No nothing that I know of to suggest Alan Green won't be in Rio although apparently he signed a 2 year contract after the last world cup so maybe they just want some options in case he isn't on the station then. I can't see John Murray doing the rowing now if the Olympics are not in mind at some point in the future?

I could see Alan thinking London was the perfect place to bow out of the sport, he doesn't cover the rowing world championships any more and has dropped all other sports.

On the golf I do like Chris Jones but was surprised that Conor McNamara wasn't used as he isn't doing anything else this summer apart from the Open. I hope Chris Jones will be part of the Open commentary team though.

T20 Blast South Group

Saturday 13th June

BBC Wales
Glamorgan v Somerset - Rick O'Shea, Ed Bevan, Steve James & Tony Cottey

BBC Bristol & BBC Somerset
Glamorgan v Somerset - Anthony Gibson & ?

Sunday 14th June

BBC London, BBC Bristol & BBC Gloucestershire
Middlesex v Gloucestershire - Andy Moon & Bob Hunt

BBC Sussex
Sussex v Surrey - John Lees & Chris Adams

BBC London
Sussex v Surrey - Mark Church

Thursday 18th June

BBC Solent & BBC London
Middlesex v Hampshire - Kevin Hand, Kevan James & Joe Burns

BBC Kent
Kent v Essex - Ben Watts & Matt Cole
I don't know who was there for BBC Essex. Sorry

Friday 19th June

BBC Gloucestershire, BBC Somerset & BBC Bristol
Gloucestershire v Somerset - Bob Hunt & Ed Hadwin

BBC London
Surrey v Kent - Mark Church & Gareth Townsend

BBC Kent
Surrey v Kent - Matt Cole & Peter Guise

BBC Essex
Essex v Glamorgan - Nick Gledhill & David Brett

BBC Wales
Essex v Glamorgan - Ed Bevan, Tony Cottey & Ian Thomas

BBC Solent
Hampshire v Sussex - Kevan James, Adam Blakemore & Raj Maru

BBC Sussex
Hampshire v Sussex - Adrian Harms & Bruce Talbot


Sunday 21st June

BBC Wales
Glamorgan v Sussex - Rick O'Shea, Ed Bevan, Ian Thomas & Tony Cottey

BBC Sussex
Glamorgan v Sussex - John Lees & Nick Webb

T20 Blast North Group

Sunday 14th June

BBC Northamptonshire
Yorkshire v Northamptonshire - Graham Mckechnie, Joe Townsend & Lizzy Ammon

BBC Leeds & BBC Yorkshire Stations
Yorkshire v Northamptonshire – Dave Callaghan & Richard Blakey

Thursday 18th June

BBC Lancashire
Lancashire v Worcestershire - Scott Read, Stephen Moore & Jasmine Titmuss

BBC Hereford & Worcester
Lancashire v Worcestershire - Dave Bradley & Chris Williams

BBC Derby
Derbyshire v Leicestershire - Iain O'Brien

BBC Leicester
Derbyshire v Leicestershire - Jason Bourne, Richard Rae & Andy Gibbs

Friday 19th June

BBC Hereford & Worcester
Worcestershire v Derbyshire - Graham Hill & Frank Watson

BBC Derby
Worcestershire v Derbyshire - Iain O'Brien

BBC Northampton
Northamptonshire v Lancashire - Graham Mckechnie, Joe Townsend, Alex Winter & Lee Daggett

BBC Lancashire
Northamptonshire v Lancashire - Scott Read & Chris Egerton

BBC WM & BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
Birmingham v Leicestershire - Richard Wilford, Clive Eakin, Mike Taylor & Darren Maddy

BBC Leicester
Birmingham v Leicestershire - Jason Bourne, Richard Rae & Kamlesh Purhohit

BBC Leeds & BBC Yorkshire Stations
Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire - Dave Callaghan & Richard Blakey

BBC Nottingham
Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire - Colin Fray, Robin Chipperfield & Paul Johnson

Sunday 21st June

BBC WM & BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
Birmingham v Yorkshire - Richard Wilford, Clive Eakin, Darren Maddy & Mike Taylor

