BRANSCOMBE QUINTET DAVE SHEPHERD SEXTET and MARION WILLIAMS
PETER LANCASTER and the GERRY BUTLER QUARTET
SJD GATELEY and TONY GRANT JEREMY LUBBOCK TRIO COLIN JAMES
ROSEMARY SQUIRES With the RADIO SHOWBAND conductor KEN MOULE
BBC NORTHERN DANCE ORCHESTRA conductor BERNARD HERRMANN Producers LAWRIE MONK and DENIS O'KEEFFE
