with The Early Show Producer JACK DABBS including at
8.3 Racing Bulletin

Your Smiling Saturday Show Producer MICHAEL FORD

(BING CROSBY)
David Niven begins a 13-part tribute to one of the greatest entertainers of the century. 1: Curtain Up
A summary of Astaire's life and career with the help of: Fred Astaire , Adele Astaire Ava Astaire , Irving Berlin George Burns
Richard Chamberlain
Cyd Charisse. Bing Crosby
Stanley Donen , Sir John Gielgud Sheilah Graham , Bob Hope Gene Kelly , Michael Kidd
Claire Luce , Johnny Mercer Ann Miller , Janis Paige
Hermes Pan , Richard Quine Ginger Rogers , Herbert Ross Harry Warren
Written by BENNY GREEN
Producer JOHN BILLINGHAM
A RADIO TIMES Special on sale at newsagents: price 50p

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1 with SUZANNE KERCHISS
APRIL WALKER and PAT COOMBS in Baby Talk featuring
Written by RICHARD MATHEWS and JOHN DAVIS Producer EDWARD TAYLOR
(Repeated: Sunday 7.2 pm)

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1
Introduced by Alan Parry
1.40; 2.10; 2.50*
Racing from Doncaster featuring the first big flat race of the season, The Lincoln
2.15 Brocklesby Stakes
2.55 Irish Sweeps Lincoln H'cap Commentators PETER BROMLEY and MICHAEL SETH-SMITH
Together with other results
1.30; 2.20; 3.45; 5.0*
Football League Special
Exclusive live commentary on one of the top matches of the day, score-flashes from five other grounds, scores and results as they come in, with classified checks at 5.0 and 5.45%
1.45; 3.0; 5.25*
Rugby Union featuring the County Championship Final
Can Eastern Counties, fresh from their shock win over Lancashire and playing in their first Championship Final since 1948. now go to Kingsholm and topple the title holders, Gloucestershire, on their own ground? News of the Final throughout the afternoon, with commentary on the first half by PETER WEST and CHRIS REA plus expert analysis from former international referee MIKE TITCOMBE.
1.50; 2.0; 2.20; 5.30* International Badminton
The 65th All-England Championships
Finals Day at the Empire Pool, Wembley, and you can hear commentary and reports by NORMAN CUDDEFORD , with expert assessment by JUDY HASHMAN, winner of ten All-England Ladies Singles Championships.
4.42*
Sports Report Timetable
1.30 News/Prospects
2.0 Badminton; 2.10 Racing
2.20 Badminton/Football
2.50 Racing; 3.0 Rugby
3.45 Football half-times
3.55 Football commentary
4.42 Sports Report
5.8 Classified Football
5.25 Rugby Round-up
5.40 Classified Racing/Football Events may alter timings
A Radio Sports Unit production

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1
THE HAMMONDS SAUCE WORKS BAND conductor GEOFFREY WHITHAM Introduced by James Alexander Gordon Producer ALLAN GILES

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1
David Gell invites you to a fiesta of Latin-American music, featuring this week LOS ZAFIROS Producer PETER CHISWELL

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1

BBC NORTHERN RADIO ORCHESTRA conductor NEIL RICHARDSON
BBC MIDLAND RADIO ORCHESTRA conduotor NORRIE PARAMOR play the week's most popular tunes from Radio 2 programmes Introduced by Joe Henderson

Tony Brandon looks back over the last few years at some well-known songs that won the Eurovision Song Contest, and some that didn't. With the help of BRIAN FAHEY and the SCOTTISH RADIO ORCHESTRA
Producer HUMPHREY WALWYN

from Stockholm
Live coverage of the final to decide the best new European popular song of the year.
The United Kingdom entry Let Me Be the One written by PAUL CURTIS sung by The Shadows
Terry Wogan sets the scene, and provides an on-the-spot commentary.

with Music Through Midnight
Producers BILL BEBB BARBARA PAGE, MEL HOUSE
and at 12.0 Midnight Newsroom; weather