The Saturday Show
Producer DAVID BELLINGER BBC Birmingham
Producer KEN EVANS
with Keith Fordyce Producer SANDRA BLACK
with Peter Clayton Producer CHRISTOPHER VEZEY
see panel
Cyril Tawney introduces
Alistair Anderson from the 1984 National Folk Music Festival and from the 1984 Whitby Folk Festival Martin Carthy and The Watersons
Producer PETER PILBEAM BBC Manchester
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Introduced by Mike Ingham Rugby Union: Grand Slam Champions, Scotland, open the defence of their title at Murrayfield against Ireland.
At Twickenham, England face this year's favourites, France. Plus racingfrom Sandown Park, snooker from Wembley and news of India and England from Kanpur.
Today's Timetable
1.30 First news and prospects
1.40 Football preview
2.15 Racing from Sandown
Park with PETER BROMLEY - E12,000 The Scilly Isles Novices Chase (2m)
2.30 Rugby Union: ENGLAND v
FRANCE at Twickenham Commentary LAN ROBERTSON
PETER WEST and STEVE SMITH SCOTLAND V IRELAND.
Regular reports from Murrayfield with CHRIS REA , JIM NEILLY and IAN MCLAUCHLAN.
2.50 Racing from Sandown
Park - E15,000 The
Gainsborough Handicap Chase (3m)
3.10 News summary
3.15 Football scores/Rugby
3.45 Half-time football
3.55 Football: second-half commentary on a Canon League match.
4.42 Final whistle
4.52 Rugby/Racing/Snooker
Sports Report
5.0 Classified football results
5.5 Five Nations Championship
5.8 Football
5.28 Scottish football
5.30 Cricket from Kanpur
5.35 Rugby/Snooker/Racing
5.45 Comment of the week
5.50 Racing results
5.55 Pools and football results
Events may alter timings
Producer ROB HASTIE Editor MIKE LEWIS
with Keith Fordyce
Devised by DON DAVIS
Researcher BILL SULLIVAN
Producer ANDY ALIFFE
Louis Clark conducts the BBC Radio Orchestra leader MICHAEL TOMAUN in a programme of his unique arrangements of music drawn from three centuries. Guests Juan Martin (guitar) and The Phoenix Masterworks Chorale director MARY ANN DUTTON Hosted by Ray Moore Producer TIM MCDONALD (Revised repeal)
BBC Big Band conducted by Barry Forgie with Lee Gibson
Introduced by Sheila Tracy Producer BARBARA PAGE
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easing you through the hours till midnight. Don't forget the cocoa.
Producer BRIAN STEPHENS
Introduced by Dave Gelly Producer BARBARA PAGE
presents Nightride Producers BEV PHILLIPS and RICHARD MASTERS
introduces Country Concert
Singer of the Day MIKE KEDWAY