The John Player League draws to an exciting climax today at Old Trafford. Lancashire, the only holders of the trophy, must not only win but maintain a high run rate per over to take the title for the third successive year.

During the tea interval at 4.0* Profile of a Cricketer
Trevor Bailey recalls one of the greatest fast bowling partnerships in the history of the game Ray Lindwall and Keith Miller (Australia)
Frank Bough introduces the programme direct from Old Trafford which includes news and results from today's other matches: Hampshire v Sussex, Yorkshire v Northamptonshire, Kent v Middlesex

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

In the Antarctic spring 30,000 Adelie penguins return to Cape Crozier for the breeding season.
This is the dramatic story of these birds and the hazards that they face from storms, blizzards, skuas, predatory leopard seals, and even hooligan penguins.
Produced by Dr William Sladen in association with CBS News (from Bristol)

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One of the great orchestras of the world made its first appearance at a Prom last week. BBC2 cameras were at the Royal Albert Hall to record Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 4, in F minor conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky.
Introduced by Antony Hopkins
(This Week's Proms: page 13)

by Aldous Huxley
Dramatised in five parts by Robin Chapman
Starring Ian Richardson

Aldous Huxley's controversial novel examines the effects of new philosophies on European society in the 1930s. The dominant theme, active pacifism, is examined through the experiences of Anthony Beavis - 'a modest philosopher.'
(Repeated: next Saturday, 10.0 pm)

Rowan and Martin invite you back to their Laugh-In
This week's star guest Dinah Shore who, among other things, joins Dan and Dick with a cast of thousands in a searching look at the mod world of the working girl - Laugh-In style.
With Arte Johnson, Ruth Buzzi, Gary Owens, Alan Sues, Lily Tomlin, Dennis Allen, Johnny Brown, Ann Elder, Barbara Sharma

A Schlatter/Friendly production for NBC

(Colour)

Cricket Scoreboard and Weather

Roy Hudd comical entertainer
'One man's week - one man's weaknesses - one man's weak knees - all will be revealed.'