BBC Radio 5 Live - Johnny Saunders (1-20) Ian Robertson (21-40) and Matt Dawson.

BBC Radio Five Live Jonny Saunders, Ian Robertson and Matt Dawson (commentary)

EDIT A little slow there.
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BBC Manchester - Saturday
Rochdale v Darlington: Steve Wyeth & Chris Price (Commentary)
Stockport v Wycombe: Ian Cheeseman (Commentary)

Busy afternoon of Rugby League.....

BBC Manchester - Sunday
Leigh v Featherstone: Trevor Hunt (Commentary)
Oldham v Swinton: Phil Kinsella (Updates)
Lancashire Cricket: Chris Mallaband (Updates)

KCFM 99.8 Hull
Harlequins v Hull FC: David Doyle Davidson & Chris Price (Commentary)
Huddersfield v Hull KR: Rob Chadwick (Updates)

BBC Radio Humberside
Harlequins v Hull FC: Craig Murdock & David Lawrence (FM & Online Commentary)
Huddersfield v Hull KR: Gwylim Lloyd, Chris Park & Lee Richardson (AM Commentary)

BBC London's online stream also taking BBC Humberside commentary on Quins v Hull FC.

BBC Merseyside
Widnes v Sheffield: Ian Chisnall & Johnny Lawless (Commentary)

BBC Leeds
Castleford v Bradford (3:30): Terry Crooke
Huddersfield v Hull KR: Harvey Wild
Halifax v Dewsbury: Gareth Jones
Batley v Whitehaven: Julian Gaunt
Leigh v Featherstone: Dave Fletcher
York v Keighley: Payul Heggarty
Yorkshire Cricket: Dave Callaghan

Bradford Community Broadcasting
Castleford v Bradford: Mark Hobson & Bobby Ham (Commentary)

Exeter City V Cambridge United (Blue Square Premier Playoff Final at Wembley)

BBC Radio Devon - Alan Richardson (Host) John Ayres and Jimmy Giles as Commentary Team. Vic Morgan (Fan Interviewer) Andrew Boardes (Surname Unsure On) (Pitchside Reporter)

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire - Tom Williams (Host) Nick Fairbairn and Steve Line as Commentary Team.




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Well done.

I wonder if BBC Devon are using Andrew Hoares of BBC Sussex.

Could be, but I'm positive I heard a surname that ended '___des'.


BBC Local Radio/IRN -Andrew Titheridge

R/U: Gloucester v Leicester

BBC Radio Five Live Conor Macnamara, Alistair Hignell and Peter (?) Richard (commentary) with Eleanor Oldroyd (host)
BBC Radio Gloucestershire Andrew Pugh, Ian Randall, Simon Devereux and Andy Wyman (commentary)
BBC Radio Leicester Bleddyn Jones and Steve Johnson (commentary)

Yep, 'tis Peter Richards



This is what I had (didn't have 5 Live Yet) before you just posted:-

Gloucester V Leicester Tigers (Guinness Premiership RU Playoff Semi Final)

BBC Radio Gloucestershire MW - Ian Randall and (also Host) Andrew Pugh sharing Commentary. Simon Deveraux as Co-Commentator. Andy Wyman as Reporter and Occasional Analysis.
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BBC Radio Scotland

St Mirren v Rangers - David Begg, Billy Dodds, Sandy Clark and Chick Young (commentary)

I've just found out there was Radio 5 coverage of St Mirren v Rangers as well, with Pat Nevin as co-commentator. Anyone know the main commentator(s)?

Wednesday 21st May

talkSPORT at the Champions League Final: Chelsea v Manchester United

Presenter: Nigel Pearson
Commentators: Jim Proudfoot and Alvin Martin
Pitchside Reporter: Mike Bovill
Live from Moscow: Alan Brazil, Ronnie Irani and Mike Parry

The Final Whistle: Champions League Final Special with Nigel Pearson is on-air from 10:00pm and thought to be on-air until 1:00am (4:00am in Moscow) with Alvin Martin live from Moscow.

As far as I know the following stations are covering the Final with live commentary so we'll need commentary teams for each:

BBC London
BBC Radio Manchester
XFM Manchester
BBC Radio Five Live
BBC World Service (as BBC Radio Five Live)
talkSPORT (as above)
Real Radio London

Mike Ingham, Alan Green, Graham Taylor will be commentating on Five Live.

