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6.25 Holography at Work
6.50 Inquiry: Newsreel Coverage
7.13 Augustus: Portrait and Image
7.40 BART 2: Safety. Reliability 8.S Conflict in the Family
8.30 A Portrait of Summer School
8.55 People and Social Structure
9.20 Maths: Curve Sketching 945 Control of Technology
10.10 Engineering Mechanics
10.35 How Minerals are Made
11.0 Heat from Sea Beds
11.25 Mass Communication and Society
11.50 Biology: Cell Movement
12.15 Inside Volcanoes
12.40 Moving Muscles
1.5 Engineering: Crates and Ale
1.30 Maths Methods: Projectiles

Introduced by Desmond Lynam
2.0*
Motor Racing from Spa
The Belgian Grand Prix
Britain's JOHN WATSON was the winner of last year's Grand Prix at Zolder, a race marred by the death in practice of GILLES VILLENEUVE. Commentators
MURRAY WALKER and JAMES HUNT
2.20*
Cricket
The John Player League
Another round of the lively 40 overs a side competition, first contested in 1969 when the winners were Lancashire.
Commentators JIM LAKER
CHRISTOPHER MARTIN-JENKINS and PETER WALKER
5.30
Football
The FA Cup Final
The moments that mattered from yesterday's
( final at Wembley, and a report on the triumphant homecoming of the winners.
The Scottish FA Cup Final
Aberdeen v Rangers
Holders ABERDEEN started as favourites to win this repeat of last year's final, but RANGERS were counting on tradition and experience in their eighth successive Hampden appearance.
Commentator ARCHIE MACPHERSON
'The above timings indicate only the first o/ several transmissions. Television presentation:
Motor Racing BELGIAN television SERVICE Cricket BOB DUNCAN Football rRBD VINER
Scottish Cup Final BILL MALCOLM Assistant editor Grandstand JOHN ROWLINSON
Producer Grandstand martin hopkins Editor Grandstand mike murphy
A BDC vidcobook, Botham's Ashes (bbcv 5015) from retailers
Cricket scores on Ceefax

Contributors

Introduced By:
Desmond Lynam
Unknown:
John Watson
Unknown:
Gilles Villeneuve.
Unknown:
Murray Walker
Unknown:
James Hunt
Commentators:
Jim Laker
Unknown:
Christopher Martin-Jenkins
Unknown:
Peter Walker
Commentator:
Archie MacPherson
Editor:
Grandstand John Rowlinson
Unknown:
Mike Murphy

A digest of the news of the week and other world matters of interest seen by news cameras around the world: the interesting, the picturesque, the important and the dramatic, plus a visual commentary for those who cannot hear. with Jan Leeming
Editor FRED BOLTUM

Contributors

Unknown:
Jan Leeming
Editor:
Fred Boltum

This listing contains language that some may find offensive.

To exhibit at the Chelsea Flower Show is considered by most growers to be the honour of a lifetime, but to win one of the Royal Horticultural Society's coveted gold medals is a dream come true. Peter Seabrook visits some of the nurseries, to meet the people res- ponsible for making Britain's greatest flower show such a dazzling display of horticultural perfection.
Director LAURENCE vulmamt Producer NEIL ECCLES

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Seabrook
Producer:
Neil Eccles

After a break of 13 years, the Formula One World Championship returns to the undulating Spa Circuit. In 1970 the BRM team won the race on what used to be the fastest Grand Prix circuit - now reduced from 8.8 miles to less than half the distance. John Watson won last year's Belgian Grand Prix which was marred by Gilles Villeneuve's fatal crash in practice.

Contributors

Commentator:
Murray Walker
Commentator:
James Hunt
TV Presentation:
The Belgian TV Service
Producer:
Roger Moody

The world-renowned Welsh tenor in a programme of popular songs, ballads and operatic anas. His guest this evening is GUlian KnIght
BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra leader DESMOND BRADLEY conducted by Robin Stapleton accompanist John Constable
Lighting TONY ESOOTT Sound HARRY THOMAS
Designer GERALD murphy
Producer J. MERVYN WILLIAMS
Director ANDREW QUICK . BBCWales

Contributors

Leader:
Desmond Bradley
Conducted By:
Robin Stapleton
Accompanist:
John Constable
Unknown:
Tony Esoott
Unknown:
Harry Thomas
Designer:
Gerald Murphy
Producer:
J. Mervyn Williams
Director:
Andrew Quick

by R.F. Delderfield
Winner of the Broadcasting Press Guild Television Award for the Best Serial.
Dramatised in 13 parts by Andrew Davies
Starring John Duttine, Frank Middlemass, Alan MacNaughtan

Herries announces his retirement. David and Carter both put in their applications for the job, but find the competition only just beginning.

20 BBC Drama Themes (record REH 464, cassette ZCR 464) from retailers
(A profile of R.F. Delderfield, Mightier Than the Sword, Wednesday 7.0 pm)

Contributors

Author:
R.F. Delderfield
Dramatised by:
Andrew Davies
Music composed by:
Kenyon Emrys-Roberts
Producer:
Ken Riddington
Director:
Peter Jefferies
David Powlett-Jones:
John Duttine
Howarth:
Alan MacNaughtan
Barnaby:
David King
Carter:
Neil Stacy
Herries:
Frank Middlemass
Brigadier Cooper:
Michael Turner
Ellie:
Patricia Lawrence
Alderman Blunt:
Norman Bird
Julia:
Kim Braden
Alcock:
Charles Kay
Garside:
John Line
Pettigrew:
Richard Colson
Sir Rufus Creighton:
Cyril Luckham
Parsons:
Adam Armstrong
Pinkerton:
Matthew Ryan

John Tusa and Donald MacCormlck present a weekly assessment of the campaign so far. Peter Snow analyses the opinion polls and what they reveal about the shifts of opinion on the politicians and the issues that will decide the campaign. Editor DAVID LLOYD

Contributors

Unknown:
John Tusa
Unknown:
Donald MacCormlck
Editor:
David Lloyd

The second part of a concert from the Apollo Victoria, London, in which this popular entertainer from Denver, Colorado, presents his music, tells stories of some of his travels and how they relate to the songs he has written.
Sound CHRIS BOLCOMBI
TV presentation YVONNE littlewood

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Bolcombi
Unknown:
Yvonne Littlewood

BBC Two England

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