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Four races from the final day of the meeting.
2.30 The Windsor r Castle Stakes (5f)
3.5 The Hardwicke Stakes (Hm)
Europe's top mile-and-a-half horses, including last year's ' Arc ' winner, Alleged, clash in this £22,000 race.
3.45 The Wokingham Stakes (Handicap) (6f)
4.20 The Kings Stand Stakes (5f)

The last of ten programmes. Who are the Watchdogs?
'If you want to get anything done in this country you've got to complain until you're blue in the mouth' says JOHN CLEESE in his famous ' Dead Parrot' confrontation with shopkeeper MICHAEL PALIN. But Who to? BRIAN REDHEAD finds out about the consumer watchdogs who look after the public interest.
Plus a film of a Trading Standards Officer at work, a look at how Which magazine tests products for its reports, and the question ' Are we getting value for money from all this consumer protection? '
With DAVID TENCH of Consumers' Association and GORDON BORRIE , the Director-General of Fair Trading.
Production DAVID ALLEN and ANNA JACKSON

Contributors

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John Cleese
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Michael Palin.
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Brian Redhead
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Gordon Borrie
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David Allen
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Anna Jackson

Small is Bountiful
To make a million; to be your own boss or to lead the world with a new product. Those are the reasons why thousands of people start new ventures each year. A few become the industrial giants of tomorrow, some fail, most stay as small unspectacular businesses. What is it that makes a new venture succeed or fail?
In The Money Programme Peter Hobday looks at the products and talks with some of the people who this year have become successful entrepreneurs.
Deputy editor DAVID GRAHAM Editor PAUL ELLIS

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Peter Hobday
Editor:
David Graham
Editor:
Paul Ellis

Fivepenny Piece with Mike Harding
Zany comedy from MIKE HARDING , music from FIVEPENNY PIECE. A meeting of talents at the Poco-a-Poco Theatre Club, Stockport.
Lilly the Budgie Rustler , Athlete's Foot Annie , and ' Our Dog Fred' are amongst the characters to be met in the company of M.H. & 5p.
Sound ALAN FOX
Lighting JOHN CROWTHER
Producer BARRY BEVINS. BBC Manchester

Contributors

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Mike Harding
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Mike Harding
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Budgie Rustler
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Foot Annie
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John Crowther
Producer:
Barry Bevins.

100 Years of Wimbledon
Peter Ustinov looks back over 100 years of Wimbledon tennis, from the first championship in 1877, when Mr Gore beat Mr Marshall , to 1977, when BJORN BORG had that titanic struggle with VITAS GERULAITIS and then beat JIMMY CONNORS in the final.
Also reminiscing are some of the great champions of the past - Fred Perry. Jaroslav Drobny
Donald Budge , Kitty McKane and Dorothy Round
A Trans World International production Preview: page 17

Contributors

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Peter Ustinov
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Mr Gore
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Mr Marshall
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Bjorn Borg
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Vitas Gerulaitis
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Jimmy Connors
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Fred Perry.
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Jaroslav Drobny
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Donald Budge
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Kitty McKane
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Dorothy Round

A serial in 13 episodes.
8:When Cage-Birds Singby JACK RUSSELL
Richard Coeur de Lion has mar. ried Berengaria of Navarre ... but his Crusade has failed. Embittered, disillusioned, he turns his back on the Holy Land and begins the dangerous journey home.

Contributors

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Jack Russell

BBC Two England

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