plus Bill Thomas answering listeners' legal queries
including the World Athletics Championships from Rome. Will Steve Cram and Steve Ovett get safely through to their finals? Cram continues the defence of his 1500m title at 4.10, with Ovett's semi-final in the 5,000m at 4.40. There's also the semi-finals of the women's 100m hurdles.
More rewarding than defenestration, and less painful than earache, the John Dunn show relieves all known symptoms.
'I knew I was going to seed by the grain at the temples.' Producers PHIL HUGHES
CAROLYN SMYTH and NEIL GEORGE including the World Athletics Championships from Rome. Scotland's Commonwealth champion Liz Lynch bids for a medal in the 10,000m final starting at 6.0, but the final of the women's 100m hurdles at
5.30 is certain to be a battle between the best from Eastern Europe. including at 6.45 on MWonly
Sport and Classified Results with live commentary on Daley Thompson 's attempt to complete another successful decathlon by retaining the world title he won four years ago in Helsinki. The final challenge for Thompson is the 1500m.
says Thanks for the Memory Producer PETER HOARE
recorded last year at the Royal Festival Hall Barry Wordsworth conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra led by MARTIN LOVEDAY
Friday Night's Star Singers Jill Gomez and Ramon Remedios
Band of HM Royal Marines School of Music conducted by Lt Col G. A. C. Hoskins
Principal Director of Music Thomas Trotter (organ) and the John McCarthy Singers Introduced by Robin Boyle This evening's Friday Night features a Viennese pot-pourri: operatic arias, extracts from musical comedy, exhilarating organ music and a Wagner orchestral spectacular. Among the contributions from the Band of the Royal Marines School of Music is Gordon Langford 's
Fantasy on British Sea Songs. Producer DAVID RAYVERN ALLEN (R) (In association with Raymond GubbayLtd)
8.20-8.40* During the interval, John Thompson offers a few thoughts on 'Jazzing Up the Classics'. (R)
Introduced by Nigel Ogden Producer ROBERT NOAKES BBC Manchester
9.55 Sports Desk
10.0 VHF/FM joins Radio 1
Board up your windows, wall off your gardens and emigrate - Wilf is learning to drive!
BBC Manchester
Late-night live comedy and music to take you awake and laughing into Saturday morning.
Producer MARK ROBSON
presents Nightride with music and company to speed away the dark hours
The Early Show Producers
MEL HOUSE and TERRY CARTER