BBC Leeds & BBC Yorkshire Stations
Birmingham v Yorkshire - Dave Callaghan & Dave Fletcher

Thursday 25th June

BBC Lancashire & BBC Newcastle
Durham v Lancashire - Scott Read, Martin Emmerson & Ash Thorpe


Women's T20

Friday 19th June

BBC Yorkshire Stations
Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire - Dave Callaghan

LV County Championship Division 1

Sunday 14th June & Monday 15th June

BBC Hereford & Worcester, BBC WM, BBC Coventry & Warwickshire & BBC Sport Online
Worcestershire v Warwickshire - Dave Bradley, Clive Eakin, Phil Britt, Brian Halford & Kevin Howells

Sunday 14th June - Wednesday 17th June

BBC Bristol, BBC Somerset, BBC Nottingham & BBC Sport Online
Somerset v Nottinghamshire - Stephen Lamb, Dave Bracegirdle & Charlie Taylor

Monday 15th June - Thursday 18th June

BBC Sussex, BBC Newcastle & BBC Sport Online
Sussex v Durham - John Lees, Martin Emmerson & Isabelle Duncan

Sunday 21st June - Wednesday 24th June

BBC London, BBC Hereford & Worcester & BBC Sport Online
Middlesex v Worcestershire - Kevin Hand, Dave Bradley, Vithushan Ehantharajah & Lizzie Westbury (Day 2 & 3)

BBC Solent, BBC Bristol & BBC Somerset
Hampshire v Somerset - Kevan James, Ken Manson & Anthony Gibson

Monday 22nd June - Thursday 25th June

BBC Yorkshire Stations, BBC Nottingham, BBC Sport Online & BBC 5 Live Sports Extra (Day 1 - 3)
Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire - Dave Callaghan, Chris Ellis, Isabelle Duncan & Kevin Howells (Day 1 - 3)

LV County Championship Division 2

Sunday 14th June - Wednesday 17th June

BBC Essex, BBC Derby & BBC Sport Online
Essex v Derbyshire - Paul Newton, Don Topley (Day 1), Dick Davies (Day 2 & 3) & Iain O'Brien

BBC Lancashire, BBC Manchester, BBC Leicester & BBC Sport Online
Lancashire v Leicestershire - Scott Read & Richard Rea

Monday 15th June - Thursday 18th June

BBC London, BBC Wales & BBC Sport Online
Surrey v Glamorgan - Mark Church, Johnny Barren & Nick Webb

Saturday 20th June - Tuesday 23rd June

BBC Northampton, BBC Kent & BBC Sport Online
Northamptonshire v Kent - Lizzy Ammon & Ben Watts

Sunday 21st June - Wednesday 24th June

BBC Gloucestershire, BBC Bristol, BBC Essex & BBC Sport Online
Gloucestershire v Essex - Bob Hunt, David Brett (Day 1), Nick Gledhill (Day 1 & 2), Paul Newton (Day 2 - 4) & Dick Davies (Day 3 & 4)

BBC Derby, BBC London & BBC Sport Online
Derbyshire v Surrey - Iain O'Brien, Mark Church & Johnny Barren

T20 Blast North Group

Friday 26th June

BBC Hereford & Worcester
Worcestershire v Northamptonshire - Ian Randall & Frank Watson

BBC Northamptonshire
Worcestershire v Northamptonshire - Joe Townsend, Alex Winter & Lee Daggett

BBC Leeds & BBC Yorkshire Stations
Leicestershire v Yorkshire - Dave Fletcher & Dave Callaghan

BBC Leicester
Leicestershire v Yorkshire - Mike McCarthy, Richard Rae and Andy Gibbs

BBC WM & BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
Lancashire v Birmingham - Mike Taylor, Clive Eakin, Darren Maddy & Richard Wilford

BBC Lancashire & BBC Manchester
Lancashire v Birmingham - Scott Read, Bill Rice, Liam Bradford & Jasmine Titmuss

BBC Nottingham
Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire - Robin Chipperfield, Chris Ellis & Paul Johnson

BBC Derby
Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire - Iain O'Brien

T20 Blast South Group

Friday 26th June

BBC Gloucestershire, BBC Bristol & BBC Sussex
Gloucestershire v Sussex - Pete Simson & Adrian Harms

