BBC Radio Wales

Steffan Garrero hosting from the Millennium stadium

Blackburn Rovers V Jackland - Rob Phillips and Mark Bowen (SW FM)
Brentford V Wrexham (FA Cup 2nd round) - John Hardy and Dixie McNeill (North FM / Online) (SE FM / Digital TV/Radio also for lat 20 minutes or so)
Newport County V Lincoln City - Ian Hunt
Wrexham V Airbus UK Broughton (FAW Welsh Cup 3rd round) - Marc Lloyd Williams
Horse racing from Sandown Park - Aly Rowell

BBC Radio Cymru

Eleri Sion hosting from the Millennium stadium

Blackburn Rovers V Jackland - Dylan Griffiths and Iwan Roberts (SW Wales commentary)
Brentford V Wrexham (FA Cup 2nd round) - Gareth Blainey and Wayne Phillips (commentary of last 20 minutes or so)
Wrexham V Airbus UK Broughton (FAW Welsh Cup 3rd round) - Marc Lloyd Williams
Bangor City V Llanelli (FAW Welsh Cup 3rd round) - Alwyn Parry Griffiths

BBC Radio Bristol / Somerset

Geoff Twentymann (studio host)

Bath V Sale Sharks (Aviva Premiership RU)(1415GMT KO) - Andrew Sheridan and Andy Beattie (94.9FM / 95/5FM / 104.6FM / 1566MW / DAB / Online)
Bath City V Telford United - Andy Howard and Quentin Edwards (1548MW / Online)
Bristol City V Middlesbrough (1720GMT KO) - Richard Hoskin and Jon Stead (94.9FM / 95.5FM / 104.6FM / DAB)
Mangotsfield United V Taunton Town - Mike Kay

Swansea Sound

Blackburn Rovers V Jackland - Antony O'Connell (commentary)

BBC Radio Leeds
host: Gareth Jones at Elland Road* and Valley Parade
Leeds United verses Millwall
reporter:Dave Callahan
Bradford City verses Wimbledon
commentator: Derm Tanner
summariser: Wayne Jacobs
Halifax Town verses Altrincham
reporter: Dave Fletcher
*A special edition of WEst Yorkshire Sport was broadcast from 11:05 until after 12:30, covering the tributes to Gary Speed.


Yorkshire Radio (DAB), Minster FM and official Leeds United website
Leeds United verses Millwall
host: Michael Weadock
commentator: Tom Kirwin
summariser: Eddy Gray
reporter: Jonny Buchan


The Pulse
Bradford City verses Wimbledon
host and commentator: Tim Thornton
summariser: Ian Ormondroyd


BBC Radio York
host: Sharon Shortle
York City verses Kettering Town(FM and online)
commentator: Barry Parker
summariser: Chris Jones
Solihull Moors verses Harrogate Town (AM)
coverage: Rob Wilson*
*due to a bad line, there was commentary when the line was good, and reports interupting the York City commentary on AM every ten minutes when the line was bad.


BBC Radio Humberside
host: Matt Dean
Hull City verses Leicester City (FM)
commentators: David Burns and Matt Dean
summariser: Peter Swan
Salisbury City verses Grimsby Town (AM, DAB and online)
commentator: John Tondeur
summariser: Glenn Cockerill

Bangor City V Llanelli (FAW Welsh Cup 3rd round) - Jeremy Davies

So Swansea Sound, like talkSPORT, didn't have a reporter at Wales v Australia in the rugby either?

Pretty poor in my opinion that a) Talking Rugby evidently didn't have anyone covering it and b) UTV Radio didn't send a reporter of their own like Roger Hughes to the Millennium Stadium to cover the game for both stations. After their extensive Rugby World Cup coverage you expect better.

Apologies to JPM1980 for duplicating most of the talkSPORT information he posted - I had typed 90% of that message prior to kick-off in said rugby international and only came back to complete and post the message at half-time!


It's actually "Rob and Dan" rather than "Rob and Daz" at Villa Park - Rob Gurney and Dan Wheeler will commentate on Aston Villa v Manchester United for BBC WM, although I'm not sure which of them will be the lead commentator and which will present and co-commentate. Dan's just done the team news so I imagine he'll lead the commentary.

No problem The Difference. Clive Edwards is at Villa Park for IRN

I watched the Aston Villa v Manchester United game on ESPN this evening and with about ten minutes to go (I *think* it was the 82nd minute if anyone who recorded the match cares enough to want to watch it back), they cut to a shot of Tom Ross, Stan Collymore and Nigel Pearson in the press box commentating for BRMB and talkSPORT respectively. Over on BBC WM, to confirm it was Dan Wheeler (commentating) and Rob Gurney (co-commentating and presenting) at Villa Park.

