The Saturday Show
Producer DAVID BELLINGER BBC Birmingham
Producer KEN EVANS
Keith Fordyce takes a fond nostalgic look.
Producer SANDRA BLACK
with Peter Clayton
Producer CHRISTOPHER VEZEY
with Ray Alan
Introduced by Mike Ingham
No weather problems today for the athletes competing in the AAA Indoor Championships at Cosford or the teams in the Women's European Hockey Championship at Crystal Palace. Hardier souls have to brave the elements at the football grounds around the country and the two feature races from Ascot.
Today's Timetable
1.30 First news and prospects
1.35 News round-up from around the world
1.40 Football prospects
2.0 Athletics/Hockey
2.10 Racing from Ascot with PETER BROMLEY: £25,000 Embassy Premier
Steeplechase Final (2jm)
2.20 Rugby Union
IAN ROBERTSON looks ahead to the Five Nations' Championship
2.40 Racing from Ascot: £10,500 The Peter Ross Novices Chase (3m)
2.50 Football team news
3.0 News summary
3.2 Football/Athletics/Hockey
3.45 Half-time football scores
3.55 Football: commentary on the second half of one of today's Canon League matches
4.42 Final whistle
4.52 Athletics/Hockey/Darts/Racing
Sports Report
5.0 Classified football results
5.5 Stories behind the scores
5.25 Scottish football
5.30 Athletics/Rugby
5.40 Tennis: Volvo Masters
5.45 Comment of the week
5.50 Pools news and football results
Events may alter timings
Jim Lloyd introduces
Ralph McTell and Bryony Producer JOHN MORRISON
Keith Fordyce tests your musical knowledge. Devised by DON DAVIS
Research BILL SULLIVAN Producer ANDY ALIFFE
7.30 VHF/FM rejoins Radio 2
BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA leader JOHN BRADBURY conducted by RUDOLF BIBL with Maryetta and Vernon Midgley THE AMBROSIAN SINGERS
Introduced by John Dunn Producer ROBERT BOWMAN
The BBC BIG BAND conducted by BARRY FORGIE with Lois Lane introduced by Sheila Tracy Producer BARBARA PAGE
(Repeated: page 72, 3.0 am)
What better way to spend two hours on a Saturday night? Answers on a postcard ... Producer BRIAN STEPHENS
Introduced by Dave Gelly
(Repeated: page 54. 3.0 am)
presents Nightride
Producers BEV PHILLIPS and RICHARD MASTERS
introduces Country Concert featuring John Conlee
The weekend early show Group of the day SWEET SUBSTITUTE
