plus today, your legal problems answered by Bill Thomas
Gloria Hunniford and Renton Laidlaw are your hosts for the first day of the XIII Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. The Games held here 16 years ago were such a success they were dubbed the 'Friendly Games'.
Gloria and Renton present the action, the personalities, the winners and all the Games gossip, plus the best in music. Today's guest Rolf Harris
Follow the action over the next nine days with commentators PETER JONES. ANITA LONSBROUGH.
IAN DARKE , BOB PHILLIPS.
TONY ADAMSON. BRYON BUTLER and JOYCE HUME with reporters RON JONES and RODDY FORSYTH
Plus news of the First Comhill Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's.
Producers ROB HASTIE.
EMILY MCMAHON. GORDON TURNBULL and ANITA FARRELL . Editor MIKE LEWIS t INFO: page 95
A special edition of the Music Show direct from Waverley Market, Princes Street.
Tonight five finals in the Royal Commonwealth pool described by PETER JONES and ANITA LONSBROUGH
Plus the latest news of the First Cornhill Test; a comprehensive round-up of all the day's sports news at 6.45; and cricket scoreboard at 7.30*
direct from the Hippodrome, Golders Green, London
Kenneth Alwyn conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra
Friday Night's Star Singers Sandra Dugdale
Derek Hammond-Stroud Neil Jenkins
Band of the Coldstream Guards Director of Music
CAPTAIN ROGER G. SWIFT and the John McCarthy Singers Introduced by Robin Boyle Producer DAVID RAYVERN ALLEN
8.20-8.40* Interval
with Nigel Ogden plus the first edition of Reeve's Ramble Round the Ranks Producer PETER PILBEAM BBC Manchester
9.55 Sports Desk
10.0 VHF/FM joins Radio 1
Sing for Your Pleasure
moves her studio to the Gordano Motorway Service Area on the M5 to join holidaymakers heading for the west of England on one of the busiest nights of the year.
Record advice from
Richard Lewis , paperback reviews from Sarah Broadhurst plus Headline Competition. Producer STUART HOBDAY. BBCBristol
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12.0 VHF/FM rejoins Radio 2
presents Nightride
The Weekend Early Show
Singer of the day: MARY SANDEMAN Producers MEL HOUSE and COLIN CHANDLER
