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I notice he had a pop at C4 - didn't he want to go and work for them but didn't thinking P O'S was retiring?
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BBC has actually been covering horse racing for 64 years - Royal Ascot was first televised in 1948.
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Game over. However, if Chepstow was to be abandoned, it would be interesting to see what they do as a contingency plan; would they look back at some of the great races that they covered over the last 60-odd years, or would they not give a s**t and show a film instead?
My guess would be the latter. And it would be somewhat fitting given the attitude of those in the higher echelons of BBC Sport. In the Racing Post yesterday, Lee Mottershead hit the nail on the head saying its the powers that be within BBC Sport - and he singled out Roger Mosey and Barbara Slater - are responsible for the erosion and ultimately the termination of their racing coverage. That is the final insult to racing fans and those that have worked on the BBC's racing coverage over the years. |
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Good piece by Julian Wilson in today's Express about the history of BBC horse racing coverage
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The original listings for tomorrow was Racing from 12.45pm to 3.05pm
The BBC Two website has a film called North West Frontier tomorrow from 12.45pm to 2.55pm and Coast for the other 10 minutes. While not being a massive horse racing fan and just watching the big days at least the BBC made a big deal of the Champions Day at Ascot in October because the Welsh National at Chepstow is always in danger because of the weather |
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extraordinary the BBC aren't broadcasting a farewell show to horse racing
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extraordinary the BBC aren't broadcasting a farewell show to horse racing
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He goes on about "ignoring national events" etc, but you have to draw a line in terms of how much it's going to cost the licence fee payer somewhere.
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They marked it at the end of the last meeting. In one respect you'd be silly for making too much of a big deal for the corporation no longer providing that service.
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dose anyone no if channel 4 have plans to us one of it's other channels to cover race's along side channel 4 it's self.
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dose anyone no if channel 4 have plans to us one of it's other channels to cover race's along side channel 4 it's self.
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As a racing fan, I am happy to use At The Races (mainly for the Irish racing) and Racing UK which is very professional. I should say that, although John McCririck comes across as a buffoon on Channel 4, he is at his knowledgable best on ATR.
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I shudder at quoting the bout of illiteracy above, but by all accounts More4 will be used to ensure that all races at Royal Ascot are shown.
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I shudder at quoting the bout of illiteracy above, but by all accounts More4 will be used to ensure that all races at Royal Ascot are shown.
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The Express does seem a rather appropriate resting place for Julian Wilson, seeing how when he moans in his autobiography about having to co-present with Clare Balding in 1997, he refers to her as having "survived" the "jungle radio" of the (actually overwhelmingly white) Chris Evans breakfast show.
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So is this Saturday the last of the 2012 season for C4 racing?
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Yes. I think it will be Fat Al & Francome's last appearances - Thompson & McCririck have already departed, yesterday (and Lesley Graham on last Saturday's Morning Line).
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Yes. I think it will be Fat Al & Francome's last appearances - Thompson & McCririck have already departed, yesterday (and Lesley Graham on last Saturday's Morning Line).
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The Express does seem a rather appropriate resting place for Julian Wilson, seeing how when he moans in his autobiography about having to co-present with Clare Balding in 1997, he refers to her as having "survived" the "jungle radio" of the (actually overwhelmingly white) Chris Evans breakfast show.
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The EPG for Saturday says that Big Mac is on on Saturday.
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Big Mac is on today. Did they do a goodbye for Tommo the other day?
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Very nice tribute at the end of The Morning Line this morning to all the people that have worked on C4 Racing. I guess they will show it at 320 today too.
My own thoughts on the new line up is that they are losing touch with the "common man". Claire Balding is very good and knowledgeable as we know but the likes of Fat Al, Thommo and Francome resonate with the man in the bookies and on the course. I fear this new line up is a little too middle class |
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Quite a savage piece about the new line-up in today's Sun - and, rather sadly, McCririck apparently still waiting for a call from the new producers.
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Quite a savage piece about the new line-up in today's Sun - and, rather sadly, McCririck apparently still waiting for a call from the new producers.
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