Producer DENYS JONES
8.3 Racing Bulletin

Your Smiling Saturday Show Producer MICHAEL FORD

John Dunn with the best of Radio 2. Extracts in words and music selected from last week s programmes.
Script PETER CLAYTON
Producers JOHN MELOY , PAM cox

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Kenneth Connor, Dilys Laye and Bob Monkhouse throw the punches
Terry Wogan referees
From an idea by MYLES RUDCE , who also wrote the sketches Producer EDWARD TAYLOR
(Repeated: Sunday 7.2 pm)

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Introduced by Alan Parry including:
1.30; 2.35; 3.10; 3.45; 5.0 Football League Special
Exclusive ' live ' commentary on one of the day's top matches. scoreflashes throughout the afternoon direct from five other grounds, scores and results as they come in. with classified checks at 5.0 and 5.45*
1.40; 2.45; 3.10; 4.50; 5.25 Rugby Special
Action from a double bill featuring the Australian touring teams. At Cardiff Arms Park, Australia's Rugby Union team play Cardiff in the second match of their tour. Commentary by ALUN WILLIAMS and PETER WEST , with expert analysis by CHRIS REA ; and reports from Wigan on the important Rugby League World Championship match between England and Australia.
1.45; 2.10; 4.50; 5.40*
Racing from Sandown featuring the £5,000 Marlow Ropes John Skeaping Hurdle.
1.45 Marlow Ropes John Skeaping Hurdle (2m)
2.15 Sandown Handicap Pattern Chase (2m)
Commentator PETER BROMLEY
Plus results from the other. meetings, with a classified check at 5.40*.
2.0; 2.25
Brain of Sport 1975
A new quiz to find the best sporting brain in Britain. Eighteen contestants from hundreds of entries have fought their way through to the first round proper and today the first three do battle at the Old Cryptians Rugby Club, Gloucester. The winner will go forward to the first of the semi-finals later next month. Questionmaster PETER JONES
Producer MICHAEL TUKE-HASTINGS who also devised the quiz And at 5.0
Sports Report Timetable:
1.30 News/Prospects from all the featured events
1.45 Racing
2.0 Brain of Sport: part 1
2.10 Racing
2.25 Brain of Sport: part 2
2.35 Football: 2.45 Rugby
3.10 Football/Rugby
3.45 Football half-times
3.55 Football commentary
4.42 First football results
4.50 Rugby/Racing
5.0 Sports Report, with classified results
5.25 Rugby Round-up
5.30 Motor Sport
5.40 Classified results
Events may alter timings
A Radio Sports Unit production

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A musical look at films
Going the Rounds: themes and songs from the current releases. You Asked For It: a bumper bundle of listeners' requests. Introduced by David Bellan
Written and compiled by » LYN FAIRUURST

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Nell Richardson and the BBC NORTHERN RADIO ORCHESTRA Norrie Paramor and the BBC MIDLAND RADIO ORCHESTRA play the week's most popular tunes from Radio 2 programmes Introduced by Tony Brandon

with the BBC RADIO ORCHESTRA Angela Morley and the Strings Alyn Ainsworth and the Radio Big Band
Anita Harris with Brian Fahey and the BBC SCOTTISH RADIO ORCHESTRA Introduced by Ray Moore
Producers FRANK HOOPER and EOIN HAMILTON

Yugoslavia
The second in a series of international exchange programmes Edited by STEVE ALLEN

with Music Through Midnight Producers CHRIS MORGAN and BARBARA PAGE including at 11.2 Sports Desk and at 12.0
Midnight Newsroom; weather