8.3 Racing Bulletin
Producer MICHAEL FORD BBC Birmingham
presents Star Sounds
Producer PAUL WALTERS
Producers ANGELA BOND and COLIN MARTIN
with Peter Brackley
1.30; 1.50; 2.25; 3.0; 3.20;
3.45; 3.50; 4.42; 5.0; 5.45 FA Cup Special
Eight sides with Wembley on their minds clash today for a place in the semi-finals. Latest news from all the venues and interviews with the personalities involved. Four intriguing ties topped by the all-First Division confrontation of Spurs and Liverpool. Cup holders Arsenal make the short trip to Watford; Second Division West Ham entertain Aston Villa while highly-fancied Ipswich visit Everton.
Exclusive live second-half commentary on one of these ties; up-to-date news of all the others; score flashes from the day's leading League games; news and results with classified scores at 5.0. And at 5.45. a special latecomers' check.
1.30; 1.55; 2.30; 3.5; 4.50;
5.38
Rugby Union
Quarter-finals of the John Player Cup. Harlequins
Gosforth; Leicester v London Scottish; Gloucester v Rosslyn Park; Bath v London Irish. Commentary on the top game pus news of the rest.
1.40; 2.10; 2.45; 4.50; 5.45 Sandown Racing
Commentary by PETER BROMLEY on the afternoon's main feature race at 2.50 £10,000 William Hill Imperial Cup (2m). Plus
1.45 E2,500 Beech Open Novices' Chase (2m 4f)
2.15 11,750 Barclays Bank Hurdle (2m)
Plus Grand National Quiz: your last chance to win a day out for two at Ain-tree. Watch the world-famous steeplechase from the comfort of the best seats and have £100 spending money to cover your expenses for a memorable weekend. Listen today for all details. And at 5.0
Sports Report
On FA Cup day, in-depth reports and comments on the quarter-final ties plus interviews with the stars who've made the headlines. News of the day's other football with classified scores at 5.0 and 5.45; Rugby Union and Rugby League round-ups. Timetable
1.30 News/Prospects
1.40 Sandown racing
1.50 Cup football
2.10 Sandown racing
2.25 Cup football
2.45 Sandown racing
3.0 Cup football
3.45 Football half-times
3.55 Football commentary
4.42 First football results
4.50 Racing
5.0 Sports Report
5.30 Rugby Round-ups
5.45 Classified Racing and Football / Football Highlights
Events may alter timings A Radio Sport and OB production
Colin Berry presents a selection of music from Europe.
Producer MEL HOUSE
with Don Davis
Producer RICHARD EDIS
BBC Radio Big Band conducted by BARRY FORGIE with Danny Street Introduced by Sheila Tracy
Producer ROBIN SEDGLEY
A second chance to hear Gilbert and Sullivan at Home and Abroad. A South Bank Pops Concert first broadcast from the Royal Festival Hall on 29 September 1979. Introduced by Hubert Gregg with Marilyn Hill Smith,
Ann Howard , Kenneth Bowen , Niall Murray Royal Choral Society Music Director MEREDITH DAVIES
BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Alwyn
During the interval Melvyn Harris takes an affectionate though irreverent look at Gilbert and Sullivan ' post copyright Producer BARRY KNIGHT
(In association with the GLC)
Carl Sheppard presents the BBC Radio Orchestra conducted by JOHNNY ARTHEY with Nick Curtis , Maureen Evans and the Brian Dee Quartet
Producer CHRIS VEZEY
with The Late Show Producers PAM COX and TIM MCDONALD including at 12.0 Midnight Newsroom; weather; motoring information
with Bill Rennells
Producers DENYS JONES
BARBARA PAGE, DAVID VERCOZ and BEVERLEY PHILLIPS
