Two of the finest cricketers in the world captain these two County sides - Brian Close, whose inspiration has been such a strength to Yorkshire that they have won the Championship title three times out of the last four years, and Garfield Sobers, the great West Indian all-rounder who now leads Nottinghamshire in their bid for County honours.

During today's tea interval at approximately 4.0 pm Lord's Taverner James Ellis (right) reads the story "Herecombe v Therecombe" by Herbert Farjeon.

Frank Bough introduces the programme which includes news of all today's other fixtures: Leicestershire v Kent, Northamptonshire v Somerset, Surrey v Gloucestershire, Warwickshire v Derbyshire, Worcestershire v Glamorgan

The best of the week's newsfilm from all over the world, together with other subjects of interest.
For the deaf and hard of hearing a commentary appears visually
and Weather

Rowan and Martin invite you to laugh-a-second-time at their Laugh-In
This week's star guests: Diana Ross and Michael Caine
and the Laugh-In regulars
A Schlatter/Friendly production for NBC

A fascinating journey through Peru from the High Andes to the mighty river Amazon filmed in colour by the team responsible for The Lost Continent.

(Colour)

In a chateau high in the Swiss Alps lives Adrian Conan Doyle, son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes. The chateau contains a complete replica of Holmes's room in Baker Street and it was here that Joan Bakewell talked to Adrian Conan Doyle about his father, Sherlock Holmes, and the foundation he now runs.

by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
Freely adapted by Alan Melville
Starring Joan Sims as the Fairy Queen, Patrick Cargill as the Lord Chancellor
Featuring Jimmy Thompson as Lord Tolloller, Julian Orchard as Lord Mountararat, Mary Millar as Phyllis, Simon Kent as Strephon
with Janet Mahoney, Suzanne Kerchiss, Geraldene Morrow, John Inman, Karen Sirett
and Trisha Noble as Iolanthe
Guest star, Jimmy Logan as Pte Willis

('Ruddigore': Radio 3, Monday, 2.15)