with The Early Show Producer FRANCES LINE including at
8.3 Racing Bulletin

on the Sunnyxide of Saturday Producer MICHAEL FORD BBC Birmingham

Len Jackson with the best of Radio 2 selected from last week's programmes.
Written by KEITH HOWELL
Producers JOHN BILLINGRAM and JACK DABES

Presented by Jim Rosenthal
1.30; 2.0; 3.0; 3.50; 4.58; 5.25* International Rugby Special
Wales v France, England v Ireland
The International season reaches a dramatic climax at Cardiff where WALES will have to produce all their traditional fire and skill to prevent FRANCE winning the championship for the second successive year. Meanwhile. at Twickenham, ENGLAND will be hoping to show promise of a brighter future with a good display against IRELAND. Commentary on the whole of the match at Cardiff by ALUN WILLIAMS and PETER WEST, with expert comments by IAN ROBERTSON. GEORGE HAMILTON and CHRIS REA are the commentators at Twickenham

1.30; 2.10; 2.40; 3.0; 3.50; 5.0; 5.45* Football League Special
Exclusive live commentary from the second half of one of the top matches: score flashes throughout the afternoon from five other grounds; news of the League Cup Final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Wembley and the Scottish League Cup Final at Hampden: results as they come in. with classified checks at 5.0 and 5.45*

1.30; 2.30; 4.50; 5.30* International Badminton
The John Player All-England Championships have attracted a top international entry to Wembley, with England's Gillian Gilks and Denmark's Lene Koppen joint top seeds in the women's singles. Rudy Hartono of Indonesia, and Svend Pri of Denmark are the top men's seeds. Commentary and reports on today's final by GERALD WILLIAMS and NORMAN CUDDEFORD.

Plus, in Motor Cycling, news of practice for tomorrow's Venezuelan Grand Prix at Caracas

And at 5.0* Sports Report
Classified Football checks at 5.0 and 5.45*: reports and comments on the top stories of the day: the personalities making the news: Rugby Round-up at 5.25; Motor Sport at 5.30*.
Timetable:
1.30 News/prospects from all featured events
2.1 Rugby/Football/Badminton
3.6 Rugby/Football scores
3.45 Football half-times
3.50 Rugby/Football
4.42 First Football results
4.50 Classified Racing/Rugby/Badminton
5.9 Sports Report
5.25 Rugby Round-up
5.30 Badminton
5.45 Classified Football
Events may alter timings
A Radio Sport and OB production

The top pop of the month from Austria. Belgium, Finland Great Britain, Hungary. Ireland Monte Carlo. Poland. Portugal Spain, West Germanv and Yugoslavia. Introduced from London by Katie Boyle
(Programme organised by West German Radio)

to Leave the Country
Please Turn Out the Lights?

Norrie Paramor and the BBC MIDLAND RADIO ORCHESTRA play the week's most popular tunes from Radio 2 programmes.
Introduced by Tim Gudgin
(Applications to join the listening panel should be addressed to: BBC, Pebble Mill Road, Birmingham B5 7QQ)
Silver Serenade with NOTrie Paramor and the BBC Midland Radio Orchestra, on the BBC record label, is available from record shops

Direct from the Beau Sejour Leisure Centre, St Peter Port.
Guernsey Ashiev Lawrence conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra led by JOHN BRADBURY with Marilyn Hill Smith Forbes Robinson
Guernsey Choral Society conductor MALCOLM VIVIAN Robert Docker (piano)
Introduced by David Jacobs Part 1
8.40* More Melodies for Me
David Jacobs talks about his favourite melodies.
9.0* More Melodies for You Part 2
Producer ROBERT BOWMAN
(Presented by BBC Radio 2 in association with the States of Guernsey Recreation Committee)
(Forbes Robinson broadcasts by permission of the General Administrator. Royal Opera House Covent Garden)
(Glamorous Nights tomorrow at 7.30 pm is also coming from Guernsey)

and its guests Robert Farnon Sweet Substitute
The Mike Sammes Singers Alyn Ainsworth and the Big Band
Introduced by Sheila Tracy Producer JOHN BUSSELL

with classified football results and news of all the day's important events

with The Saturday Late Show Producer PAM COX Including at 12.0
Midnight Newsroom; weather; motoring information