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Len Jackson with the best of Radio 2. Extracts in words and music selected from last week's programmes.
Script by KEITH HOWELL Producers BRIAN WILLEY and DENIS O'KEEFFE

Contributors

Unknown:
Len Jackson
Script By:
Keith Howell
Producers:
Brian Willey

Cracking the gags: Charlie Chester Ray Fell
Mike Burton
With KEN MACKINTOSH AND THE
KING STREET BRASS and THE MICHAEL JOHN SINGERS with additional script material by COLIN BOSTOCK-SMITH Producer MARTIN FISHER
(Rptd: Sun 7.2 pm VHF, 247m, and 202m Scotland)

Contributors

Unknown:
Charlie Chester
Unknown:
Ray Fell
Unknown:
Mike Burton
Unknown:
With Ken MacKintosh
Singers:
Michael John
Unknown:
Colin Bostock-Smith
Producer:
Martin Fisher

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1
Presented by Desmond Lynam
1.30; 3.45; 5.0; 5.45.
Football League Special
Exclusive live commentary on one of the top matches; 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*
1.30; 2.10; 2.35; 3.5; 4.50*
International Tennis
The Dewar Cup. one of the last events in the 1976 Grand Prix, reaches its climax at the Royal Albert Hall , London, when two of the world's leading players, chasing prize money totalling 150,000, clash in the men's singles final. Commentary by MAX ROBERTSON and GERALD WILLIAMS.
2.0; 2.25; 2.55; 5.40* Racing Special
An important day for racing, with the last meeting of the Flat at Doncaster, featuring the William Hill November Handicap, and the Mackeson Gold
Cup at Haydock Park's National Hunt meeting. Haydock Park
2.5 Mackeson Gold Cup Handicap Chase (21m) Commentator
MICHAEL SETH-SMITH Doncaster
2.30 Bilby Stakes (6f)
3.0 William Hill November Handicap Stakes dm 4f)
Commentator PETER BROMLEY
Plus results throughout the afternoon from the other meetings, with a classified check at
5.40*, and a look ahead to one of the most famous races in the world, the Washington International, which will be run later today.
In Rugby Union, news of today's matches in the County Championship: Lancashire v Durham, Northumberland v Cumbria, and Yorkshire v Cheshire. In Squash, we talk to the world's top players, Australians GEOFF HUNT and HEATHER MCKAY , who have been playing in Challenge matches at Wembley, And at 5.0
Sports Report
Classified football at 5.0 and
5.45*; reports and comments on the top football stories of the day: the personalities making the news; Rugby round-up at 5.25*; classified racing results at 5.40*
Timetable:
1.30 News/prospects from all featured events
2.0 Racing from Haydock Park
2.10 Tennis
2.25 Racing from Doncaster
2.35 Tennis/Football team news
2.55 Racing from Doncaster
3.5 Tennis/Football score flashes
3.55 Football commentary
4.42 First Football results
4.50 Racing/Rugby/Tennis
5.0 Sports Report
5.30 Rugby round-up
5.40 Classified Racing/Football Events may alter timings
A Radio Sports Unit production

Contributors

Presented By:
Desmond Lynam
Unknown:
Albert Hall
Commentary By:
Max Robertson
Commentary By:
Gerald Williams.
Unknown:
William Hill
Commentator:
Peter Bromley
Unknown:
Geoff Hunt
Unknown:
Heather McKay

1500m only (also 202m Scotland) VHF joins Radio 1 invites you to enjoy
Both Sides Note, with guests: KEITH NELSON AND KARL BARNWELL ALEX PATTERSON , JENNY SILVO and BONNIE DOBSON with ANN AND NICK BARRACLOUGH News and features from
JIM LLOYD
Bass and asides from BRIAN BROCKLEHURST Producer BILL BEBB

Contributors

Unknown:
Keith Nelson
Unknown:
Karl Barnwell
Unknown:
Alex Patterson
Unknown:
Jenny Silvo
Unknown:
Bonnie Dobson
Unknown:
Nick Barraclough
Bass:
Jim Lloyd
Unknown:
Brian Brocklehurst

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 Frances Yip
Introduced by Don Durbridge Producers FRANK HOOPER and CAMPBELL MACKENZIE including at
9.2 Sports Desk: a report on the final night of the Dewar Cup tennis tournament by GERALD WILLIAMS

Contributors

Unknown:
Angela Morley
Unknown:
Alyn Ainsworth
Unknown:
Brian Fahey
Unknown:
Frances Yip
Introduced By:
Don Durbridge
Producers:
Frank Hooper
Producers:
Campbell MacKenzie
Unknown:
Gerald Williams

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