Producer
DENYS JONES

Australia v
The West Indies
HENRY BLOFELD reports on the first day in the Sixth Test at Melbourne and Racing Bulletin

with your Smiling Saturday Show. Producer MICHAEL FORD BBC Birmingham

Len Jackson with the best of Radio 2. Extracts selected from last week's programmes. Script PETER CLAYTON. Producers JOHN MELOY and DENIS O'KEEFFE

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio I in Castie's on the Air With MIKE' BURTON
ELI WOODS, STANLEY UNWIN JACQUELINE CLARKE
BBC NORTHERN RADIO ORCHESTRA conductor NEIL RICHARDSON 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 I
Introduced by John Helm including
1.30; 2.40; 3.20; 3.45; 5.0; 5.45* 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, classified checks at 5.0 and 5.45*
1.45; 2.15; 3.0; 4.50; 5.20
International Athletics Great Britain v East Germany The first international of 1976 matches Britain's men and women against the East Germans, one of the world's most powerful athletics nations. With the Olympic Games only seven months away, this is a good opportunity to assess our medal prospects. Reports and commentary on the afternoon's top events by ALAN PARRY.
1.40; 2.0; 2.25; 4.50
Racing from Doncaster featuring the big race of the day, the 15,000 John Smith Great Yorkshire Chase
2.0 The Brewers' four-years-old Hurdle (2m)
2.30 The John Smith Great Yorkshire Chase (3im)
Commenita'tor PETER BROMLEY
Plus results from the other meetings during the afternoon, with a classified check at 5.40*
1.50; 3.0; 4.50; 5.25 Rugby Union
Cheshire v Lancashire
Having finished joint top of the Northern group in the County Championship, Lancashire and Cheshire meet again at New Brighton this afternoon in a play-off to decide who meets the champions, Gloucestershire, in the semi-final.
Reports and commentary by CHRIS REA and DON MOSEY
Test Cricket
Australia v
The West Indies
The West Indies' tour comes to an end with the Sixth and Final Test at
Melbourne. HENRY BLOFELD reports on the first day's play. Plus news of the British Open Squash Championships at Wembley, with record prize money this year of £10,000. And, at 5.0
Sports Report Timetable:
1.30 News/prospects from all featured events
2.0 Racing/Athletics Z.40 Football/Rugby
3.0 Athletics/Rugby/Football
3.45 Football half-times
3.55 Football commentary
4.42 First football results
4.50 Athletics/Racing/Rugby
5.0 Sports Report
5.20 Athletics
5.25 Rugby round-up
5.30 Motor Sport
5.40 Classified Racing/Football Events may alter timings
A Radio Sports Unit production

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1
You Asked For It!: a selection of listeners' requests.
Speaking Musically: ALAN WARner, of United Artists Records, discusses the nostalgia boom and announces, the prize-winners of the ' Comedy Couples ' competition.
Introduced by David Bellan Written and compiled by LYN FAIRHURST

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1
Conceived and performed by Barry Cryer , Tim Brooke-Taylor John Junkin

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

A fortnightly series with BRIAN FAHEY and the BBC SCOTTISH RADIO ORCHESTRA leader IAN TYRE
Continuity JACK GERSON Producer EOIN HAMILTON

with the BBC RADIO ORCHESTRA
Angela Morley and the Strings Alyn Ainsworth and the Radio Big Band
Introduced by Ray Moore Producer FRANK HOOPER

The top pop of the month from Austria, Great Britain, Hungary Ireland, Monte Carlo , Poland Portugal, Switzerland
West Germany, Yugoslavia Introduced from London by David Gell
Organised by W German Radio

with The Late Show
Including at 11.2 Sports Desk and at 12.0
Midnight Newsroom; weather