with The Early Show Producer JACK DABBS
8.3 Racing Bulletin
Your Smiling Saturday Show Producer MICHAEL FORD
(IRVING BERLIN)
David Niven continues a 13-part tribute to one of the greatest entertainers of the century. 6: Isn't This a Lovely Day including the voices of: Fred Astaire , Ginger Rogers Irving Berlin, Pandro S. Berman
James Cagney , Hermes Pan Trudy Wellman
Written by BENNY GREEN
Producer JOHN BILLINGHAM
THE FRED ASTAIRE STORY: a RADIO TIMES SPECIAL on sale at newsagents, price 50p
1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1 and PAUL WILLIAMSON , ANITA JOANNOU Written by MIKE CRAIG , LAWRIE KINSLEY and RON MCDONNELL
Producer JAMES CASEY
1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1
Introduced by Desmond Lynam
1.30; 2.25; 3.5; 3.45; 5.0* Soccer Special
On this, the last Saturday of the League season, Sport on 2's team of reporters cover all the championship, promotion and relegation issues that matter. with commentary on the second half of a really crucial match, scoreflashes from five other grounds, results, and classified checks at 5.0 and 5.45'.
1.40; 2.25; 3.40; 4.52; 5.30* Cup-tie Cricket
The first Saturday of a new season, with live reports from three matches in the Benson and Hedges Cup: Surrey, the cup holders, against Hampshire at Southampton. Worcestershire, the county champions, against Warwickshire at Worcester, and a one-day Battle of the Roses at Old Trafford, Lancashire v Yorkshire.
Reporters: NEIL DURDEN-SMITH, HENRY BLOFELD and DON MOSEY; CHRISTOPHER MARTIN-JENKINS in the studio with scores and highlights from other matches.
1.45; 2.10; 2.50; 4.52; 5.40* Racing from Sandown
Featuring one of the most valuable steeplechases of the season: the Whitbread Gold Cup, with £17,000 at stake.
2.15 The Westbury Stakes (1¼m)
2.55 The Whitbread Gold Cup (3m 5f)
Commentator PETER BROMLEY
Results from the day's other meetings throughout the afternoon; classified check at 5.40*.
1.50; 3.5; 4.52; 5.25* Knockout Rugby
Featuring Bedford v Rosslyn Park
Former England captain Budge Rogers returns to Twickenham to lead Bedford against Rosslyn Park in the final of the Rugby Union's Knockout Club competition. Up-to-the-minute news of the match from PETER WEST and IAN ROBERTSON.
2.0; 5.30* Motor Racing: The Spanish Grand Prix
BARRIE GILL reports from Barcelona on the eve of the Spanish Grand Prix, Round Four in the 1975 World Championship, and the first Grand Prix to be held in Europe this year.
4.42* Sports Report
The climax to one of the most exciting Football League seasons in years: the results as they come in, with the traditional classified check at 5.0, reports on all the big sports stories of the day, the personalities making the news, Rugby Round-up at 5.25*, classified results service with racing, football and cricket at 5.40*.
Timetable:
1.30 News/Prospects; 2.0 Motor Racing; 2.10 Racing; 2.25 Football/Cricket; 2.50 Racing; 3.5 Rugby/Football; 3.40 Cricket; 3.45 Football half-times; 3.55 Football commentary; 4.42 Sports Report; 4.52 Cricket/Racing/Rugby; 5.0 Classified Football results; 5.25 Rugby Round-up; 5.40 Classified Racing/Football/Cricket
Events may alter timings.
A Radio Sports Unit production
1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1
A musical look at the world of films.
Who's Who?: guess the mystery voices and win a sound-track LP.
Off the Record: a review of a current album.
You Asked for It!: a selection of listeners' requests picked from the postbag.
Introduced by David Bellan
1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1
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 by Simon Bates
with the BBC RADIO ORCHESTRA Angela Morley and the Strings Alyn Ainsworth and the Radio Big Band
Brian Fahey and the BBC SCOTTISH RADIO ORCHESTRA with Jeannie Lambe
Introduced by Ray Moore Producers FRANK HOOPER and EOIN HAMILTON
The top pop of the month from Austria, Great Britain Hungary, Ireland
Monte Carlo, Poland Portugal, Switzerland
West Germany, Yugoslavia Introduced from London by Katie Boyle
Organised by W German Radio
with Music Through Midnight Producers bill BEBB
BARBARA PACE, MEL HOUSE including at
11.2 Sports Desk and at 12.0
Midnight Newsroom; weather