Producer JACK DABBS
8.3 Racing Bulletin
Your Smiling Saturday Show Producer DAVID WELSBY
Len Jackson with the best of Radio 2. Extracts in words and music selected from last week's programmes.
Soript by PETER CLAYTON Producers STEVE ALLEN and JOHN MELOY
1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1
Cracking the gags
Charlie Chester, Ray Fell, Mike Burton
with KEN MACKINTOSH AND THE KING STREET BRASS and the MICHAEL JOHN SINGERS Producer JOHN FAWCETT WILSON (Repeated: Sunday 7.2 pm)
1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1
Introduced by Desmond Lynam
1.30, 2.10, 2.40, 3.10, 5.0* Cricket: First Test
England v Australia Can England regain the Ashes after the disastrous winter tour of Australia and their defeat by the Australians in the semi-finals of the Prudential World Cup? Christopher Martin-Jenkins reports on the third day's play at Edgbaston. In the- County Championship reports on two matches: Leicestershire v Essex at Leicester, and Surrey v Middlesex at The Oval. Reporters Henry Blofeld and Robert Hudson.
1.30, 2.10, 2.40, 3.10. 5.0* International Athletics The European Cup
Britain faces fierce competition from Russia, Poland and three other countries in their bid to reach the European Cup Final in Nice next month. ALAN PARRY introduces the top events from the semi-finals at Crystal Palace, with commentary by NORMAN CUDDEFORD and expert analysis by Olympic champion MARY PETERS. Also news of Britain's women athletes competing in the European Cup semi-finals in Bulgaria.
1.30, 2.0, 2.25, 2.55, 5.40* Racing from York
2.0 The Courage Stakes
2.30 The John Smith's Magnet Cup
3.0 The Harp Lager Stakes
Commentator PETER BROMLEY
Plus other results, with a classified check at 5.40*.
News too, of motor sport, international rowing in Lucerne, and In cycling, the Tour de France.
Timetable
1.30 News and prospects Including cricket scoreboard.
2.0 Racing
2.10 Golf/Cricket/Athletics
2.25 Racing
2.40 Golf/Cricket/Athletics
2.55 Racing
3.10 Golf/Cricket/Athletics
5.0 Round-up
5.30 MotorSport
5.40 Classified Racing/Cricket
A Radio Sports Unit production
1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1
Star Choice: Beryl Reid , who recalls her career on stage and screen and introduces her favourite movie themes.
You Asked for It!: a bumper bundte of listeners' requests. Introduced by David Bellan Written and compiled by LYN FAIRHURST
1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1
7.30 Sports Desk with cricket
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 Tony Brandon
Applications to join the listening panel to Radio 2 Top Tunes,' BBC, Pebble Mill Road, Birmingham B5 7QQ
A miscellany of musical talent starring
Don Estelle and Windsor Davies Tammy Jones, Stuart Gillies Tommy Burton 's
Sporting House Club a section of the BAND OF THE DUTCH STATE POLICE
THE AUGMENTED BBC MIDLAND
RADIO ORCHESTRA conductor NORRIE PARAMOR Introduced by JOHN DUNN
Presenting news, views and music from the Continent. Introduced by David GeU Producer JOHN MELOY
with Music Through Midnight Producers BILL BEBB
BARBARA PAGE, MEL HOUSE
Including at 11.2 Sports Desk with evening racing results and at 12.0
Midnight Newsroom; weather
