(Composite edition)
(to 12.00)
Including the finals of the Senior Bights, the Senior Sculls, and the Ladies' Bights
From Hyde Park, London.
(to 16.00)
A film in the 'Afternoon at the Zoo' series showing all sorts of unusual birds, such as pelicans, toucans, and vultures.
Jack Beresford, the famous Olympic oarsman, describes some of the events in this afternoon's programme, which include canoe-racing and an exhibition by the Doggett Coat and Badge Oarsmen.
(to 17.35)
from the High Read Baths, Ilford.
De Robben Swimming Club of Holland v. A team of British Internationals
A contest of individual and team races for men and women.
featuring:
The Women's 100 Yards Backstroke
Geertje Wielema (World's 100 Yards Backstroke Record Holder) v. Margaret McDowall (English Junior and Senior Backstroke Champion, 1950)
and including an Exhibition of Spring-Board and High-Board Diving by the Ilford Diving Club.
with Patricia Hartley, Bernard Miles, Jean Elton, Harry Locke, Judy Finch, Ivan Staff, Sylvia Russell, John Hanson, Anne Woolliams, David Hurst, Wendy Harcourt-Brown, Brian James, John Keyworth, Alec Martin, The Mitchell Maids and Men.
A series of programmes in which eminent men and women speak on a subject of their own choosing.
(Friday's edition repeated)
(sound only)
