with Pete Brady
Music. plus the latest news, weather and traffic conditions
8.27 Racing Bulletin
History Repeats Itself by ROBERT RIETTY
(Your requests. on postcards please, to ' Open House,' BBC, London WIA 4WW)
MICHAEL PARKINSON says:
Writing, television, and radio are three of the things I practise, and of these - as a beginner - I find radio the most intriguing. I learn all the time, there's no technical fuss, no lights to make you sweat - and you get your money at the door.'
The Big Brown Trout written by ROBERT travers read by KERRY FRANCIS
(Tues afternoon's broadcast)
1.50 Olympic Sports Desk: with lunchtime cricket scores and the latest Olympic news from Munich
Introduced by Sue MacGregor
Guest of the week:
Dr Janet Cockcroft ,
President of the National Council of Women
Answer and Comment
Journey to Nowhere: MESTON BATCHELOR took a trip in Greece Your spouse or your friends? Must you choose? DIANA cooper , COLIN REID and MOLLIE LEE MICHAEL Williams reads
Napoleon's Second Empress by PATRICK TURNBULL (7)
Sport and music for your afternoon. News reports and commentaries direct from the Olympic Games in Munich, with Racing from Doncaster and County Cricket Olympic Results at 3.2, 4.2. 5.2, 6.2
Today's main events include: Athletics Finals
Four gold medal events, and heats in the 5,000m (Bedford, Ian Stewart and McCafferty run for Great Britain)
3.0 Men's 116m Hurdles Final
3.15 Semi-final: Women's 200m
3.40 Semi-final: Women's 1,500m
4.10 Heats. Men's 5,000m
5.15 Semi-final: Women's 100m Hurdles
5.30 Men's 400m Final
5.45 Women's 200m Final
9.0 Women's 400m Final
(The Black Powerhouse: p 6)
(This Week's Finals: pp 14-17)
Events may alter timings
including at 3.30 Racing at Doncaster The Champagne Slakes
Also including, at 4.15 Waggoners' Walk NW
(Repeated: Thurs, 11.15 am)
The cast this week: [see below]
at 4.31 Sports Desk with up-to-the-minute news of cricket, racing, and the rest of the afternoon's sport
and at 6.43* Olympic Sports Desk
A review of the day's highlights in Munich, and up-to-the minute news of the day's other sport, including classified racing results and latest cricket scores
An entertainment In words and music
Producer JOHN MELOY
7.28* Sports Desk: with cricket close of play scores
Don Davis presents a general knowledge game in which contestants drawn from the studio audience compete for prizes
Devised by DON DAVIS
Producer CHRISTOPHER SERLE
THE GUS (FOOTWEAR) BAND conductor STANLEY BODDINGTON Introduced by EUGENE FRASER Producer ROBERT BOWMAN
with The Best of Jazz on records Producer KEITH STEWART
(1500m only. VHF joins Radio 1) John Benson with music and news, film people and your soundtrack requests featuring RONNIE ALDRICH with THE STUDIO PLAYERS
THE NIGEL BROOKS SINGERS
Producer CHRISTOPHER SERLE including Sports Desk at 10.15
(1500m only; VHF joins Radio 1)
The latest results direct from Munich, with an illustrated review of the day's highlights
Introduced by Keith Skues
