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Len Jackson with the best of Radio 2. Extracts in words and music selected from last weeks programmes.
Script by PETER CLAYTON Producers BRIAN WILLEY and DENIS O'KEEFFE

Contributors

Unknown:
Len Jackson
Script By:
Peter Clayton
Producers:
Brian Willey

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1 Cracking the gags: Freddie Davies Frank Carson and Mike Burton
With KEN MACKINTOSH AND THE KING STREET BRASS and THE MICHAEL JOHN SINGERS with additional script material by GARY KNIGHT
Producer MARTIN FISHER
(Rptd: Sun 7.2 pm VHF, 247m)

Contributors

Unknown:
Freddie Davies
Unknown:
Frank Carson
Unknown:
Mike Burton
Unknown:
With Ken MacKintosh
Singers:
Michael John
Unknown:
Gary Knight
Producer:
Martin Fisher

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1
Presented by Desmond Lynam
1.30; 3.45; 5.0; 5.40*
Football League Special
Exclusive live commentary on one of the top matches of the day; score flashes throughout the afternoon from five other grounds; scores and results as they come in, with classified checks at 5.0 and 5.45'.
2.25; 2.55; 3.25; 5.40' Racing from Newbury
Featuring commentary by PETER BROMLEY on the Joe Coral Newbury Autumn Cup Handicap, worth £10,000 to the winner.
2.30 The Peter Hastings Stakes Handicap (14m)
3.0 The Joe Coral Newbury Autumn Cup Handicap (2m)
3.30 The Mill Reef Stakes <6f) Plus news of the Irish St Leger at The Curragh and results from the other meetings throughout the afternoon, with a classified check at 5.40*.
1.30; 2.0; 3.5; 5.20* Golf
Great Britain and Ireland take on Europe in the Hennessy Cup at Lille. Reports by RENTON LAIDLAW.
Plus news of the Spanish Motor Cycling Grand Prix from CHRIS CARTER in Barcelona, and a report on the final Rugby Test between South Africa and New Zealand from CHIC HENDERSON in Johannesburg.
And at 5.0'
Sports Report
Classified football at 5.0 and
5.45'; reports and comments on the main stories of the day; the personalities making the news; Rugby Round-Up at
5.25'; Motor Sport at 5.30* and classified Racing Results at 5.40*.
Timetable:
1.30 News/prospects from all featured events
11.0 Football/Golf
2.25 Racing from Newbury
2.35 Football; 2.55 Racing
3.5 Football score flashes/
Golf
3.25 Racing from Newbury
3.35 Football score flashes
3.45 Football half-times
3.55 Football commentary
4.42 First Football results
4.50 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

Contributors

Presented By:
Desmond Lynam
Commentary By:
Peter Bromley
Unknown:
Peter Hastings
Unknown:
Chris Carter

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1
A musical look at the world of films.
'When Gene Kelly first came to Metro - we thought he'd never make it! ': Yolande Don -Ian recalls her early life in Hollywood, with musical illustrations from
BING CROSBY , NELSON EDDY JUDY HOLLIDAY , GENE KELLY
ELEANOR POWELL , MAX STEINER MAE WEST, and others.
You Asked For It!: a selection of listeners' requests picked from the postbag.
Introduced by David Bellan Written and compiled by LYN FAIRHURST
Requests, on postcards please, to: Star Sound, BBC, London WIA 4WW
Including at
6.3 Cross-Channel Motoring InformaUon

Contributors

Unknown:
Gene Kelly
Unknown:
Yolande Don
Unknown:
Bing Crosby
Unknown:
Nelson Eddy
Unknown:
Judy Holliday
Unknown:
Gene Kelly
Unknown:
Eleanor Powell
Introduced By:
David Bellan

Norrie Paramor and the BBC MIDLAND 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

Contributors

Unknown:
Norrie Paramor
Introduced By:
John Dunn

Direct from the De La Warr Pavilion. Bexhlll Marcus Dods conducts the BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA leader ARTHUR LEAVINS
LOIS MCDONAU.
JOHN BRECKNOCK
Introduced by Robin Boyle
During the interval at 8.40, Irene Prador talks about and illustrates with music the Vienna that she knew as a young girl. Producer
CHARLESCLABK-MAXWELL
(Presented in association with Rother District Council)

Contributors

Unknown:
Bexhlll Marcus Dods
Leader:
Arthur Leavins
Introduced By:
Robin Boyle
Talks:
Irene Prador

Presented in London by David GeU
A monthly programme in which 1,400 young people in seven European countries vote to discover the number one record in Europe today.
Taking part this month are: FINLAND (YLE), GERMANY (WDR) IRELAND (RTE), NORWAY (NRK) SPAIN (RNE), SWEDEN (SR) UNITED KINGDOM (BBC) Producer MEL BOUSE

Contributors

Unknown:
David Geu
Producer:
Mel Bouse

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