The Saturday Show including at
7.45 Down to Earth with Alan Titchmarsh Producer DAVID BELLINGER BBC Pebble Mill
Producer ALAN OWEN
Mike Hurst looks back on a decade which he began as a member of the Springfields and finished as a top record producer - making hits with Cat Stevens , Chris Farlowe , Paul and Barry Ryan and many others. Producer STUART HOBDAY BBC Bristol
with Peter Clayton
Producer SANDRA BLACK
David Frost amazes Ken Dodd , Frank Carson and Mike Burton
(see panel)
Introduced by Renton Laidlaw
Football: FA Cup Fourth Round: All the latest scores and news from today's cup ties, featuring second-half commentary on one of them. In Scotland, the Premier Division clubs enter the Scottish Cup in the Third Round.
Racing at Cheltenham
2.10 £10,000 Holsten Pils Steeplechase (3m If)
Athletics: Cosford hosts the Peugeot Talbot Games indoor invitation meeting. Ian Darke and Bob Phillips are at the trackside.
Rugby League: Silk Cut Challenge Cup - First Round
Commentary from Eddie Hemmings and David Watkins
America's Cup: The financial future of Western Australia, and in particular Fremantle, depends on the success of the America's Cup. Joanne Watson has been investigating as the Final between the Defender and the Challenger at last gets under way.
Snooker: The Benson and Hedges Masters: Reports from Wembley on the penultimate day.
World Cup Ski-ing: A report from Crans-Montana on today's Downhill with Martin Bell going for Great Britain.
5.0 Sports Report
Classified football results followed by the Cup stories of the day and a round-up of other sport.
(Renton Laidlaw is Golf Correspondent of the London Standard)
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Producer PA;L MAYHEW ARCHER (First broadcast on Radio 4)
Steve Race celebrates the role of the arranger.
Producer ALAN OWEN (R)
A lighthearted natural history quiz with Pam Ayres ,
Sheila Anderson , Johnny Morris and Michael Clegg Chairman Paddy Feeny Producer JOHN HARRISON BBC Bristol
with Lillian Watson
Gillian Knight , Kenneth Collins and Willard White
Leicester Philharmonic Choir chorus-master KEITH SMITH BBC Concert Orchestra leader MARTIN LOVEDAY conducted by Nicholas Cleobury
Introduced by Brian Kay Producer BARRY KNIGHT
(R)
8.20-8.40* Interval
Ronald Corp recalls some notable musical 'firsts' in Birmingham.
Producer ANTHONY wills (R)
The Strings of the BBC Radio Orchestra leader MICHAEL TOMALIN
Guest conductor Pete Moore Presented by Bill Rennells Producer ROBIN SEDGLEY
Producer JOHN LEONARD BBC Manchester
Presented by Dave Gelly Producer BARBARA PAGE
presents Nightride Producers PAM cox
ROGER BOWMAN and ROY HERBERT
The Early Show