This afternoon viewers join the crowds at Kempton Park Racecourse to see three of the principal races on the first day of the September meeting.

3.0 The Florizel Handicap Stakes: over two miles for three-year-olds and upwards

3.30 The Santoi Stakes: over one and a half miles for three-year-olds, and upwards

4.0 The Sirenia Nursery Handicap Stakes: over six furlongs for two-year-olds only

Roger Mortimer, assisted by Maurice Maude, helps to identify runners and riders in the paddock before each race.
(to 16.15 app.)

The Squirrel, the Hare and the Little Grey Rabbit: 5 - The Speckledy Hen
by Alison Uttley.
Told by Ann Hogarth and Jan Bussell with the Hogarth Glove Puppets.

5.15-5.35 How to Play: 3 - Lacrosse
A series, in which personalities in the field of sport give advice on playing their own particular game.
Introduced by Peter West.

with George Cansdale.

[Starring] Brian Reece
with Paula Marshall, Sheena Harvey, Robert Harbin.
Part of the entertainment given to United Nations troops in Korea.

All for the fun of it
Another visit to Battersea Pleasure Gardens.
Your guide, Bill Duncalf

An unrehearsed discussion on topics of the week.
Speakers: David Eccles, M.P., W. J. Brown, Anthony Crosland, M.P., Michael Foot, M.P.
Chairman: Dingle Foot

The attempt to build a suspension bridge across the Severn has been temporarily abandoned. This film shows the amount of research necessary before such a project can be carried out.
The great danger is 'wind flutter', an interesting example of which is shown in the actual scenes of the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in the U.S.A. which crumbled in a 42-mile-an-hour gale.

(sound only)