The probable commentators on BBC Manchester will be Steve Wyeth and Arthur Albiston.

Phil Parry and, probably, Clive Walker will commentate for BBC London.

Stuart Arrowsmith or (more likely) Phil Blacker will commentate for XFM Manchester with Micky Thomas.

I have opened a new thread for next season. This can be used (during the close season) for knowledge and speculation regarding commentary and reporting teams.

i've asked in other areas of the site but think you lot can give me the best answer.
Does anyone know where former talksport commentator head of sport chris cooper is now?
he left century 105.4 a few months ago.
thanks

Hi Mark, it was second half commentary with Darren Fletcher. Roddy Forsyth was also there.

I think I read on here that he'd done games for Real Radio London and Century North-East.

Champions League Final
XFM Manchester: Phil Blacker & Mickey Thomas
BBC Manchester: Jimmy Wagg (Host), Steve Wyeth (Commentator) & Tommy Docherty (summarising from studio)

UEFA Champions League Final

BBC Radio Five Live Alan Green, Mike Ingham, Graham Taylor and Chris Waddle (commentary)
BBC London Phil Parry (host in moscow) plus BBC Radio Five Live Team (commentary)
Capital Gold Mark Scott

Amazingly, there seems to be no commentary on Real Radio in London which has followed Chelsea throughout the season.

IRN doesn't seem to have a reporter in Moscow and is using Joe Mickelchuck in a London pub. Tacky, huh!

Listening to BBC Radio Five Live, the commentators are namechecking BBC Radio rather than BBC Radio Five Live. I know that BBC World Service and BBC London are carrying the national commentary so I wonder if BBC Radio Manchester is also doing this.

Stan Colleymore is also summarising on BBC Radio Five Live. Kerry Dixon (who is Real Radio in London's regular summariser) was on Five Live last night in Moscow.

Yeah BBC Manchester are taking 5 Live commentary (as they did for the semis) even though they have their own man there! BBC Scotland Sportsound also using 5 live commentary.

From the TV-equivalent thread, Graham Beecroft and Nigel Winterburn were commentating on Sirius Radio in the United States.

BBC Radio Five Live

Aberdeen v Rangers Conor Macnamara
Dundee United v Celtic Roddy Forsyth, Ian Dennis and Pat Nevin (commentary)


BBC Radio Scotland

Aberdeen v Rangers Scott Davie, Billy Dodds and John Barnes (commentary)
Dundee United v Celtic David Begg, Murdo Macleod, Jim Traynor and Chick Young (commentary)
Hibernian v Motherwell Paul Mitchell and Craig Paterson (local commentary)


Radio Clyde 1 and 2

Aberdeen v Rangers Derek Johnstone (studio), Tom Millar and Darryl King
Dundee United v Celtic Fraser Wishart (studio), Peter Martin, Mark Guidi and Hugh Keevins
Hibernian v Motherwell Sheila Maclaren
Host Paul Cooney (studio)

BBC Radio Five Live (continued)

Ian Turner and Brian Irvine were at Pittodrie (Aberdeen v Rangers), Andy Gillies was at Tannadice (Dundee United v Celtic).

Very surprised at that - even though Scott Davie is the usual Aberdeen/Inverness home game commentator, I would have thought John Barnes would have been in the commentary box with Davie pitchside due to the magnitude of the game.

Unless it's, again, the policy of sticking with those who have done these types of games throughout the season.

Saturday 24th May

Championship Play-Off Final: Bristol City v Hull - Adrian Durham and Alan Brazil (presenters) with Jim Proudfoot, Mike Bovill and Alvin Martin (commentary)
Scottish FA Cup Final: Queen of the South v Rangers - Mark Donaldson and Geoff Peters
Republic of Ireland v Serbia (7:45pm) - David Brady

Heineken Cup Final: Munster v Toulouse (5:00pm) - Simon Ward (TBC)
PGA Championship, Wentworth - Rupert Bell

Sunday 25th May

League One Play-Off Final: Doncaster v Leeds - Adrian Durham and Jason Cundy (presenters) with Jim Proudfoot, Mike Bovill and Alvin Martin (commentary)

PGA Championship, Wentworth - Rupert Bell
Monaco Grand Prix - Graham Courtney (TBC)

Monday 26th May

League Two Play-Off Final: Stockport v Rochdale - Adrian Durham and Jason Cundy (presenters) with Jim Proudfoot, Mike Bovill and Alvin Martin (commentary)