BBC London, BBC Bristol & BBC Somerset
Middlesex v Somerset - Andy Moon & Ed Hadwin

BBC Wales
Glamorgan v Surrey - Rick O'Shea, Ed Bevan, Simon James & Tony Cottey

BBC London
Glamorgan v Surrey - Mark Church, Nick Webb & Johnny Barren

BBC Essex & BBC Solent
Essex v Hampshire - Paul Newton, Nick Gledhill & Kevan James

BBC WM

Wednesday 10th June

BBC WM Sport; Speedway with Mike Taylor Live from Perry Barr

National League Speedway
Cradley Heathens v Kent Kings - Mike Taylor & Rob Gurney
Pit Lane - Rob Gurney

Monday 15th June

BBC WM Sport; Speedway with Mike Taylor Live From Monmore Green

British Final Speedway
Commentary - Mike Taylor & Wayne Roberts
Pit Lane - Wayne Roberts

Wednesday 17th June

BBC WM Sport; Speedway with Richard Wilford Live from Perry Barr

National League Speedway
Birmingham Brummies v Coventry Storm - Richard Wilford

Mike Taylor was due to be at Belle Vue v Wolverhampton but, it was called off.


Wednesday 24th June

BBC WM Sport; Speedway with Mike Taylor Live from Perry Barr

National League Speedway
Cradley Heathens v Birmingham Brummies - Mike Taylor & Steve Hermon
Pit Lane - Steve Hermon

Monday 29th June

BBC WM Sport; Speedway with Mike Taylor Live From Monmore Green

Elite League Speedway
Wolverhampton Wolves v Coventry Bees - Mike Taylor & Wayne Roberts
Pit Lane - Wayne Roberts

Thursday 25th to Sunday 28th June - BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC Radio Kent and ABC Local Radio

Cricket: Tour Match
Kent v Australia - Matt Cole, Dan Norcross, Jim Maxwell, Pat Murphy, Vic Marks, Sam Sheringham (days 1-2), Adam Collins (days 2-4), Jarrod Kimber (day 3), Izzy Westbury (days 3-4), Ben Watts (days 3-4) and Melinda Farrell (day 4)

Friday 26th June - BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

Cricket: T20 Blast North Group
Lancashire Lightning v Birmingham Bears - Charles Dagnall, Henry Moeran and Ebony Rainford-Brent

Posting last week's 5LSE cricket commentary details before they disappear off the iPlayer. Just to let you know that, as Connor's off to watch Warwickshire's T20 Blast and County Championship matches this week, I'll be picking up the baton from him and doing my best to post details from the latest round of fixtures from both competitions as well as the ongoing Essex v Australia tour match.

Thanks for that, I had missed Sam and Melinda off the list I had drawn up. 8 commentators for day 3 and 4 does seem a lot. I wander how many of the commentators were paid. I'm guessing that Lzzy, Sam, Jarrod and Melinda were the unpaid members.

LV County Championship Division 1

Sunday 28th June - Wednesday 1st July

BBC WM, BBC Coventry & Warwickshire, BBC Sussex & BBC Sport Online
Warwickshire v Sussex - Clive Eakin (Day 1 & 2), Richard Wilford (Day 2 - 4), Phil Britt & John Lees

I was there Monday so I don't know why Clive and Richard was there on day 2.

BBC London, BBC Solent & BBC Sport Online
Middlesex v Hampshire - Kevin Hand, Kevan James, Alan Mullally & Vithushan Ehantharajah

BBC Newcastle, BBC Yorkshire Stations & BBC Sport Online
Durham v Yorkshire - Martin Emmerson, Dave Callaghan, Dave Townsend & Kevin Howells

Monday 29th June - Thursday 2nd July

BBC Nottingham, BBC Hereford & Worcester & BBC Sport Online
Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire - Robin Chipperfield, Dave Bradley & Isabelle Duncan

LV County Championship Division 2

Saturday 27th June - Monday 29th June

BBC London, BBC Bristol, BBC Gloucestershire & BBC Sport Online
Surrey v Gloucestershire - Mark Church & Alex Winter (Day 1 & 2)
Not sure who was there for on day 3.

