8.3 Racing Bulletin

Producer MICHAEL FORD (BBC Birmingham)

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

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Bernard Cribbins. Dllys 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)

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Introduced by Desmond Lynam including:
1.30; 2.0; 3.0; 4.50; 5.30
International Rally Special
Two hundred and fifty cars set out from York today on the Lombard RAC Rally; 1,800 miles of gruelling motoring, divided Into three sections . Section one will be covered today, section two on Sunday and Monday, and section three on Tuesday and Wednesday. Within the three sections there will be over 50 special stages.
The BBC Radio Sports Unit will have their own car in the Rally, driven by Phil Cooper and Andrew Marriott , who will be providing on-the-spot information. Also, BARRIE GILL reports from our special studio in the rally headquarters at York, and PETER JONES takes a ride with Britain's Roger Clarke.
1.30; 2.45; 3.0; 3.45; 5.0 Football Special
Exclusive ' live ' commentary on one of the day's top league matches, score flashes throughout the afternoon direct from five other grounds, news of all the day's first-round FA Cup ties, scores and results as they come in, with classified checks at 5.0, 5.45*
1.30; 2.20; 4.50; 5.40*
Racing from Newbury featuring - at 2.25 - the biggest steeplechase so far this season, the £10.000 Hennessey Cognac Gold Cup (3m 2f) Commentator
MICHAEL SETH-SMITH
Plus results from other meetings with a classified check at 5.40*
1.5; 2.30
Brain of Sport 1975
Three more contestants pit their wits at Llanelli Rugby Club in a new quiz series to find the best sporting brain in Britain. Today's winners will go into the second semi-final on Boxing Day.
Questionmaster PETER JONES
Producer MICHAEL TUKE-HASTINGS , who also devised the quiz
Plus a report from Australia on the West Indies' match against Queensland at Brisbane - their last game before the First Test on the same ground; news of the Australian Rugby Union touring team, who play North East Counties at Gosforth, and the day's County Championship matches and at 5.0
Sports Report
Timetable:
1.30 News/prospects from all featured events
2.0 Motor Sport
2.5 Brain of Sport (Part 1)
2.20 Racing
2.30 Brain of Sport (Part 2)
2.45 Football
3.0 Motor Sport/Football
3.45 Football - half-times
3.55 Football commentary
4.42 First football results
4.50 Motor Sport/Racing
5.0 Sports Report
5.25 Rugby Round-up
5.30 Motor Sport
5.40 Classified Racing/Football Events may alter timings
A Radio Sports Unit production

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You Asked for It!: a selection of listeners' requests.
Variations on a Theme: ! Cops and Robbers ' - set to music.
Going the Rounds: songs and themes from the current releases
Introduced by David Bellan Written and compiled by LYN FAIRHURST

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Neil 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
Brian Fahey and the BBC SCOTTISH RADIO ORCHESTRA With LORNA DALLAS
Introduced by Ray Moore Producers FRANK HOOPER and EOIN HAMILTON

Presented in London by David Gell
A monthly programme In which 1,600 young people in seven European countries vote to discover the number one record in Europe today. Taking part: United Kingdom (BBC), Finland (YLE), Ireland (RTE), Sweden (sr), Norway (NRK), Spain (RNE), Germany (WDR) Producer STEVE ALLEN

including a report from BARRIE GILL at York on the Lombard RAC International Rally

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