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7.45 Down to Earth with Alan Titchmarsh Producer DAVID BELLINGER BBC Pebble Mill
Producer ALAN OWEN
Before finding success with the song 'Little arrows', Leapy Lee had tried his hand as an actor, entertainment manager, antique dealer, songwriter and singer. Today he recalls some of the stories and plays many of his favourite records from that decade.
Producer STUART HOBDAY BBC Bristol
with Peter Clayton
Producer SANDRA BLACK
Roy Hudd tears open the daily pages with the help of Alison Steadman and Chris Emmett.
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Introduced by Renton Laidlaw from Wembley Stadium
FA Cup Final: Coventry v Tottenham
Coventry, making their debut appearance in an FA Cup Final, are hoping to be the first team to take the cup back to the Midlands since West Bromwich Albion in 1968. Now fill in the missing date: 1961/1962/1967/1981/19821? Will David Pleat in his first season as manager help complete Tottenham's winning sequence? Commentators PETER JONES and MIKE INGHAM with expert analysis from the England coach DON HOWE BOBBY GOULD and MARTIN CHIVERS wear their team rosettes and, in the neutral corner, TREVOR BROOKING welcomes the players onto the pitch. 0 FEATURE: page 3
Scottish Cup Final: Dundee Utd v St Mirren at Hampden Park, Glasgow
Frank McGarvey's last appearance for Celtic was when he scored the winning goal in the Cup Final against Dundee Utd. This afternoon he plays against the Taysiders again, this time for St Mirren. Commentator RODDY FORSYTH Cricket: Benson and Hedges Cup - scoreboards from today's zonal matches throughout the programme and reports on Sussex v PAKISTAN from Hove. Motor Racing: SIMON TAYLOR reports from Spa on the final practice for tomorrow's Belgian Grand Prix. ⢠INFO: page 95 There's also motorcycling news from Hockenheim, Italian Open Tennis, golf, swimming and a preview of the 1987 Milk Race. Producer ROB HASTIE Editor MIKE LEWIS (Renton Laidlaw is golf correspondent of the London Standard)
Popping the questions Ray Moore
And hoping to score off each other David Hamilton and Helen Shapiro v Ken Bruce and Tim Rice Compiled and produced by RICHARD WILLCOX
3: Tessie O'Shea
'Laugh and grow fat' has always been Tessie's motto.
'Fat is energy. It's the fat people who get things done and there aren't enough of us. We're becoming extinct.'
Presented by Brian Haines together with Peter Cotes Written by BRIAN HAINES and PETER COTES
Producer ALAN OWEN
Glyn Worsnip scrutinises the week's news with Claire Rayner ,
Lance Percival , Fred Harris and Hank Wangford
Angela Rippon introduces the BBC Concert Orchestra leader MARTIN LOVEDAY conducted by Heinz Geese with Ruriko Tsukahara (violin) Hiromi Okada (piano)
Tonight's concert of classical favourites includes
Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No 1 and his Marche slave, plus music by Bizet, Dukas, Elgar, and Glinka.
Producer BRIAN WILLEY
(Given on 27Aprilat the Barbican Hall, London in association with Yamaichi International (Europe) Ltd)
8.25-8.45* Japanese Music: Oriental or Occidental
Mike Hollingsworth surveys the contemporary music scene in Japan and explores in particular the growing conflict between Eastern and Western influences.
Producer TIM MCDONALD
The Strings of the BBC Radio Orchestra leader MICHAEL TOMALIN
Guest conductor Grant Hossack Presented by Bill Rennells Producer ROBIN SEDGLEY
The Trivia Quiz and the latest CDs, 'Oh, I feet so broke up I wanna go home'
Producer JOHN LEONARD BBC Manchester
with Dave Gelly
Producer BARBARA PAGE
presents Nightride Producers PAM COX ROGER BOWMAN and GRAHAM BELCHERE
Producer IAN GRANT
The Early Show