Saturday 3rd December 2011

BBC Manchester - 95.1FM
Manchester City v Norwich: Ian Cheeseman & Nigel Gleghorn (Commentary)
Wigan v Arsenal: Paul Rowley (Updates)
Southend v Oldham: ? (Updates)

BBC Manchester - DAB Digital
Tottenham v Bolton: Jack Dearden & Alan Gowling (Commentary)

Tower FM
Tottenham v Bolton: Mark Wilson & Gary Henshaw (Commentary)

Wish FM
Wigan v Arsenal: Paul Chailton & Neill Rimmer (Commentary)

BBC Lancashire - 95.5FM & 1557AM
West Ham v Burnley: Phil Cunliffe & Chris Boden (Commentary)

BBC Lancashire - 103.9FM & DAB Digital
Blackburn v Swansea: Andy Bayes & Kevin Gallacher (Commentary)

BBC Lancashire - 104.5FM & 855AM
Blackpool v Leicester: Ian Chisnall & Paul Simpson (Commentary)

*Scott Read hosted BBC Lancashire's coverage live from Ewood Park.

BBC Merseyside were left without a commentary today with Everton playing Sunday, Liverpool Monday and Tranmere being out of the FA Cup. I assume Neil Turner updated on Southport v Alfreton but I didn't hear.

BBC Stoke likewise were without a commentary today with Stoke playing Sunday and both Crewe and Port Vale having exited the FA Cup early.

Sunday 4th December - talkSPORT

Alan Brazil presenting Sunday Exclusive alongside Alvin Martin, Ray Houghton and John Cross from the Daily Mirror, followed by Call Matterface

Premier League
Everton v Stoke City - Graham Beecroft
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sunderland - Geoff Peters

Championship
Cardiff City v Birmingham City - Roger Hughes

Rugby Union: Premiership
Saracens v London Irish - Russell Hargreaves


BBC WM

WM Sport with Daz Hale from the Cardiff City Stadium and Mark Regan from Molineux

Premier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sunderland - Richard Wilford and Mark Regan (4pm commentary)

Championship
Cardiff City v Birmingham City - Mike Taylor and Daz Hale (12.30pm commentary)


BRMB and Beacon Radio (Black Country and Shropshire)

Tom Ross presenting The Goalzone from the Cardiff City Stadium

Premier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sunderland - Steve Hermon and Robbie Dennison (4pm Beacon commentary)

Championship
Cardiff City v Birmingham City - Tom Ross and Tommy Mooney (12.30pm BRMB commentary)

Leicester were definitely not at Blackpool yesterday

You'll get a big shrug of the shoulders from me, as I was listening to Radio Cymru for most of the day, and only realised I should've checked Swansea Sound to see who was at Ewood Park yesterday for the Jacks I totally forgot to see if Gaelon Downes was there. There's no reason for them not to have done though.

Cardiff City V Birmingham City (Coca Cola Championship) (120GMT KO)

BBC Radio Wales - Rob Phillips (studio host) with Osian Roberts as special guest. Mark Poyser and Ian Walsh commentated (All frequencies).

BBC Radio Cymru - Owain Llyr and Osian Roberts (updates during 2pm news bulletin)
BBC Five Live - Andy Gillies
BBC Five Live Sports Xtra - Alistair Durden (of Radio Bristol) and Leroy Rosenior

BBC Bristol / Somerset

AFC Totton V Bristol Rovers (FA Cup 2nd round) - Richard Hoskin (studio host) Ed Hadwin and Keith Brookman (via terrible ISDN line) (94.9FM / 95.5FM / 104.6FM / DAB / Online)

Talking Rugby had reporters at Leicester v Northampton and Northern Hemisphere v Southern Hemisphere at Twickenham on Saturday and then Saracens v London Irish today. There was no offer of Wales coverage.

Is there no sign of Hamish Stuart covering Wales these days?

Thanks to you both for the information. Had Gaelon Downes been at the Millennium Stadium for Swansea Sound, then I'm not sure why he didn't "double up" and cover the game for talkSPORT as well, given that this kind of thing is not uncommon.

When you consider that talkSPORT wants to be taken seriously as a rugby union broadcaster and their extensive Rugby World Cup coverage and Full Contact does deserve a lot of respect, they really ought to have reporters covering all of the internationals involving the home nations that are staged in the British Isles.

Ian Fergus - I remember you expressing your surprise in the Rugby World Cup radio coverage thread about Roger Hughes being talkSPORT's man in the Wales camp in New Zealand rather than Hamish Stuart. I guess talkSPORT opted for Hughes as he is one of their regular freelancers rather than someone who only contributes to the station via Talking Rugby. Although TR didn't cover yesterday's match, there is no reason I know of why Hamish wouldn't be back covering Wales home games for them when the Six Nations rolls around and Roger is busy covering football for talkSPORT.

Paul Breen-Turner and Chris Williams commentated on Real Sociedad v Malaga in La Liga for Talk Radio Europe this afternoon, although I don't know who made up the rest of their studio team as TRE's webstream was disabled during the second half (presumably because it was a 3pm kick-off and they normally take the BBC World Service's Sunday Sportsworld between 4-6pm) and sister station Global Radio wasn't carrying the game as they usually would for reasons unbeknownst to me.

Must say Richard Wilford's commentary on Wolves v Sunderland for BBC WM this afternoon was an excellent listen - I've not heard him get that excited about a game in a long while. I heard he did well when "flying solo" on Sporting Braga v Birmingham City commentary on Thursday evening too.

