"A Question of Sport A Question of Sport is a British sports quiz show created by Nick Hunter for the BBC. The show centres on a light-hearted contest involving two teams of three sports stars, each with a regular resident team captain, competing for points by answering questions on their own and other sports over several sports-themed quiz rounds. Captains have also been playing sports-themed games alongside the quizzes in later series. The show premiered on BBC One in January 1970, 13 months after Stuart Hall hosted a pilot episode, and was originally hosted by David Vine with Cliff Morgan"
"at his home in Berkshire after a short illness. David Coleman David Robert Coleman OBE (26 April 1926 – 21 December 2013) was a British sports commentator and TV presenter who worked for the BBC for 46 years. He covered eleven Summer Olympic Games from 1960 to 2000 and six football World Cups. Coleman presented some of the BBC's leading sporting programmes, including ""Grandstand"" and ""Sportsnight"", and was the host of ""A Question of Sport"" for 18 years. He retired from the BBC in 2000. Later that year he became the first broadcaster to receive the Olympic Order award, in"
"and Phill Jupitus. Despite regularly admitting to having limited sporting knowledge, Ross became the permanent panellist until leaving the show in 2006, and was replaced by Sean Lock for the World Cup and summer sports special editions. The third member of each team varied from week to week, and would typically be a notable sportsperson, broadcaster or comedian. The show was originally produced for BBC Radio 5, where it was hosted by Des Lynam. The devisers, Simon Bullivant and Bill Matthews, started work on a TV version in 1993 but it was two years before it made it to air."
"David Coleman David Robert Coleman OBE (26 April 1926 – 21 December 2013) was a British sports commentator and TV presenter who worked for the BBC for 46 years. He covered eleven Summer Olympic Games from 1960 to 2000 and six football World Cups. Coleman presented some of the BBC's leading sporting programmes, including ""Grandstand"" and ""Sportsnight"", and was the host of ""A Question of Sport"" for 18 years. He retired from the BBC in 2000. Later that year he became the first broadcaster to receive the Olympic Order award, in recognition of his contribution to the Olympic movement. Born"
"Open win of 1976, Barker said: ""I'm still incredibly proud of what I achieved."" Upon retiring from tennis Barker became a commentator and sports reporter for Australia's Channel 7 in 1985 before going on to anchor tennis coverage for British Sky Broadcasting in 1990. In 1993, Barker joined the Wimbledon coverage on the BBC and now anchors the two-week-long broadcast for the network. Barker has branched out since joining the BBC, becoming one of their chief sports presenters. She is currently the presenter of the long-running sports quiz show ""A Question of Sport"", having replaced the late David Coleman in"
"throughout her illness. He subsequently married her twin sister Irene. A talented dressmaker and designer, Board often made her own clothes, including a pink coat she wore to receive the MBE from Queen Elizabeth II in January 1970. She was the only female panellist on the first nationwide edition of BBC TV's quiz show ""A Question of Sport"", broadcast on 5 January 1970. The other panellists were footballers George Best and Tom Finney and cricketer Ray Illingworth. (The team captains were boxer Henry Cooper and rugby player Cliff Morgan, and the presenter was David Vine.) The recording of this historic"
"original team captains (opposite Henry Cooper) on the long-running TV quiz ""A Question of Sport"". In radio he found a natural outlet for his love of music, presenting for a time the BBC Radio 2 series ""These You Have Loved"". Off-air, his enduring influence in the world of sport and beyond helped him rise to join the ranks of leading BBC executives. In 1974 he became Head of BBC Radio Sport and Outside Broadcasts, and from 1976 to 1987 he was Head of BBC Television Sport and Outside Broadcasts, supervising coverage of major events including football World Cups, Commonwealth and"
"matches. He was the first English captain of the Lions since Doug Prentice in 1930. Beaumont retired from rugby in 1982 on medical advice from doctors, because of successive concussions. Beaumont became a regular contestant on the BBC quiz show ""A Question of Sport"", eventually become the show's longest-serving captain (14 years in total). The opposing captains were Willie Carson, Emlyn Hughes and Ian Botham. Beaumont hosted two episodes of the show in 1996 in the regular host David Coleman's absence: Will Carling stood in as captain for Beaumont's team. He is also the managing director of his family's textile"
"A Question of Sport: Super Saturday A Question of Sport: Super Saturday (often shortened to Super Saturday) was a British television programme which was a spin-off from the long-running quiz show ""A Question of Sport"". ""Super Saturday"" was hosted by comedian Jason Manford, with Helen Skelton on pre-recorded rounds, and began airing on 21 June 2014 on BBC One. The show received a large amount of negative reviews from critics and after just one series it was cancelled. The show was recorded at dock10, MediaCityUK on 5 and 6 June 2014, with more than one episode being recorded each day."
