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Michael Meech with the best of Radio 2. Extracts in words and music selected from last week's programmes.
Script by PETER CLAYTON Producers STEVE ALLEN and JOHN MELOY

Contributors

Script By:
Peter Clayton
Producers:
Steve Allen
Producers:
John Meloy

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1 Bernard Cribbins Dilys Laye and Bob Monkhouse throw the punches
Terry Wogan referees From an idea by MYLES RUDGE who also wrote the sketches Producer EDWARD TAYLOR
(Repeated: Sunday 7.2 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Bernard Cribbins
Unknown:
Dilys Lave
Unknown:
Bob Monkhouse
Unknown:
Terry Wogan
Unknown:
Myles Rudge
Producer:
Edward Taylor

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1 Introduced by Peter Jones with star names and the best of the day's sporting action, including:
1.30; 3.5: 3.45; 5.0
Football League Special
Exclusive ' live ' commentary on one of the day's top matches, score flashes throughout the afternoon direct from five other grounds, scores and results as they come in. with classified checks at 5.0 and 5.40*
1.40; 2.15; 2.55; 5.40* Racing from Doncaster
One of racing's biggest days of the year, with the top attraction the final classic of the season, the St Leger, worth over £40.000.
1.45 Flying Childers Stakes (5f)
2.20 Mark Lane Memorial Handicap (7f)
3.0 St Leger Stakes dm 6f) Commentator PETER BROMLEY
Plus results from other meetings throughout the afternoon with a classified check at 5.40*
1.30; 2.0; 3.15; 4.50
County Championship Cricket
The championship season reaches its climax with the final programme of matches starting today. Reports from the key games, with news of all the others.
News, too, of motor sport; the Three-day Horse Trials at Burghley; in athletics, Britain v Sweden at Meadowbank. an important chance for some of the younger competitors to press their claims for a place in next year's Olympics, and in Rugby Union, England Under 23 v Italy at Gosforth.
And, at 5.0
Sports Report
Classified football at 5.0 and
5.45*, reports and comment on the top stories of the day, the personalities making the news, rugby round-up at 5.25. motor sport at 5.30. classified racing results at 5.40*
Timetable:
1.30 News/prospects from all featured events, including the lunchtime cricket scoreboard
1.45 Commentary from Doncaster on the Flying Childers Stakes
2.0 Cricket/Football
2.15 Racing
2.25 Cricket/Football
2.55 Racing
3.5 Football score flashes and Cricket
3.45 Football half-times
3.55 Football commentary
4.42 First football results
4.50 Cricket
5.0 Sports Report, with classified football
5.25 Rugby Round-up
5.30 Motor Sport
5.40 Classified Racing/Football/ Cricket
Events may alter timings
A Radio Sports Unit production

Contributors

Introduced By:
Peter Jones
Commentator:
Peter Bromley

1500m only also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1
A musical look at the world of films
Going the Rounds: songs and themes from the current releases.
You Asked For It: a selection of listeners' requests picked up from the post-bag.
' Gone with the Wind' returns: Max Steiner
Olivia de Havilland
Ann Rutherford and Carol Nye recall the making of this Hollywood masterpiece.
Introduced by David Bellan
Written and compiled by LYN FAIRHURST

Contributors

Unknown:
Max Steiner
Unknown:
Carol Nye
Introduced By:
David Bellan
Unknown:
Lyn Fairhurst

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 John Dunn
Applications to join the listening panel to: BBC. Pebble Mill Road, Birmingham B5 7QQ

Contributors

Conductor:
Neil Richardson
Conductor:
Norrie Paramor
Introduced By:
John Dunn

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 Rosemary Squires
Introduced by Ray Moore Producers FRANK HOOPER and EOIN HAMILTON

Contributors

Unknown:
Angela Morley
Unknown:
Alyn Ainsworth
Unknown:
Brian Fahey
Unknown:
Rosemary Squires
Introduced By:
Ray Moore
Producers:
Frank Hooper
Producers:
Eoin Hamilton

with Music Through Midnight Producers BILL BEBB
BARBARA PAGE, MEL HOUSE at 11.2 Sports Desk including a report by GERALD WILLIAMS on the Wightman Tennis Cup match between Britain and the United States. and at 12.0
Midnight Newsroom; weather including a report on the Wightman Tennis Cup match

Contributors

Unknown:
Gerald Williams

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