Phil Wye's Twitter has confirmed that Alan Green is at Stoke on Sunday and then at Chelsea next Monday. One of the few games he has done outside of the North West this season.

Saturday 3rd December - Newstalk 106-108FM

Dave McIntyre presented Newstalk Sport Saturday alongside Joe Molloy, joined by Graham Taylor and Stewart Robson after 5pm

Premier League (all as IRN)
Newcastle United v Chelsea - Alistair Ross
Blackburn Rovers v Swansea City - Tom Parker
Manchester City v Norwich City - Darren Stannage
Tottenham Hotspur v Bolton Wanderers - Andrew Cheal
Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion - Nigel Bidmead
Wigan Athletic v Arsenal - Stuart Arrowsmith

Like sister station Today FM, they didn't carry reports on the late game between Aston Villa and Manchester United.


Sunday 4th December - Newstalk 106-108FM

Joe Molloy presented Newstalk Sport Sunday

Premier League
Everton v Stoke City - Ken Early and Kevin Kilbane (3pm commentary)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sunderland - ? (second half commentary)

Golf: Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Golf Club - Nick Dye

Second half commentary from Molineux was advertised by Newstalk but only the first four hours of Newstalk Sports Sunday are archived on Newstalk's Listen Back player, so I wasn't able to dip into their 5-6pm output from yesterday. From what I've heard of what is archived on their website, they didn't take first half updates or even trail their commentary team ahead of the game. I'd be interested to know what they did after 5pm, whether they produced their own commentary or took one from one of the BBC or local commercial stations covering the game, a TV world feed as they have in the past or Premier League Radio (if that service is still around).

Monday 5th December - talkSPORT

Mark Saggers presenting Kick-Off alongside Stan Collymore

Premier League
Fulham v Liverpool - Ian Abrahams


BBC London

David Croft presenting Your Shout alongside Kevin Hand followed by The Non-League Show with Caroline Barker

Premier League
Fulham v Liverpool - Jamie Hill

TD1 Radio: 8-10pm Tonight

Richard Minnikin presented with IRN Updates from Fulham v Liverpool from Andrew Cheal

5Live

Mark Chapman hosting from Craven Cottage

Fulham v Liverpool - Ian Dennis, John Motson & Steve Claridge

Motson, Claridge & Ian McGarry joined Mark for a shortened Monday Night Club

According to 5 Live football producer Phil Wye on Twitter, it was Radio Bristol alumni Alistair Bruce-Ball commentating with Leroy Rosenior at the Cardiff City Stadium on Sunday. However clearly you listened and I didn't, and the game has not been archived on the 5LSE website, so you may well be right.

This week's BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra commentary details courtesy of Twitter.

Tuesday 6th December

Championship
Barnsley v Crystal Palace - Ross Fletcher and Craig Hignett (7.45pm commentary)

Wednesday 7th December

Championship
Hull City v Birmingham City - Ian Brown and Billy Davies (7.45pm commentary)

It remains to be seen but I guess in both cases it'll be the commentators anchoring the coverage themselves rather than a studio host, as has usually been the case this season. The days of the likes of Howard Bentham (BBC Hereford & Worcester's breakfast show presenter) and Bob Ballard (who had a newsreading shift on talkSPORT at the weekend) presenting live games on 5LSE regularly seems a long time ago now.

Tuesday 6th December - talkSPORT

Mark Saggers presenting Kick-Off: Champions League Live

UEFA Champions League Group Stage
Chelsea v Valencia - Ian Abrahams
Olympiakos v Arsenal - Sam Matterface and Stan Collymore (commentary)

It was David McIntyre & Alan Matthews on the second game. Matthews is the manager of Shelbourne and an regular on Setanta's League of Ireland coverage.

It was Alastair Durden at Cardiff.

Alastair Bruce-Ball was at Wolves vs Sunderland with Michael Gray and David Oates.

Must have been a late switch as Phil Wye had tweeted that Ian Brown would be with David Oates at Wolves,

Tonight

Chelsea v Valencia Simon Brotherton, Graham Taylor & Mike Ingham
Olympiakos v Arsenal Alistair Bruce-Ball

BBC Radio Wales

Rob Phillips (studio host)

Wrexham V Southport - Dylan Griffiths and Dixie McNeill (North FM / Online)
Alfreton Town V Newport County - Mark Poyser and Jason Perry (SE FM / Online)

BBC Bristol / Somerset

Kidderminster Harriers V Bath City - Andrew Kerslake and Quentin Edwards (Online)

Tuesday 6th December - BBC London

Phil Parry presenting Tuesday Sport from Oakwell

UEFA Champions League Group Stage
Chelsea v Valencia - Jamie Hill
Olympiakos v Arsenal - Alistair Bruce-Ball (updates taken from 5 Live)

Championship
Barnsley v Crystal Palace - Phil Parry and Matt Jackson (94.9FM and BBC Sport website commentary)

Johnstone's Paint Trophy Southern Area Semi-Final First Leg
Barnet v Brentford - Nick Godwin and Bradley Allen (DAB commentary), with Billy Reeves and Karl Bates reporting

Thanks for the Newstalk information Rufus Eric and thanks for the 5LSE details Shaun.