Producer DENYS JONES
8.3 Racing Bulletin

with your Smiling Saturday Show.
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 MELOT and DENIS O'KEEFFE

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1
Jimmy Edwards in a regal romp with JULIAN ORCHARD, JOAN SANDERSON ALAN CURTIS , DEREK SEATON and DAVID RYALL
Written by ANDREW PALMER Producer EDWARD TAYLOR
(Repeated: Sunday 7.2 pm)
(Alan Curtis is in ' Peter Pan ' at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool)

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio I
Introduced by Desmond Lynam with star names and the best of the day's sporting action, including:
1.30; 2.10; 2.50; 3.45; 5.0; 5.45* FA Cup Special
Up-to-the-minute news of all today's fifth-round ties, exclusive ' live ' commentary on one of them, score flashes throughout the afternoon direct from five other grounds, scores and results as they come in, with classified checks at 5.0 and
5.45*
1.50; 2.0; 2.35; 4.50; 5.401
Racing from Newbury featuring the E12,000 Schweppes Gold Trophy, one of the top handicaps of the season.
2.0 Newbury Spring Chase (2m)
2.40 Schweppes Gold Trophy Handicap Hurdle (2m)
Commentator PETER BROMLEY
Plus results from the other meetings throughout the afternoon, with a classified check at 5.40*
1.40; 2.50; 4.50; 5.25 Cup Tie Rugby
Today sees the second-round matches in the John Player Cup to find the champion club of England. Sport on 2 puts the spotlight on two matches that involve four of the most powerful sides in the country - London Scottish against Northampton. and London Welsh against Coventry.
Plus news of the Winter Olympics at Innsbruck and a look ahead to Tuesday's big fight at the Royal Albert Hall - CHRIS FINNEGAN. the holder. against ROY JOHN for the British Light-Heavyweight title.
And, at 5.0
Sports Report
Classified football'results 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 S.40*
Timetable:
1.30 News/prospects from all featured events
2.0 Racing
2.10 Football/Boxing
2.35 Racing
2.50 Football/Rugby
3.45 Football half-times
3.55 Football commentary
4.42 First football results
4.50 Rugby/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

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1
A musical look at the world of films.
Composer in the Spotlight: Maurice Jarre with illustrations from: Lawrence of Arabia, The Collector, Ryan's Daughter, Doctor Zhivago. Villa Rides. Is Paris Burning?, Night Of The Generals, Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean , The Professionals and Great Expectations.
You Asked For It!: a selection of listeners' requests picked from the postbag.
Introduced by David Bellan Written and compiled by LYN FAIRHURST

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1 starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett Producer bobby JAYE

Norrie Paramor and the BBC MIDLAND RADIO ORCHESTRA Neil Richardson and the BBC NORTHERN RADIO ORCHESTRA play the week's most popular tunes from Radio 2 programmes Introduced by John Dunn BBC Birmingham
Applications to join the listening panel should be addressed to: BBC, Pebble Mill Road, Birmingham B5 7QQ.

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

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

David Gell introduces a selection of music from the countries of Northern Europe; followed by some of the top records from other continental countries.
Producer STEVE ALLEN

with The Late Show
Producers COLIN CHANDLER and BEVERLEY PHILLIPS Including at 12.0
Midnight Newsroom? weather