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While popular music in the 1960s uncovered many new talents, there was still room in the charts for more established artists. Frankie Vaughan continued his singing career through the period and today remembers some of the music, with records by FREDDIE CANNON. BARBRA STREISAND , the BEATLES and ACKER BILK
Producer TRAVIS BAXTER BBC Bristol

Contributors

Artists:
Frankie Vaughan
Unknown:
Freddie Cannon.
Unknown:
Barbra Streisand

Introduced by Ian Darke

Last of summer time as the clocks change this weekend, bringing winter even closer. Football: Barclays League Coverage of the best games, with second-half commentary from one.
Racing: PETER BROMLEY is at the principal meeting at Doncaster featuring the Futurity Stakes for 2-year-old colts and fillies.

3.10 £10,000 Solarglas Energy Savers Guaranteed Sweepstakes (6f)

3.40 £90,000 William Hill Futurity Stakes (1m)
Rugby League: Whitbread Trophy Test. GREAT BRITAIN V PAPUA NEW GUINEA
World Cup points at stake at Central Park, Wigan, with a home win vital for a possible final against Australia next year.
Commentators EDDIE HEMMINGS and DAVID WATKINS

Tennis: International Women's Tournament
Some of the world's best players are indoors in Brighton.
Watching the semi-finals is TONY ADAMSON

Cricket: World Cup
CHRISTOPHER MARTIN-JENKINS reports from India on England's clash with the West Indies on Monday.

Boxing: two important fights to assess. Tonight FRANK BRUNO and JOE BUGNER slug it out at White Hart Lane (Commentary on Radio 2 MW at 9.30pm) On Wednesday LLOYD HONEYGHAN will try to equal Jim Watt's post-war record of four successful title defences.

5.00 Sports Report
The classified football results and pools information followed by the sports news. Producer ROB HASTIE Editor MIKE LEWIS

There's another semi-final place at stake at Todmorden Cricket Club as Richard Taylor, Philip Kinsella and Michael Bentley aim to be not out at close of play. Questionmaster Peter Jones

Contributors

Questionmaster:
Peter Jones
Contestant:
Richard Taylor
Contestant:
Philip Kinsella
Contestant:
Michael Bentley
Umpire:
Chris Rhys
Team Manager (Producer):
Joanne Watson

Peter Haig 's guest is one of the legends of news broadcasting,
Godfrey Talbot. After making a name for himself with his war reports from the front during the 'Desert Rats' campaign he went on to become the BBC's first credited 'Court
Correspondent' and travelled over 300,000 miles worldwide with the Royal family. Producer DAVID WELSBY BBC Pebble Mill (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Haig
Unknown:
Godfrey Talbot.
Producer:
David Welsby

direct from the Barbican Centre, London
Bramwell Tovey conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra, led by MARTIN LOVEDAY , in a programme of four much-loved favourites. Capriccio Italien; Piano
Concerto No 1 in B flat minor Soloist Yonty Solomon Fantasy-Overture: Romeo and Juliet
1812 Overture, with the Band of the Scots Guards Producer TIM MCDONALD
8.20-8.40*
Cath rine and Helen Saunders play the classical interpretations of Paul Hart. Producer JOHN LANGRIDGE

Contributors

Unknown:
Martin Loveday
Soloist:
Yonty Solomon
Producer:
Tim McDonald
Producer:
Helen Saunders
Unknown:
Paul Hart.
Producer:
John Langridge

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