Story: Presents for the Baby written by BARBARA MITCHELHILL illustrated by MINA MARTINEZ Presenters:
CAROL LEADER , DAVID HARGREAVES
From the beautiful Sussex race-course with its unique grandstand of Trundle Hill.
2.30 Dandizette Handicap (1 1/2 m)
3.5 The Extel Stakes (H'cap) (1 1/4m) One of the key 1 1/4 mile races of the season for three-year-olds.
3.35 Goodwood Selling Stakes (6f)
4.5 Albert Handicap (7f)
Introduced by Julian Wilson
Weather
BBC2 joins Radio 3 in stereo for a live relay of the first half of this evening's Prom from the Royal Albert Hall.
Haydn Symphony No 95 in c minor Liszt Piano Concerto No 2 in A major
Roger Woodward (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra leader BELA DEKANY conducted by John Pritchard Introduced by JON cuRLE
Sound GRAHAM HAINES , TONY ASKEW Lighting ALAN ROBERTS Director RON ISTED
(The third of five simultaneous relays in stereo from this year's Proms. To obtain the best effect, viewers with stereo Radio 3 should turn off TV sound and position their loudspeakers on either side of the screen - not too far apart, to help relate stereo image to picture size. Or use stereo headphones.) (The next BBC2/R3 Prom relay is on Sunday 15 August: Britten War Requiem) The BBC Promenade Concerts Prospectus 1976, 30p; BBC Music Guide: Haydn Symphonies, 45p, from bookshops
Underneath The Archers
The Archers is the longest-running radio drama serial in the world. Earlier this year the villagers of Ambridge celebrated their 25th birthday with the broadcast on Radio 4 of Episode 6,504.
Film editor DON PAlRSERVICE
Director ROGER MILLS
BBC2 Snooker Championship Willie Thome (Leicester) v
Rex Williams (Stourbridge), the World Billiards Champion
Thorne, the youngest professional in the series, has yet to win a frame. Williams won his last game against Fred Davis.
Introduced by ALAN WEEKS Referee SYDNEY LEE
Commentator TED LOWE
Director jim DUMIGHAN Producer
REG PERRIN. BBC Birmingham
The last of three programmes by Don Shaw
Turn You to the Strong Hold
Third part of drama exploring the life of general Orde Wingate controversial leader of the 1943-44 Burma Expeditions.This part features his time in India and the Chindit Regiment.
Richard Baker ; Weatherman
Following the trilogy of plays about this extraordinary soldier, David Jessel chairs a discussion about his life, achievement in the Second World War and impact on military thinking with Sir Robert Thompson and Brigadier Michael Calvert, both former Chindits, and military historian, John Terraine.
MARISA ROBLES (harp) plays Passacaglia from Suite No 7 by HANDEL
