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Cricket: Jubilee Test
England v Australia from Lord's
Live coverage of this season's first Test Match.
Introduced by PETER WEST
Commentators RICHIE BENAUD
JIM LAKER , TED DEXTER
International Lawn Tennis
The Federation Cup from Devonshire Park, Eastbourne
Quarter-finals' day in this 'World Cup' of women's tennis should bring the first real test for Great Britain's team led by SUE BARKER and VIRGINIA WADE when they meet the seventh seeds, Sweden.
In the long history of The Federation Cup, Great Britain have reached the finals on three occasions, but have never won. Now, in Jubilee year, comes their best chance to take the trophy and a record first prize money of £23,000. Commentators DAN MASKELL
JOHN BARRETT and SHIRLEY BRASHER
Introduced by DAVID VINE
Royal Ascot
BBC Outside Broadcast cameras bring you four races on Ladies' Day, when the smartest fashions vie for attention with the Gold Cup Runners.
2.30 Cork and Orrery Stakes (6f)
3.5 The Norfolk Stakes (5f)
3.45 The Gold Cup (21m)
France's Sagaro seeks to complete a unique hat-trick in Europe's most famous stayers' race, worth over E19,000 to the winner.
4.20 The King Edward VII Stakes dim)
Introduced by JULIAN WILSON
Commentator PETER O'SULLEVAN
JIMMY LINDLEY and JOHN HANMER
Fashions described by EVE POLLARD
Television presentation:
Cricket DAVID KENNING , BILL TAYLOR
Tennis FRED VINER , JOHNNIE WATHERSTON (Organised by the LTA in conjunction with Colgate-Palmolive) Racing DENNIS MONGER

Contributors

Introduced By:
Peter West
Commentators:
Richie Benaud
Unknown:
Jim Laker
Commentators:
Dan Maskell
Unknown:
John Barrett
Unknown:
Shirley Brasher
Introduced By:
David Vine
Introduced By:
Julian Wilson
Commentator:
Peter O'Sullevan
Unknown:
Jimmy Lindley
Unknown:
John Hanmer
Unknown:
David Kenning
Unknown:
Bill Taylor
Unknown:
Tennis Fred Viner
Unknown:
Johnnie Watherston
Unknown:
Dennis Monger

A Parents and Children series of 16 programmes.
13: Back home now, life for the new baby is an endless round of eating, sleeping and crying. CLAIRE WOOLFORD looks at the supportive role of the health visitor, and the pros and cons of breast and bottle feeding. Your letters are answered by CLAIRE RAYNER in her ' problem page'.
Film editor PETER ORTON Research JOHN BROOKE Producer DICK FOSTER

Contributors

Unknown:
Claire Woolford
Unknown:
Claire Rayner
Editor:
Peter Orton
Editor:
Research John Brooke
Producer:
Dick Foster

A virtuoso performance in Kind Hearts and Coronets proved a milestone in the spectacular screen career of Alec Guinness and started a run of internationally successful Ealing comedies.
7.40 Gaumont-British News
June 1951: Festival gardens open-Fashion fortnight - 33-1 winner of the Oaks.

Contributors

Unknown:
Alec Guinness

starring
Alec Guinness , Stanley Holloway Sidney James , Alfie Bass
Behind the modest, respectable exterior of Mr Holland lurks a criminal mind of awe-inspiring ambition. Mr Holland 's job is supervising bullion deliveries at the bank and his immediate target is one million pounds in gold. When he meets Pendlebury, Mr Holland 's plans begin to take shape.
Screenplay by T. E. B. CLARKE Producer MICHAEL BALCON
Director CHARLES CRICHWN

Contributors

Unknown:
Alec Guinness
Unknown:
Stanley Holloway
Unknown:
Sidney James
Unknown:
Alfie Bass
Unknown:
Mr Holland
Unknown:
Mr Holland
Unknown:
Mr Holland
Unknown:
T. E. B. Clarke
Producer:
Michael Balcon
Director:
Charles Crichwn
Holland:
Alec Guinness
Pendlebury:
Stanley Holloway
Lackery:
Sidney James
Shorty:
Alfie Bass
Mrs Chalk:
Marjorie Fielding
Miss Evesham:
Edie Martin
Parkin:
John Salew
Turner:
Ronald Adam
Wallis:
Arthur Hambling
Godwin:
Gibb McLaughlin
Farrow:
John Gregson
Station Sergeant:
Clive Morton
Clayton:
Sidney Tafler
Senora Gallardo:
Marie Burke
Chiquita:
Audrey Hepburn
Gregory:
William Fox
British Ambassador:
Michael Trubshawe

A celebration of the 25 years of Her Majesty's Reign.
An outside broadcast live from the Royal
Albert Hall , London.
BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes Gillian Knight Robert Tear
Benjamin Luxon and 500 voices from
Royal Choral Society
London Welsh Festival Choir Huddersfield Choral Society Toad Choir of Scotland
Belfast Philharmonic Choir and the music of Bernstein, Britten, Elgar, Grieg, Handel, Mozart, Mussorgsky, Novello, Saint-Saens, Sullivan, Tchaikovsky, Verdi
Introduced by Robert Hardy
Producer JOHN VERNON
(A simultaneous broadcast with Radio 2)

Contributors

Unknown:
Albert Hall
Conducted By:
Owain Arwel
Introduced By:
Robert Hardy
Producer:
John Vernon

A series of seven filmed narrative dramas
6: The Gaffer by TED WALKER Narrated by LEO MCKERN
Archie was determined to teach his son a lesson. But as he stood there on the beach at Dover-all beer, gut and goggles - being greased up for his Channel Swim, he began to wonder who exactly was teaching whom.
Film cameramen
MARTIN SAUNDERS , CHRIS o'DELL Film editor PHIL MUTTON Producer ROGER JENKINS
Director COLIN GODMAN. BBC Bristol Preview: page 15

Contributors

Unknown:
Ted Walker
Unknown:
Leo McKern
Unknown:
Martin Saunders
Unknown:
Chris O'Dell
Editor:
Phil Mutton
Producer:
Roger Jenkins
Director:
Colin Godman.
Archie:
Bob Bryan
Harry:
Gary Warren
Albert:
Reg Lye
Doreen:
Juliet Harmer

International Lawn Tennis
The Federation Cup
Highlights and results of the Quarter-finals played today at Devonshire Park, Eastbourne.
Commentators DAN MASKELL
JOHN BARRETT and SHIRLEY BRASHER Introduced by DAVID VINE Cricket: Jubilee Test England v Australia from Lord's
First day
RICHIE BENAUD introduces highlights of today's play.

Contributors

Commentators:
Dan Maskell
Unknown:
John Barrett
Unknown:
Shirley Brasher
Introduced By:
David Vine
Introduces:
Richie Benaud

BBC Two England

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