03 May 1969

Saturday

1969-05-03

Events

 * Sport. The 'Home Internationals' football tournament begins. Wales are beaten 3-5 by Scotland at Wrexham, while Ireland are beaten by England 1-3 in Belfast. this year The tournament is reverted to its pre-First World War format, being played at the end of the season in a short period of time, to relax the demands on the players during the competitive season. (Matches continue on 6, 7 and 10 May).

TV

 * BBC One
 * 5.15 pm Doctor Who The War Games, pt.3.An adventure in space and time starring Patrick Troughton as Dr. Who
 * 7.15 pm Football Grandstand. BBC outside broadcast cameras at Windsor Park, Belfast, bring you the whole of tonight's big match Introduced by David Coleman.