Monday 29th June - Thursday 2nd July

BBC Lancashire, BBC Manchester, BBC Northampton & BBC Sport Online
Lancashire v Northamptonshire - Scott Read, Alex Winter & Izzy Westbury

T20 Blast North Group

Saturday 27th June

BBC Nottingham
Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire - Robin Chipperfield, Chris Ellis & ?

BBC Northampton
Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire - Graham Mckechnie, Joe Townsend & Alex Winter

T20 Blast South Group

Sunday 28th June

BBC Somerset & BBC Bristol
Somerset v Glamorgan - Ed Hadwin & Craig Davies

BBC Wales
Somerset v Glamorgan - Ed Bevan, Rick O'Shea, Tony Cottey & Steve James

Wednesday 1st July

BBC London, BBC Bristol & BBC Gloucestershire
Surrey v Gloucestershire - Mark Church & Bob Hunt

Thursday 2nd July

BBC London & BBC Sussex
Middlesex v Sussex - Kevin Hand & Adrian Harms

Friday 3rd July - T20 Blast North Group

Durham v Leicestershire
BBC Radio Newcastle - Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Leicester - Richard Rae

Lancashire v Yorkshire
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra - Charles Dagnall, Daniel Norcross and Ebony Rainford-Brent
BBC Lancashire and BBC Radio Manchester - Scott Read and Stephen Moore
BBC Radio Leeds and other Yorkshire stations - Dave Callaghan and Kevin Howells

Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire
BBC Radio Nottingham - Robin Chipperfield, Chris Ellis and Paul Johnson
BBC Hereford & Worcester - Dave Bradley and Dan Wheeler

Warwickshire v Derbyshire
BBC WM and BBC Coventry & Warwickshire - Clive Eakin and Richard Wilford, with Adam Bridge on the boundary
BBC Radio Derby - Iain O'Brien


Friday 3rd July - T20 Blast South Group

Somerset v Gloucestershire
BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Somerset - Ed Hadwin and Anthony Gibson*

Surrey v Middlesex
BBC London and BBC Surrey - Mark Church and Kevin Hand

Hampshire v Glamorgan
BBC Radio Solent - Kevan James and Adam Blackmore
BBC Radio Wales - Rick O'Shea, Ed Bevan and Ian Thomas

Sussex v Kent
BBC Sussex - John Lees and Lizzy Ammon
BBC Radio Kent - Matt Cole and Peter Guise

*I'm not sure if this accounted for BBC Radio Gloucestershire as well or if they produced their own commentary - a live stream of this match wasn't available on the BBC Cricket webpage, with their being problems with the service.

Because of the traffic problems around I didn't get in till 5 overs so, I managed to caught the first few overs of BBC WM's coverage and Chris Wright was commentating. BTW, thanks very much for posting the details of tonight's coverage.

Friday 3rd July - ESPN Radio

John Brickley (early game) and Kevin Winter (later game) presented Baseball Tonight from Bristol, Connecticut

Major League Baseball: National League
San Francisco Giants @ Washington Nationals - Adam Amin and Jim Bowden (6pm ET commentary)
New York Mets @ Los Angeles Dodgers - Roxy Bernstein and Chris Singleton (10pm ET commentary)

The reason ESPN Radio had an MLB double header on Friday night was due to it being Independence Day weekend, however with the 4th July falling on a Saturday this year they had their usual Saturday Game of the Week and Sunday Night Baseball over the weekend. Kevin Winter presented Baseball Tonight on both nights, with Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton commentating on Mets @ Dodgers on Saturday night and Adam Amin and Jim Bowden commentating on Giants @ Nationals on Sunday night.

Wednesday 1st to Saturday 4th July - BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC Essex and ABC Local Radio

Cricket: Tour Match
Essex v Australia - Glenn Speller, Nick Gledhill (day 1), Daniel Norcross (day 1), Adam Collins, Don Topley, Jim Maxwell, Pat Murphy, Stephan Shemilt and Paul Newton (day 2)

I'm not entirely sure if that's the whole team used for the entire four days of the match - only a limited amount of day three coverage was taken by BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra due to the Formula 1 practice and T20 Blast coverage, while 5LSE didn't carry any of the final day due to Wimbledon coverage taking priority with F1 qualifying on Radio 5 Live. I know Dan Norcross was only involved in the first day and that most of the Australian voices were there throughout - I'm not sure which of the BBC Essex regulars were called upon on days three and four though.

