Among the Essex stars are Keith Fletcher, Keith Boyce and Ray East. Yorkshire, with a formidable team including Geoff Boycott, could well improve on their record against Essex, whom they have not beaten in any competition since 1966.
During today's tea interval, at approximately 4.0 pm, Lord's Taverner Frank Bough reads England Their England by A. G. Macdonell.
David Vine introduces the programme which includes news of all today's other cricket fixtures: Leicestershire v Hampshire, Middlesex v Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire, Surrey v Lancashire, Sussex v Kent, Warwickshire v Worcestershire
The best of the week's news film. For the deaf and hard of hearing a commentary appears visually.
and Weather
A series played for laughs and with a song or two from Carol Burnett and her guests tonight Imogene Coca, Robert Goulet
With Harvey Korman, Lyle Waggoner, Vicki Lawrence, The Ernest Flatt Dancers
The Hovercraft arrives at Fort Lamy, capital of remote Tchad, to be met by the President. In the meantime a side expedition through the old African kingdom of Dahomey discovers a King and his female warriors - 'the Amazons of Abomey.'
From Fort Lamy the Hovercraft heads north along the Chari river to Lake Tchad, an inland sea as large as Wales and one of the least penetrated regions on earth.
Written and narrated by John Stockbridge
A co-production with Bayerischer Rundfunk
Expedition sponsored by The International Publishing Corporation
with Manuel Morao
'Flamenco' for the tourist is a world away from the genuine flamenco which for over a century has profoundly influenced the Spanish cultural scene. Perhaps surprisingly it still survives as a living force among the gypsies of Andalucia. This film traces its history and features some of its finest present-day interpreters, most of whom appear before the camera for the very first time.
Produced for BBC, CBC and BR by Document Productions Ltd.
Written by John Fortune and Eleanor Bron
With Eleanor Bron, John Fortune
by Anthony Trollope
Dramatised in five parts by Simon Raven
Starring Colin Blakely, Rachel Gurney
Sir Felix's attempt at an elopement has failed miserably. Melmotte appears to be on the crest of a wave, but is involved in difficulties as a result of mortgaging Pickering Park.
Introduced by Tony Bilbow with Philip Jenkinson
Screenwriter Neil Simon talks on location in New York for The Out-of-Towners with Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis.
Special effects expert Ray Harryhausen demonstrates his craft, with examples from Mighty Joe Young, The Three Worlds of Gulliver, Jason and the Argonauts, and Valley of the Gwangi
