the Saturday Early Show Producer GEOFFREY HEWITT BBC Birmingham
8.2 Racing Bulletin
presents Star Sounds Producer ANN MANN
direct from the Spa Royal Hall, Bridlington
Pete's guests include Les Dawson and The Krankies
Producer DAVID VERCOE (Before an invited audience) at 11.30 Sports Desk
Len Jackson with the best of last week on Radio 2. Written bv KEITH HOWELL Producers ANGELA BOND ALLAN GILES , ANN MANN
Presented by George Hamilton from Royal St George's, Sandwich and Peter Jones from Silverstone
Open Golf and Grand Prix Special
1.39; 2.0; 3.1; 4.0; 5.5; 6.0 from Sandwich - the 110th British Open Golf Championship.
Tom Watson the current champion; Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino lead the American challenge for the £25.000 first prize. But for once there s a strong British challenge led by Nick Faldo and Sandy Lyle. Commentators Chris Rea, John Fenton, John Helm and Renton Laidlaw.
(Coverage tomorrow at 2.0)
1.30; 2.15; 3.15; 4.15: 5.15 from Silverstone - the Marlboro British Grand Prix
Can Australia's Alan Jones repeat his victorv of last year? Or can John Watson or rising star Nigel Mansell make it an all-British success in their home-produced cars?
Commentators Simon Taylor and Neville Hay, in the pits, Ian Darke
1.30; 1.50; 2.45; 3.45; 4.45; 5.50; 6.58 Cricket: Third Test
Full reports from Headingley on the third day of the third Cornhill Insurance Test Match between England and Australia. The Sri Lankan tourists are at Northants. Also news of eight Schweppes County Championship matches.
1.30; 2.30; 3.30; 4.30; 5.30 Athletics
British athletes take on a star-studded team from USSR at Gateshead.
Commentary from Alan Parry, summaries by Peter Matthews.
Plus racing: results and news from four meetings classified results - 5.45; rowing: Tony Adamson at the National Championships at Holme Pierrepont; tennis:
Wightman Cup Britain v. US in Illinois; cycling: Tour de France.
Events may alter timings
Producer BRYAN TREMBLE
with Don Davis from the Royal Show at the National
Agricultural Centre,
Sleneleigh, Warwickshire Devised by DON DAVIS Producer RICHARD EDIS
7.30 Cricket Desk
with the Radio Big Band conducted by BARRY FORGIE with Rosemary Squires
Introduced by SheilaTracy Producer ROBIN SEDGLEY
presents Around the World with Lois McDonall Semprini
BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA leader JOHN BRADBURY conducted by KENNETH ALWYN
Introduced by John Dunn
8.50-9.10*
The British Abroad
Steve Race considers some continental travellers, musical and otherwise.
Producer JOHN MELOY
I Recorded at the Central Hall, Chatham)
from the United Kingdom Introduced by Len Jackson , featuring
Laila Dalscth from Norway Svance Thuressen from Sweden, the Tony
Mansell Singers, from the UK. BBC RADIO ORCHESTRA conducted by DOLF VAN DER LINDEN from the Netherlands Producer MEL HOUSE
11.2 Sports Desk
Producer ROYSTON HERBERT
with Nick Jackson