The Gingerbread Man

Talent Scouts; Roman Daze

Introduced by Roy Castle and Norris McWhirter
This week Roy visits the training ground of the world-famous Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Ottawa, and Norris officiates at an attempt to beat the world domino toppling target of 22,222 dominoes.
Designer MALCOLM THORNTON
Producer ALAN RUSSELL

A feature film starring
Dean Stockwell , Darryl Hickman Scotty Beckett , Leon Ames Margalo Gillmore
An unruly youngster, sent by his parents to a New Jersey school for taming rebellious youths, becomes even more aggressive.
Directed by WILLIAM WELLMAN
, Films: page 10

12.28 Weather BARBARA EDWARDS

Introduced by David Coleman direct from Aintree
BBC outside broadcast cameras bring complete coverage of the world's most famous steeplechase.
Grand National Day
12.30 DAVID COLEMAN sets the Aintree scene, with news of the runners, riders, going and weather for the final day of the Ladbrokes Grand National Meeting.
1.35 Aintree 73: RICHARD PITMAN relives the run-in that started a unique chapter in racing history.
1.45 Red Rum
The world's most famous horse makes his annual trip to Aintree.
2.0 The Sun Ratings 'Chase (2m)
2.10 The Fancied Runners
A report on some of today's leading horses, filmed in training.
2.20 Meet the Jockeys
DAVID COLEMAN talks to today's Grand National jockeys.
2.35 Templegate Hurdle (2m 51f)
2.45 A final check on runners and riders, scenes in the Paddock, and the Grand National Parade.
3.20 The Sun Grand National Steeplechase (Handicap) (4m836v)
BBC cameras capture the excitement and spectacle of the world's greatest steeplechase which carries a first prize of over £40,000.
Can 13-year-old Red Rum achieve the seemingly impossible by winning for the fourth time? His remarkable record is three wins and two seconds in the past five years. Commentators
PETER O'SULLEVAN , JULIAN WILSON RICHARD PITMAN and JOHN HANMER
4.30 The jockeys tell their stories in a look back at the National. Also in Grandstand
12.45*
Football Focus
Including news of today's promotion and relegation battles.
1.10*
American Basketball
The NCAA Championship Final
The USA's top annual decider to find the nation's best team and players. The winners will be vying for places in the 1980 Olympics.
3.50*
Rugby League
The second half of the first semi-final in the Rugby League Challenge Cup.
Commentator EDDIE WARING 4.40* Final Score
Today's timetable:
12.30 The Aintree Scene
12.45 Football Focus; 1.10 Basketball
1.35 Aintree 73; 1.55 Racing
2.10 Fancied Runners
2.20 Meet the Jockeys: 2.30 Racing
2.45 The Runners and Riders
2.50 Grand National Parade
3.20 The Grand National
3.50 Rugby League
4.30 National Highlights
4.40 Final Score
* Timings may be changed by events
Television presentation:
Grand National FRED VINER
RICHARD TILLING and NICK HUNTER Rugby League KEITH PHILLIPS Basketball NBC-TV
Football Focus MIKE MURPHY
Grandstand producer MARTIN HOPKINS Edited by ALAN HART. Preview: p 17

Today: The Chameleon

with Peter Woods ; Weatherman

starring Abe Vigoda as Phil Fish
with Florence Stanley, Barry Gordon
Retired New York City detective Phil Fish and his wife Bernice agree to act as house-parents to five adolescents from the local children's centre.

starring Rolf Harris with his special guest Dana and the amazing Wilfred Makepeace Lunn.
Half-an-hour of acting, painting but above-all singing, featuring the children of Temple Cowley Middle School, Oxford.

starring Robert Mitchum
After landing at Anzio in 1944, war correspondent Dick Ennis drives unmolested all the way to Rome and returns to tell the Allies' commander that the way to the Italian capital is open.
Directed by EDWARD DMYTRYK. Films: p 10

starring Les Dawson and Lulu featuring RAYMOND MASON
CLAIRE NIELSON , MICHAEL STAINTON and the DOUGIE SQUIRES DANCERS
Choreography dougie SQUIRES
Musical director JOHNNY COLEMAN Written by DAVID RENWICK
PETER ROBINSON , MICK LOFTUS LES DAWSON and EDDIE BRABEN Make-up artist JUDY CAIN
Sound ADRIAN BISHOP-LAGGETT Designer IAN RAWNSLEY Director PHIL BISHOP
Producer JOHN AMMONDS

starring , a tough cop, with a tough job, in a tough town - New York Laid Off
A young ex-cop who starts taking bribes confronts Lt Kojak with some unwelcome and difficult decisions.

with Peter Woods ; Weather

Introduced by Jimmy Hill
Highlights from two of today's key Football League matches with commentators BARRY DAVIES and JOHN MOTSON , plus the news round-up of the day's soccer, and the result of the March Goal of the Month competition. The Grand National
Another chance to see the world's greatest steeplechase run over the spectacular Aintree fences this afternoon.
Commentators PETER O'SULLEVAN JULIAN WILSON and JOHN HANMER
Producers:
Grand National FRED VINER , NICK HUNTER Football JOHN MCGONAGLE
JOHN SHREWSBURY , MIKE MURPHY
Studio director JOHN ROWLINSON Series producer ALEC WEEKS Editor JONATHAN MARTIN

Conversation, music and entertainment live from the entrance hall at Pebble Mill. Bob Langley and Tony Lewis invite you to meet their guests.
Tonight: David Essex
Patrick Moore and Beryl Reid with Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
Director ROY NORTON Producer ROY RONNIE