Producer DENYS JONES
Report on today's play in the Third Test at Melbourne from Henry Blofeld and a Racing Bulletin
with your Smiling Saturday Show. Producer MICHAEL FORD BBC Birmingham
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
1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1 in Castle's on the Air with MIKE BURTON
ELI WOODS, STANLEY UNWIN JACQUELINE CLARKE
THE NORTHERN RADIO ORCHESTRA conducted by BRIAN FITZGERALD Written by MIKE CRAIG
LAWRIE KINSLEY , RON MCDONNELL Producer JAMES CASEY BBC Manchester
(Repeated: Sunday 7.2 pm)
1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1
Introduced by Desmond Lynam with star names and the best of the day's sporting action, including:
1.30; 2.35; 3.45; 5.0; 5.40* Football League
Exclusive ' live ' commentary on one of the day's top matches, scorefiashes throughout the afternoon direct from five other grounds, scores and results as they come In. with classified checks at 5.0 and
5.45*.
2.15; 4.50; 5.40*
Racing from
Kempton Park
2.20 Ladbroke Spot Ball Handicap Hurdle (3m)
Commentary by PETER BROMLEY , plus results from the other meetings and a classified check at 5.40
1.35; 2.0; 5.35
Test Cricket
The world's oldest Test ground provides the setting for the second day's play in the Third Test of the fascinating series between Australia and The West Indies, Reports from HENRY BLOFELD
Brain of Sport
For the past nine weeks 18 contestants, including one woman PATRICIA ARTHUR from Birkenhead, have been battling for the title of the best sporting Brain in Britain in a new quiz series. Highlights of the Final from the Leatherhead Leisure Centre. Questionmaster
PETER JONES
Producer MICHAEL TUKE-HASTINGS who also devised the quiz.
Also, in Rugby Union, news of the Australian touring team's game against Cornwall and Devon at Exeter, and Leicester against The Barbarians. And at 5.0
Sports Report Timetable:
1.30 News/prospects from all the featured events
2.0 Cricket
2.15 Racing
2.35 Football/Brain of Sport
3.45 Football half-times
3.55 Football commentary
4.42 First football results
4.50 Rugby Union/Racing
5.0 Sports Report
5.25 Rugby Round-up
5.30 Motor Sport
5.35 Cricket
5.40' Classified racing/football Events may alter timings
A Radio Sports Unit production
1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1
The people, the moments and the issues which made the sporting headlines in 1975. Introduced by the Sport on 2 presenters Peter Jones Desmond Lynam Alan Parry
A Radio Sports Unit production
1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1 with Stephen Murray Leslie Phillips Jon Pertwee
played by the BBC NORTHERN RADIO ORCHESTRA conductor Nell Richardson
BBC MIDLAND RADIO ORCHESTRA 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 Danny Street
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
Switzerland, West Germany Portugal. Yugoslavia
. Introduced from London by Katie Boyle
(Organised by W German Radio)
with The Late Show
Producers COLIN CHANDLER and BARBARA PAGE
Including at 11.2 Sports Desk and at 12.0
Midnight Newsroom; weather