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Royal Ascot
Four races from the final day of the meeting.
2.30 The Windsor Castle Stakes (5f)
3.5 The Hardwicke Stakes (1 1/2m)
Featuring Britain's top middle-distance 4-year-olds.
3.45 The Wokingham Stakes (Handicap) (6f)
4.20 The Kings Stand Stakes (5f)
Europe's top sprinters meet in the season's most valuable sprint, worth over £16,000 to the winner.

International Tennis: The John Player Tournament
from Nottingham
Only four men are now left with a chance to take the £10,500 prize for this important pre-Wimbledon tournament.

4.30 Cricket: Second Test: England v The West Indies
from Lord's
The final session on the second day

Contributors

Presenter (Racing):
Julian Wilson
Commentator (Racing):
Peter O'Sullevan
Commentator (Racing):
Jimmy Lindley
Commentator (Racing):
John Hanmer
Fashions described by (Racing):
Eve Pollard
Presenter (Tennis):
David Vine
Commentator (Tennis):
Dan Maskell
Commentator (Tennis):
Bill Knight
TV Presentation (Tennis):
Fred Viner
TV Presentation (Tennis):
Johnnie Watherston

Starring Vera Lynn and her special guest Bing Crosby
with Trini Lopez, The Stylistics
and The Young Generation

Contributors

Presenter/Singer:
Vera Lynn
Singer:
Bing Crosby
Singer:
Trini Lopez
Musicians:
The Stylistics
Musicians:
Alyn Ainsworth and his Orchestra
Dancers:
The Young Generation
Choreographer:
Nigel Lythgoe
Designer:
Kenneth Sharp
Producer:
Stewart Morris

BBC2 Snooker Championship

The fifth game featuring two young challengers for the 1976 Pot Black Trophy

Willie Thorne (Leicester), the new-comer to this year's competition against Dennis Taylor (Blackburn), last year's losing finalist.
Introduced by Alan Weeks

BBC Birmingham
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Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Weeks
Referee:
Sydney Lee
Commentator:
Ted Lowe
Director:
Jim Dumighan
Producer:
Reg Perrin

At dawn this Saturday, Thames sailing barges from all over the east coast will slip down-river with the morning tide for one of the world's most beautiful races. Last year, a film crew joined one of the favourites, the May, for the race.

Contributors

Film Cameraman:
Martin Patmore
Film Editor:
Nick Barnard
Director:
Andrew Gosling

A story of Flanders in eight episodes by Gerard Walschap

An examining magistrate comes to Valley Farm to investigate the 'accidental' death of Rosa's husband, Karel. Thijs, governed as always by his passion for justice and truth, tells of his love for Rosa. She is put on trial for murder, and Thijs earns the hatred of the local community.

Starring Hugo Metsers as Thijs with the English voices of Peter Marinker, Kate Binchy, Angela Pleasence

A co-production by AVRO (Holland) and BRT (Belgium).

Contributors

Writer:
Gerard Walschap
Original production directed by:
John van Der Rest
English version by:
Michael Bakewell
Thijss Glorieus:
Hugo Metsers
[Voice]:
Peter Marinker
[Voice]:
Kate Binchy
[Voice]:
Angela Pleasence

BBC Two England

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