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The story of Ella Fitzgerald 6: The Voice of the Century
(BING CROSBY)
Andrt Previn tells the story of how Ella records the definitive versions of George Gersh win's music.
Script and research BENNY GREEN
Producer STEVE ALLEN

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrt Previn
Unknown:
George Gersh
Producer:
Steve Allen

Cracking the gags
Charlie Chester. Ray Fell and Mike Burton
With KEN MACKINTOSH AND THE KING STREET BRASS and the MICHAEL JOHN SINGERS Producer JOHN FAWCETT WILSON (Repeated: Sunday, 7.2 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Charlie Chester.
Unknown:
Mike Burton
Unknown:
With Ken MacKintosh
Singers:
Michael John
Producer:
John Fawcett Wilson

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1
Introduced by Peter Jones
Featuring star guests and the best of today's sporting action, including:
1.30; 2.30; 3.20; 3.40; 5.0* Football League Special
Exclusive Live commentary on one of the top matches of the day, score-flashes throughout the afternoon from five other grounds, scores and results as they come in, with classified checks at 5.0 and 5.45'
1.40; 2.15; 2.50; 3.20; 3.40; 5.40* Racing: Cheltenham
Commentary by Derek Thompson on the main races of the day:
1.45 Cheltenham Trial Hurdle;
2.20 Massey-Ferguson Gold Cup Handicap 'Chase; 2.55 Fred Withington Pattern 'Chase
Together with results from the day's other meetings throughout the afternoon.
2.0; 5.30*
Cricket: MCC Tour
With less than a week to go to the Second Test, Christopher Martin-Jenkins reports from Perth on the first day of MCC's match against Western Australia.
3.5; 3.25
Sporting Chance
Test your sport and general knowledge with the Services itationed in the UK and West Germany. Round 3:
The last round to discover who will represent the UK in the final. A team representing RAP Strike Command (Team II) meets a team representing the Royal Navy (Team II) Resident captains
Ted Moult and Brian Johnston
Questionmaster Peter Jones
Programme devised and produced by Michael Tuke-Hastings
4.42*
Sports Report
The football results as they come in. classified checks at
6.0 and 5.45*, reports and comments on the top stories of the day, the personalities making the news, Rugby Round-Up at
1.25*, classified racing results at 5.40*
Timetable:
1.30 News and prospects
1.40 Racing
3.0 Cricket
1.15 Racing
1.30 Football
2.50 Racing
3-5 Sporting Chance: Part 1
1.20 Latest Football/Racing 1-25 Sporting Chance: Part 2
1.40 Latest Racing/Football half-times
1.55 Football commentary
4.42 Sports Report
5.0 Classified Football
1.25 Rugby Round-Up
5.40 Classified Racing/Football
Events may alter timings
A Radio Sports Unit production Sport: the 1974 big four: p 74

Contributors

Introduced By:
Peter Jones
Commentator:
Derek Thompson
Produced by:
Michael Tuke-Hastings

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1
THE BAND OF THI ROYAL AIR
FORCE, GERMANY conductor
(QN-LDR JOHN MARTINDALI Director of Music
Introduced by Eugene Fraser Producer ALLAN GILES

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr John Martindali
Introduced By:
Eugene Fraser
Producer:
Allan Giles

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1 also starring
June Whitfield and Ray Fell
With CHRISTOPHER EMMETT Written by DAVID MCKELLAR and DAVID NOBBS
Producer DAVID HATCH

Contributors

Unknown:
June Whitfield
Unknown:
Christopher Emmett
Written By:
David McKellar
Written By:
David Nobbs
Producer:
David Hatch

BBC NORTHERN RADIO ORCHESTRA conductor NEIL RICHARDSON
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,' BBC, Pebble Mill Road, Birmingham B5 7QQ

Contributors

Conductor:
Neil Richardson
Conductor:
Norrie Paramor
Unknown:
Len Jackson

with the BBC RADIO ORCHESTRA
Angela Morley and the Strings Alyn Ainsworth and the Radio Big Band and Dana with Brian Fahey and the BBC SCOTTISH RADIO ORCHESTRA Introduced by Don Durbridge Producers FRANK HOOPER and coin HAMILTON

Contributors

Unknown:
Angela Morley
Unknown:
Alyn Ainsworth
Unknown:
Brian Fahey
Introduced By:
Don Durbridge
Producers:
Frank Hooper

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