5 Live - Tennis - Wimbledon 2015

Ladies Semi Finals

Hosted by Eleanor Oldroyd and then Mark Pougatch

Muguruzu v Radwanska - David Law & Alison Mitchell with Annabel Croft (very briefly), Jill Craybas & Mark Woodforde

S Williams v Sharapova - Russell Fuller & Alison Mitchell with Tracy Austin, Judy Murray & Jana Novotna

BBC Radio and BBC Sport Online county cricket coverage

County Championship Division One

Sunday 5th to Wednesday 8th July

BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra (first three days only), BBC WM, BBC Coventry & Warwickshire, BBC Radio Leeds and BBC Yorkshire stations
Warwickshire v Yorkshire - Clive Eakin, Phil Britt, Dave Callaghan, Kevin Howells and Brian Halford (day four)*

BBC Radio Nottingham and BBC London
Nottinghamshire v Middlesex - Chris Ellis, Kevin Hand and Dave Townsend

BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Somerset and BBC Sussex
Somerset v Sussex - Jon Lees, Anthony Gibson and Izzy Duncan

Monday 6th to Thursday 9th July

BBC Hereford & Worcester and BBC Radio Hampshire
Worcestershire v Hampshire - Trevor Owens (day one), Dave Bradley (days two to four) and Kevan James

County Championship Division Two

Sunday 5th to Wednesday 8th July

BBC Radio Leicester and BBC Radio Kent
Leicestershire v Kent - Richard Rae and Ben Watts

Monday 6th to Thursday 9th July

BBC Radio Derby and BBC Radio Wales
Derbyshire v Glamorgan - Iain O'Brien, Nick Webb and Izzy Westbury

BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Lancashire and BBC Essex
Lancashire v Essex - Scott Read, Paul Newton, Don Topley and Dick Davies

Wednesday 8th to Thursday 9th July

BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Gloucestershire and BBC Radio Northampton
Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire - Ian Randall (day one), Bob Hunt (day two) and Alex Winter

*The only commentary team I'm unsure of this week is the game I listened to the most - and the one Connor was watching, hence me stepping in for him. Messers Eakin, Britt, Callaghan and Howells were on duty for all four days I think, although Brian Halford was credited at the end of the match as only doing a few spells. I think he only covered the fourth day, given he only tweeted about the match yesterday.

Going by his Twitter, Kevin Howells was at Chesterfield to update BBC Radio 5 Live and TMS on the final day of Derbyshire v Glamorgan today - although he wasn't credited as being part of the BBC Sport commentary team there at the end of their coverage.

Simon Brotherton and Rob Hayles are covering the Tour De France for the BBC. Their commentary can be heard on 5 Live Sports Extra, except on days when Test Match Special is broadcast. On those days, their commentary is live on the BBC Sport website. 5 Live broadcasts some of the podcast the duo present during 5 Live Sport.

Tonight, James Deighton is commentating, and Phil Veivers is summarissing on St Helens versus Huddersfield Giants for BBC Radio Leeds.

5 Live - Tennis - Wimbledon 2015

Men's Semi Finals

Hosted by Eleanor Oldroyd and then Mark Pougatch

Djokovic v Gasquet - Alastair Eykyn & Alistair Bruce- Ball with John Lloyd, Andy Roddick & Leon Smith

Murray v Federer - Russell Fuller & David Law with Pat Cash, Richard Krajicek & Miles McLagen

BBC WM & BBC Sport Online

Friday 3rd - Sunday 5th July

British Athletics Championships
Mike Taylor (Friday & Sunday), Tom Marlow (all 3 days), Richard Wilford (Saturday) & Nikki Lloyd (Saturday & Sunday)

BBC WM

Thursday 2nd July

BBC WM Sport; Speedway with Mike Taylor

Elite League Speedway
Swindon Robins v Wolverhampton Wolves - Mike Taylor & Richard Wilford (Pit Lane)

