Graham Parker: weekend weather
(Colour)
from Windsor Safari Park
with Michael Aspel
Staffan alone on the mountain
Story told by Colin Jeavons
Book 95p: see page 66
[Repeat]
Introduced by Frank Bough
Outside Broadcast cameras bring you coverage of today's big holiday sport.
12.35* Football Preview
Sam Leitch introduces midweek European action, personalities and latest news of today's crucial promotion and relegation matches.
1.0* International Boxing: The Middleweight Championship of Great Britain: Bunny Sterling (champion) v Mark Rowe (former champion)
Highlights of this week's fight at the Royal Albert Hall.
1.20* World Championship Snooker from Manchester
Play from one of today's outstanding matches at the semi-final stage of the Park Drive World Professional Snooker Championships. Among the players competing for the first prize of ã1,500 are Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins, the reigning world champion, Ray Reardon, John Spencer, John Pulman and Rex Williams
1.40; 2.5; 2.35; 3.5* Racing from Kempton
1.45 Wills Embassy Stakes (Qualifier) (5 furlongs)
2.15 Ladbroke 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes (7 furlongs)
2.45 The Rosebery Stakes (Handicap) (11 miles)
3.15 Goya Stakes (Ladies' Race) (11 miles)
1.50; 3.20; 4.30* International Show Jumping from Hickstead: The Wills Embassy
Stakes
Today's major competition from the All-England Show Jumping Course.
2.20; 2.50; 4.30* Swimming from Crystal Palace: The Coca-Cola International
The outstanding swimming event of the year, with swimmers from 18 nations competing for team and individual honours. Among the stars taking part are Olympic Champions Shane Gould of Australia and Gunnar Larson of Sweden, David Wilkie, Britain's Olympic silver medallist, and a strong United States contingent.
3.45* Rugby League from Castleford: Castleford v Wakefield Trinity
The second half of today's top League match.
4.45* Final Score
Timetable:
12.35 Football Preview; 1.0 Boxing
1.20 Snooker; 1.40 Racing
1.50 Show jumping; 2.5 Racing
2.20 Swimming; 2.35 Racing
2.50 Swimming; 3.5 Racing
3.20 Swimming/Show jumping
3.45 Rugby League
4.30 Swimming/Show jumping
4.45 Final Score
Flat out for femininity: page 4
A cartoon film of the fairy tale by Oscar Wilde
The children used to play in the Giant's beautiful garden. One day, he came back, built a wall round the garden and put up a notice 'Trespassers will be prosecuted.'
(from Canada)
Weatherman Graham Parker
Today's Sport
Tonight's comedy feature film stars Jim Hutton, Dorothy Provine, Milton Berle, Joey Bishop, Bob Denver, Walter Brennan
with Victor Buono, Jack Gilford
When Harry Lucas, a humble employee of the US Mint, accidentally destroys a large sum in new dollar bills, he devises a desperate plan involving a number of helpers to break into the Mint at night and print replacements...
This Week's Films: page 9
A new comedy series starring Dick Emery
'Mandy's a very warm-hearted, gay lady. She was born in the war when I came on in an RAF Gang Show in a blonde wig and a spotted crinoline to sing "In the shade of the old apple tree." And she's just grown over the years from there.'
Written by John Warren and John Singer
featuring Pat Coombs, Gordon Clyde as the Interviewer, Anne Cunningham, Victor Maddern, Claire Nielsen, Julie Stevens, Jimmy Thompson
A new film series starring Raymond Burr as Robert Ironside, Don Galloway as Det-Sgt Brown, Don Mitchell as Mark Sanger, Elizabeth Baur as Officer Fran Belding
with guest stars Scott Hylands, Percy Rodrigues
Joe and Sid, ex-soldiers home from Vietnam, have bought a petrol station. They and their wives look forward to a happy and peaceful future. But someone quietly rolls a hand grenade towards the two men. Sid is killed; Joe is seriously injured. Why?
with Richard Whitmore; Weather
A selection from one of the funniest television comedy series of all time
After 15 financially disastrous years of betting with Bilko, poor Sergeant Ritzik has had enough. To escape with his last 400 dollars he resigns from the Army. This drastic step causes even Bilko to have a change of heart. Result: poor Sergeant Ritzik.
