09 June 1990

Saturday 09 June

1990-06-09

Events

 * World Cup Italia 90, group matches:
 * Italy 1-0 Austria (Rome)
 * USSR 0-2 Romania (Bari)
 * UAE 0-2 Columbia (Bologna)

TV

 * BBC One
 * 8.15 am The 8.15 from Manchester In today's edition of the children's magazine show American rock band They Might Be Giants build a little birdhouse in your soul. Also joining Ross King and Charlotte Hindle are holiday expert Martin Roberts, who is up to his knees down on the farm, and conservationist Ron Freethy.
 * 10.55 Grandstand
 * Football: Soviet Union v Romania. World Cup 90 from Italy. Live coverage of this first-round match from Bari. The Soviets were runners-up in the European championships - Romania qualified ahead of Denmark. Argentina and Cameroon make up Group B. Commentators: John Motson and Bobby Charlton.
 * Cricket: England v New Zealand. The third day of the First Test from Trent Bridge. Commentators: Richie Benaud and Jack Bannister.
 * 11.20 pm World Cup Report Match highlights from Italy. Italy v Austria (Group A); Soviet Union v Romania (Group B); and UAE v Colombia (Group D). Tonight marks the start of the host nation's World Cup campaign. Italy's match in Rome is an interesting guide to how the Italian players will handle the pressures of playing in front of their own fanatical supporters. Also an early look at the Soviet Union and at two of the lesser-known competing nations, the United Arab Emirates and Colombia. Introduced by Jim Craig.


 * ITV
 * Saint and Greavsie SAINT AND GREAVSIE - ROME - ITALY - JUNE 9TH 1990
 * BBC 2
 * 3.25 pm Elections 90: Czechoslovakia. Six months after their historic and peaceful revolution the people of Czechoslovakia vote today in the country's first free elections since 1946.