Wednesday 8th July

BBC WM Sport; Speedway with Rob Gurney Live from Perry Barr

National League Speedway
Cradley Heathens v Stoke Potters - Rob Gurney & Mark Regan (Pit Lane)

BBC Radio Nottingham & BBC Sport Online

Monday 8th June - Sunday 15th June

Nottingham Open Tennis - Women's Tournament
Colin Fray, David Jackson, Delyth Lloyd & Philip Chapman (interviews with players)

Sunday 21st June - Saturday 27th June

Nottingham Open Tennis - Women's Tournament
Colin Fray, David Jackson, Delyth Lloyd & Philip Chapman (interviews with players)

BBC WM

Monday 15th June - Sunday 21st June

AEGON Classic
Rob Gurney

Rob did updates at 1pm,4:30pm, 5:30pm & 6:30pm as well as collecting interviews to be played out on air.

Thanks Shaun for the wimbledon details for 5Live. i've been enjoying Live at Wimbledon radio a lot this year, the coverage has been excellent. the dedicated centre court and No 1 court commentary feeds are particularly good. I'll try and post details for commentary for the women's and men's finals after the men's final tomorrow unless anyone else has been compiling something.

Thanks Steve, look forward to those details.

I’ve decided to post the Live at Wimbledon radio commentary details for the women’s final today instead of holding on to them all until tomorrow as they used such a big team for it that I don’t want one hugely long post for both finals…

Live at Wimbledon Radio presented by Marcus Buckland live from centre court joined at various points before, during and after the final by Barry Cowan, Judy Dalton, Wayne Ferreira and Jill Craybas.

Ladies final: Williams v Muguruza.
Commentary from Barry Millns and Jill Craybas (first set) with Philip Studd and Lucie Ahl (second set). The commentary also went out uninterrupted on the Live at Centre Court radio service.
Before the match, Marcus was joined by Barry Cowan and Judy Dalton. Cowan was replaced by Ferreira when the match got underway and stayed for the 2 sets it lasted with Dalton being replaced by Craybas at the end of her commentary stint for the second set. The studio team provided analysis in between games with Buckland providing the odd bit of commentary if a discussion was still in progress at the start of a game before switching back to the commentary team.
Sonja McLaughlan and Faye Carruthers were out and about around the grounds and on the hill speaking to the fans.

5 Live - Tennis - Wimbledon 2015

Ladies Final - S Williams v Muguruzu

Hosted by Eleanor Oldroyd

Commentary from Russell Fuller and Alison Mitchell with Pat Cash and Miles MacLagen.

Miles was very much a secondary summariser, contributing only at the change-of-ends.


Mens Doubles Final - Murray/Peers v Rojer/Tecau

Partial commentary from David Law and Russell Fuller with Jeremy Bates and Mark Woodforde

They broke away from commentary after the first set to cover and get reaction to the Test match but came back for the finish.


Over on the World Service Lee James hosted the Ladies Final with commentary from Chris Dennis and Selina Sfar with Caroline Barker reporting from the hill.

5 Live - Tennis - Wimbledon 2015

Mens Final - Djokovic v Federer

Mark Pougatch hosting

Commentary from Russell Fuller & David Law with Pat Cash, Richard Krajicek, Martina Navratilova (sets 1&2) & Miles McLagen (set 4)


For the World Service, Caroline Barker hosted, Chris Dennis & Lee James commentated with Frew McMillan (sets 1,3,4) & Miles McLagen (set 2)

Wimbledon men’s final: Djokovic v Federer:
Live at Wimbledon radio presented by Marcus Buckland (build-up and first 3 sets) and Richard Connelly (set 4). Marcus and Richard were joined at various points by Jill Craybas, Barry Cowan, Lucie Ahl and Barry Millns.

Commentary from Nick Lester and Wayne Ferreira (sets 1 and 3) and Rupert Bell and Barry Cowan (sets 2 and 4). The commentary was available uninterrupted on the live at centre court service.

As with yesterday the studio team provided analysis between games and they had Sonja McLaughlan and Faye Carruthers out and about around the grounds and on the hill speaking to the fans.