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Mike Ingham presents the four-and-a-half-hour show that covers the sporting world - action, interviews, reports and comment.
Today featuring: Football from Wembley exclusive commentary by PETER BRACKLEY and GEORGE HAMILTON on the showpiece Charity Shield between champions ASTON VILLA and Cup winners SPURS.
Also news of all the other pre-season games and the Scottish League Cup.
Golf from Fulford RENTON
LAIDLAW and JOHN FENTON report on the £90,000 Benson and Hedges
International Open, the last qualifying tournament for Ryder Cup selection.
Racing from Kempton Park exclusive commentary by MICHAEL SETH-SMITH on the day's feature races:
2.0 Recitation Stakes (Um)
2.30 Sportsman Club Handicap (Um)
Plus the rest of the afternoon's results, full classified check at 5.45. Also cricket - the Schweppes County Championship and SUSSEX V THE AUSTRALIANS; athletics - the World Women's Modern
Pentathlon Championship. Timetable
1.3* News/Prospects
1.55 Racing from
Kempton Park
2.5 Golf/Football/
Cricket
2.25 Racing from
Kempton Park
2.35 Golf/Cricket/
Football commentary
4.50 Racing round-up
5.0 Sports news round-up
5.5 Golf/Cricket/Football
5.45 Classified racing/
Closing headlines

Contributors

Unknown:
Mike Ingham
Commentary By:
Peter Brackley
Commentary By:
George Hamilton
Commentary By:
John Fenton
Commentary By:
Michael Seth-Smith

from the Royal Festival Hall, London, presents A Night at the Opera Introduced by Ian Wallace including music by Verdi. Puccini. Bizet, Wagner and Mozart Ashley Lawrence conducts the BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA leader JOHN BRADBURY with Marilyn Hill Smith Janet Coster
Vernon Midgley and Neil Howlett
Leicester Philharmonic Society
Chorus-master KEITH SMITH at 8.40-9.JI'
Ian Wallace talks about his nights at the opera. Producer ROBERT BOWMAN

Contributors

Introduced By:
Ian Wallace
Unknown:
Ashley Lawrence
Leader:
John Bradbury
Unknown:
Marilyn Hill Smith
Unknown:
Janet Coster
Unknown:
Vernon Midgley
Unknown:
Neil Howlett
Chorus-Master:
Keith Smith
Talks:
Ian Wallace
Producer:
Robert Bowman

A series of BBC/NOS co-productions
METROPOLE ORCHESTRA Of
Dutch Radio conducted by DOLF VAN DER LINDEN with Lois Lane Colin Anthony Rolf Ericson
(trumpet, flugel) Jiggs Whigham (trombone)
Toots Thielemanns (guitar, harmonica)
Producers ROBIN SEDGLEY and JAN VAN RIEMSDIJK :
11.2 Sports Desk

Contributors

Conducted By:
Dolf van Der Linden
Unknown:
Lois Lane
Unknown:
Colin Anthony
Unknown:
Rolf Ericson
Unknown:
Jiggs Whigham
Producers:
Robin Sedgley
Producers:
Jan van Riemsdijk

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