04 May 1974

Saturday

1974-05-04

Events

 * 93rd FA Cup between Liverpool and Newcastle United played at Wembley. Liverpool won the match 3–0 with two goals from Kevin Keegan and one from Steve Heighway. It was Liverpool's second victory in the competition.

TV

 * BBC One
 * 11.15 am Cup Final Grandstand direct from the Empire Stadium, Wembley with Frank Bough, David Coleman, Jimmy Hill. BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you the whole of this great sporting occasion, with slow-motion replays of the game's outstanding moments, and analysis of the play and players.
 * 5.45 pm Dr Who: Planet of the Spiders: Part 1, starring Jon Pertwee. A Tibetan-style monastery in rural England; a stage magician with uncanny powers; an alien crystal ... these are the strands of the sinister web woven by the Metebelis Spiders.
 * fifth and final serial of season 11 and the final serial for Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor.
 * 10.05 pm Cup Final Match of the Day. Introduced by Jimmy Hill from the London West End hotel where the winners of the 1974 Cup Final celebrate victory with their wives and friends.