with The Early Show
6.15 Pause for Thought and at
8.3 Racing Bulletin
and your record requests from the 50s and 60s.
Producers ANGELA BOND and SANDRA BLACK
Today the Forces take over, and Jean Challis introduces messages and requests, collected by RAY HARVEY from Servicemen and women all over the world.
A special Boxing Day edition presented by Desmond Lynam
1.30; 2.0; 2.30; 3.0; 3.55; 4.42; 5.0; 5.45* Football League
Exclusive live commentary on the second half of one of the top matches; score flashes; results, with classified checks at 5.0 and 5.45*
1.30; 1.45; 2.15; 2.45; 4.50* Racing: Kempton Park
1.45 William Hill Christmas Hurdle (2m)
2.20 King George VI Steeplechase (3m), worth £110,000 to the winner
2.50 Bing Crosby White Christmas Handicap 'Chase (3m)
Commentator Peter Bromley
Plus results; classified check at 4.48*, and Racing Bulletin at 2.10*
1.30; 2.0; 5.30* Cricket
Mike Brearley's England XI warm up for Friday's one-day international against Pakistan with a three-day match against Babid Bank. Don Mosey reports from Lahore on the first day
3.0* Brain of Sport Challenge Quiz
The Sport on 2 commentators Desmond Lynam (Captain), John Helm and Christopher Martin-Jenkins challenge the finalists of Brain of Sport, captained by David Ball, the Brain of Sport 1977, with Graham Edge and Clive Paish.
Questionmaster Peter Jones
Referee Chris Rhys
And at 5.0* Sports Report
Classified Football checks at 5.0 and 5.45*; reports; comments and personalities.
Events may alter timings
A Radio Sport and OB production
An appreciation of the life, wit and music of Groucho Marx. Introduced by one of his former co-stars Tony Martin Written by BENNY GREEN Producer STEVE ALLEN
(A Day at the Races: a film starring Groucho Marx tonight at 11.35 BBC2)
Rolf Harris invites you to join in some Boxing Day fun, singing some songs with the children of Culloden Primary School. Poplar and Latchmere Junior School, Battersea Party pieces from
CULLODEN SCHOOL PERCUSSION
GROUP and LATCHMERE STEEL BAND Rolf's music director is
Barry Booth with ' Parrot'
Producer JOHN FAWCETT WILSON
(Rolf Harris is in the ' Rolf Harris Christmas Show ' at the Fairfield Hall, Croydon)
7.30 The Dance Band Days
British dance band favourites
8.2 Stereo The Big Band Sound Producer JACK DABBS
with The Best of Jazz on records Producer KEITH STEWART
A musical look at the world of films. Review of 77: starring The Best of the Guests
John Addison , Phyllis Calvert Clint Eastwood
Maggie Fitzgibbon. Ernest Gold Bessie Love, Johnnie Ray Barbra Streisand and Hinge and Bracket
Introduced by David Bellan Written and compiled by LYN FAIRHURST
Producer TONY LUKE
with The Late Show
Producers BRIAN WILLET and BRUCE TALBOT
(mono only until 12.0)
2.0-2.2* News Summary
