with The Early Show
Producer JOHN MELOY including at
8.3 Racing Bulletin

with your
Smiling Saturday Show Producer BILL BEBB including at
11.2 and 12.2 Cricket: Gillette Cup Final
The latest news from Lord's

A four-part portrait of Tommy Steele , told in his own words and those of his friends 3: Broadway to Hollywood
Script and narration David Gell Editor ANN COLVIN
Producer DENYS JONES

on being Behind Time
As well as the exceedingly late Bob, there was
Barbara Mitchell. Bob's special guest Max Wall , and JACK EMBLOW (for odd lines)
AND HIS SEPTET (for odd music) Written by the retarded BOB MONKHOUSE
Producer JOHN BROWELL ,
(Repeated: Sunday, 7.2 pm)

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Introduced by Alan Parry featuring:
1.30; 2.5; 2.35; 3.5; 4.50; 5.35;
6.5..
Gillette Cup Final
Kent v Lancashire at Lord's Commentators JOHN ARLOTT BRIAN JOHNSTON and CHRISTOPHER MARTIN-JENKINS On the razor's edge: page 5
1.40; 2.0: 2.25; 2.55; 5.45*
Racing: Sandown Park Variety Club Day
2.0 Sportsman Club Handicap Stakes: 2.30 William Hill Trophy Handicap , and the 3.0 Tesco Handicap Stakes
Commentator PETER BROMLEY
1.30; 2.35; 3.5; 3.45: 5.0* Football League
Sport on 2's unrivalled coverage of the afternoon's football: live score-flashes from six top matches, second-half commentary on one of them, results as thev come In and a classified check at 5.0*.
2.5; 5.20; 6.15.
International Athletics
News, comment and personalities on the seventh day of the European Athletics Championships in Rome
Reporters DICK SCALES and NORMAN CUDDEFORD
1.50; 3.5; 5.30; 6.2. Rugby Union
On the first Saturday of the new season, news throughout the afternoon of the Harlequin Sevens at the Stoop Memorial Ground, Twickenham: the Irish RFU Centenary match in Dublin. and at 5.30 the return of Rugby Round-Up.
4.42*
Sports Report
Football results as they come in, a classified check at 5.0*, the stories behind today's sporting headlines, top personalities, comment on the issues of the moment, with classified racing results at 5.45*. Timetable:
1.30 News/Prospects from all featured events
1.55 Shipping forecast
2.0 Racing
2.5 Athletics/Cricket
2.25 Racing
2.35 Cricket/Football
2.55 Racing
3.5 Cricket/Football/Rugby
3.45 Football half-times
3.55 Football commentary
4.42 Sports Report
4.50 Cricket
5.0 Classified Football
5.20 Athletics
5.30 Rugby Roundup
5.35 Cricket
5.45 Classified Racing
5.55 Shipping forecast/News
6.2 Rugby/Cricket/Athletics
Events may alter timings
A Radio Sports Unit production

1500m only inlso 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1 in Castle's on the Air with Eli Woods
Jacqueline Clarke
David Mahlowe. and the BBC NORTHERN DANCE ORCHESTRA conductor ALAN MOORHOUSE Pianist BRIAN FITZGERALD Written by MIKE CRAIG
LAWRIE KINSLEY , RON MCDONNELL Producer JAMES CASEY
7.30 Sports Desk: with closeofplay cricket scoreboard

THE RADIO BIG, BAND conducted by JOHNNY DOUGLAS BBC MIDLAND RADIO ORCHESTRA conductor NORRIE PARAMOR play the week's most popular tunes from Radio 2 programmes Introduced this week by Sandi Jones

with the BBC RADIO ORCHESTRA
Angela Morley and the strings Alyn Ainsworih and the Radio Big Band
Introduced by Simon Bates Producer FRANK HOOPER

At Belle Vue, Manchester, 24 bands competed today for the title of British Open Champions 1974. Shortly after the result was declared, the winning band recorded this programme which includes their performance of the Test Piece James Cook - Circumnavigator by Gilbert Vinter.
Introduced by Harry Mortimer Producer JAMES LANGLEY

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David Gell makes a musical tour of Geneva, and talks to interesting people from the world of entertainment. Producer DAVID GELL

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1 until 12.0 Producer ROYSTON HERBERT including at