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This afternoon viewers again join the crowds at Ascot Racecourse to see three of the principal events.

3.0 The Golden Gates Nursery Stakes (Handicap)
For two-year-olds, over six furlongs.

3.35 The Knights' Royal Stakes
A race with two thousand sovereigns added, for three-year-olds and upwards, over the Old Mile.

4.4 The Red Deer Stakes (Handicap)
For three-year-olds, over the Swinley Course of one mile and a half.

Clive Graham identifies the horses and jockeys in the Parade Ring before each race.
(to 16.15)

Contributors

Commentator:
Peter O'Sullevan
Parade Ring commentator:
Clive Graham
Presented for television by:
Alan Chivers

The Minstrel Show
Introduced by Humphrey Lestocq as Mr. Interlocutor.
with Bryan Johnson as Mr. Bones, Bill Hitchcock as Mr. Tambo, Veit Bethke as Mr. Pussyfoot, Don Arden as Mr. It Rhymes, Roy Henderson as Sunshine. Music provided by The Kentucky Troubadour - Elton Hayes, Mr. Banjo - Al Jeffery, Mr. Ivory Tickles - Peter Greenwell

The Man in Armour: 6: Out and About
A fantasy in six episodes by Godfrey Harrison.
[Starring] Bruce Gordon

Swimming
Television cameras take you on a visit to the Maindee Baths, Newport, to see some of the international swimming champions who are to take part in the great swimming contest tonight for the Bologna Trophy.

(to 18.00)

Contributors

Script (The Minstrel Show):
Tom Twigge
Producer (The Minstrel Show):
Douglas Hurn
Presenter/Mr. Interlocutor (The Minstrel Show):
Humphrey Lestocq
Mr. Bones:
Bryan Johnson
Mr. Tambo:
Bill Hitchcock
Mr. Pussyfoot:
Veit Bethke
Mr. It Rhymes:
Don Arden
Sunshine:
Roy Henderson
The Kentucky Troubadour:
Elton Hayes
Mr. Banjo:
Al Jeffery
Mr. Ivory Tickles:
Peter Greenwell
Writer (The Man in Armour):
Godfrey Harrison
Producer (The Man in Armour):
Shaun Sutton
Sir Archibald Willow:
Bruce Gordon
Ronnie:
Glyn Dearman
Rona:
Caroline Denzil
Theodore Hubble:
Gordon Bell
Sappho Holyrood:
Felix Felton
Isolde Holyrood:
Ann Summers
Grizzly Griffin:
Charles Farrell

[Starring] Richard Murdoch and Kenneth Horne, Betty Driver, Robert Earl, Dolores Ventura, Billy Baxter, Charles Warren and Jean, Peter Glover, The George Mitchell Singers, Variety Parade Dancers

Contributors

Comedian:
Richard Murdoch
Comedian:
Kenneth Horne
Singer:
Betty Driver
Singer:
Robert Earl
Pianist:
Dolores Ventura
Comedian:
Billy Baxter
Comedians:
Charles Warren and Jean
Dancer/dance direction:
Peter Glover
Singers:
The George Mitchell Singers
Dancers:
Variety Parade Dancers
Orchestra under the direction of:
Eric Robinson
Designer:
Roy Oxley
Producer:
Ernest Maxitt

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