with The Early Show Producer MICHAEL FORD including at
8.3 Racing Bulletin

with your
Smiling Saturday Show Producer JOHN MELOY

The story of a man who became a legend within a lifetime 13: Mr Christmas
BING CROSBY
Douglas Fairbanks Jr tells the story with BING and the voices of his many friends and acquaintances
Script and research by CHARLES THOMPSON
Producer BRIAN WILLEY

First Semi-final
A search for the most considerate, the most tactful, the most resourceful and the most loving husband of 1974 in the United Kingdom, organised in co-operation with local newspapers all over Great Britain The Prize - a second honeymoon in Paris In the chair McDonald Hobley On the panel Marjorie Proops and Jimmy Thompson with ' Everybody's Wife Norma Ronald assisted by Michael Bates and this week's husband and wife Eleanor Summerfield and Leonard Sachs
This week's contestants: Selected by the Western Mail, Cardiff ALAN JOHN MORRIS Selected by the Newcastle Evening Chronicle RONALD CUSHION Selected by the Edinburgh Evening News IAN CLARK
Devised by BRAD ASHTON
Producer ALASTAIR SCOTT JOHNSTON (Repeated: Sunday, 7.2 pm)

THE BAND OF THE CORPS OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS, ALDERSHOT conductor CAPTAIN S. PATCH Director of Music
Introduced by Robin Boyle

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) Introduced by Peter Jones
2.10*
Badminton: Wembley The All-England Championships
News and personalities from the world's number one event - including the English players who recently won five gold medals in the Commonwealth Games at Christchurch
Reporter NORMAN CUDDEFORD
2.50; 5.45*
Racing: Doncaster
2.55 Irish Sweeps Lincoln Handicap
Commentators PETER BROMLEY and MICHAEL SETH-SMITH
3.5; 3.45; 5.0*
Football League
Up-to-the-minute news throughout the afternoon with commentary on one of the top League games, score flashes from five other matches, results as they come in, with a classified check at 5.0*
3.5; 5.25*
Rugby Union: Blundellsands
County Championship Final Lancashire v Gloucestershire
Reports and commentary by PETER WEST and DON MOSEY with Rugby Round-Up at 5.25*
3.30; 4.45*
Cricket: Fourth Test
West Indies v England
Commentary on second day's play by CHRISTOPHER MARTIN-JENKINS from Georgetown, Guyana
5.0*
Sports Report
With the classified football results at 5.0* and a report-a-minute on the day's big matches, more cricket from the West Indies, top sporting personalities, comment on the issues of the moment, and classified racing results at 5.45* Timetable:
2.2 Scene-set; latest news
2.10 Badminton
2.50 Racing
3.5 Rugby/Football flashes
3.30 Cricket
3.45 Football
4.45 Cricket
5.0 Sports Report
5.25 Rugby Round-Up
5.45 Classified Racing Results
Events may alter timings
A RadioSports Unitproduction

1500m only i also 202m Scotland) Peter Latham features a musical preview of this year's Royal film - The Three Musketeers - and recalls songs and themes from previous Royal film performances
Written and compiled by LYN FAIRHURST
Listeners can send requests, on a postcard please, to 'Star Sound,' BBC, London WIA 4WW

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) Conceived, written and misre 1 by Tim Brooke-Taylor
Barry Cryer and john Junkin with The Denis King Trio
Producer RICHARD WILLCOX

BBC Northern Dance Orchestra, conductor Alan Moorehouse and the BBC Midland Radio Orchestra, conductor Norrie Paramor play the week's most popular tunes from Radio 2 programmes. Introduced this week by Len Jackson
Applications to join the listening panel should be addressed to ' Radio 2 Top Tunes,' [address removed]

with the BBC RADIO ORCHESTRA
Johnny Gregory and the Strings of the Radio Orchestra Alyn Ainsworth and the Radio Big Band and Brian Fahey and the BBC SCOTTISH RADIO ORCHESTRA With THE KARLINS
Introduced by Tom Edwards Producers FRANK HOOPER and PAT MCCANN

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) Presented in London by David Gell
A monthly programme in which 1.600 young people in six European countries vote to discover the number one record in Europe today Taking part this month: Germany (WDR) Norway (NRK) Ireland (rte) Sweden ( sr)
France IORTF)
United Kingdom (BBC) Producer STEVE ALLEN

1500m only (also 202m Scotland)
West Indies v England
Close-of-play report by CHRISTOPHER MARTIN-JENKINS on the second day's play in Georgetown, Guyana

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) featuring the RADIO BIG BAND and guests
Producers ROYSTON HERBERT PAM COX and PETER WALL including at
12.0 Midnight Newsroom VHF joins at 12.0