6.15 Pause for Thought
7.2 Commonwealth Games Sports Desk: latest news of the Games in Edmonton. with comment, interviews and a special check on the performances of the British teams in every sport.
8.2 Commonwealth Games Sports Desk: further report
8.27 Racing Bulletin and at
8.45 Pause for Thought
(Friday afternoon's broadcast)
1.45 Sports Desk
2.45 and 3.45 Sports Desk
(Repeated: Tuesday 12.15 pm)
Ken Thurston has died; Cliff Edwards ' attempt at the squash marathon record has failed;. Mrs Dixon , shocked by his misbehaviour, has given in her notice to Mr Pullbright ;
George Underdown and Arthur Tyson have begun what looks like being a fairly disastrous holiday in Scarborough. Cast: page 52
An afternoon miscellany of words and music
5.45 Sports Desk
Latest news from Edmonton
conductor BRIAN FITZGERALD plavs music from the movies Guest: Pat O'Hare
Introduced by Paddy O'Byrne Producer JOHN WILCOX BBC Manchester
7.33 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
Featuring the latest news from Edmonton in the swimming and athletics events
Keith Fordyce conducts another general knowledge quiz between ladies drawn from the National Federation of Women's Institutes and the National Union of Townswomen's Guilds. Tonight: a play-off in Peter-borough between Towns-women's Guild East Anglia and Home Counties North v Towns-women's Guild South East of England. Producer IAN FENNER
A musical magazine from the movie world, presenting star personalities; news from the studios; album and film re-Tiews; and listeners' favourite songs and themes.
Introduced by David Bellan Written and compiled by LYN FAIRHURST
Producer TONY LUKE
Music, and the pick of tonight's action. In athletics the finals of the men's and women's 400m, the men's steeplechase and the women's 100m. In swimming, the women's 200m freestyle and the men's 200m breaststroke final. Plus boxing commentary and reports, and news of bowls, cycling, gymnastics, shooting and weightlifting. Including at 12.0
Midnight Newsroom; weather; motoring information