"they are invited to appear on ""A Question Of Sport"". The sports personality with most guest appearances is Steve Davis, who has appeared 18 times. In 1987, Princess Anne appeared as a guest on Emlyn Hughes' team, just weeks after Hughes thought a photo of her on a horse in the ""Mystery Guest"" round was jockey John Reid. The show achieved ""A Question of Sport""'s highest ever ratings of approximately 19 million viewers. It was the first time a member of the royal family had appeared on a television quiz show. Anne's daughter Zara Phillips also appeared on the show"
"and ""A Question of Sport,"" hugely popular and successful British TV shows. Smith also organised and promoted the first women's squash events in the Middle East, in Dubai and Bahrain. Along with Jayne Ashton of England and Sue Newman, Barbara Wall and Lyle Hubinger of Australia, she formed WISPA, the professional ladies' body for squash, in 1979. To this day, WISPA remains the governing body of the ladies game. Smith is currently an ambassador for Stoke City football club and set up the successful academy operating out of Shanghai. Smith is a lifelong fan of Stoke City Football Club. She"
"Question of Sport"" (1970–1972, 1974-1977 AND 1989), ""Grandstand"", ""Superstars"", ""Starshot"", ""Ski Sunday"" (1978–1996) and the BBC's Winter and Summer Olympic Games coverage. He provided the BBC TV commentary for the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, also hosting the preview shows of the international entries, and compèred the 1975 Miss World broadcast, the latter resulting in some embarrassment because he found it difficult to understand what many of the contestants were saying. He was the first presenter to introduce the tennis championships at Wimbledon (1967) in colour. He presented Wimbledon highlights until 1982 and also BBC's Show Jumping coverage. He was the"
"Sporting Triangles Sporting Triangles was a quiz programme, devised by Matthew Davies and Robert Lawrence, which tested sports personalities' knowledge of sport. The programme was produced by Central Television and aired on the ITV network for four series from 7 January 1987 until 13 August 1990. The original host was Nick Owen, who hosted series 1 and 2; he was replaced by Andy Craig for the final two series (3 and 4). Captains included Jimmy Greaves and Emlyn Hughes, who had just finished his role as a captain on the BBC equivalent, ""A Question of Sport"". Despite Hughes' presence, ""Sporting"
"Frank Bough Frank Joseph Bough (; born 15 January 1933) is a retired English television presenter. He is best known as the former host of BBC sports and current affairs shows including ""Grandstand"", ""Nationwide"" and ""Breakfast Time"", which he launched alongside Selina Scott and Nick Ross. Over a long broadcasting career, Bough became renowned for his smooth, relaxed and professional approach to live broadcasts, once being described as ""the most unassailable performer on British television"". In 1987, Michael Parkinson said: ""If my life depended on the smooth handling of a TV show, Bough would be my first choice to be"
"Freddie Grisewood Frederick Henry Grisewood, known as Freddie Grisewood (11 April 1888 – 15 November 1972) was a British broadcaster, who had a long and varied career with the BBC. He was perhaps best known for being the host of ""Any Questions?"" from its inception in 1948 until 1967. Grisewood was educated at Radley College, and later at Magdalen College, University of Oxford. He first worked for the BBC as an announcer in 1929. In 1932, the ""Daily Express"" published his name, along with those of several of his fellow announcers; before that date the BBC had required them to"
"""A Question of Sport"" the evening before the race. This was immediately followed by a live race preview show, ""The Night Before the National"", on BBC Two, presented by Clare Balding from the pre-National gala dinner at St. George's Hall in Liverpool. Coverage on race day itself began at 1:45pm BST and was presented by Sue Barker with interviews and features by Balding, while Angus Loughran followed the betting. It was the 43rd consecutive year the BBC broadcast the Grand National. John Hanmer formed part of the commentary team for the last time, along with Tony O'Hehir and Jim McGrath,"
"Jacqui Oatley Jacqueline Anne ""Jacqui"" Oatley (born 1975 in Wolverhampton) is an English broadcaster. She is a sports presenter, hosting mostly football for ITV Sport and BBC Sport and is best known for being the first female commentator on the flagship BBC One football highlights show ""Match of the Day"" — which she went on to present in March 2015. She anchored the Euro 2016 football tournament for ITV Sport and will front their 2018 FIFA World Cup coverage. An FA qualified football coach, an ambassador for Women in Football, Oatley was the UK's first female darts presenter, covering Professional"
"has previously presented sports news on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 4, as well as more frequently on BBC Radio 5 Live. She has covered the World Snooker Championship, British Moto GP, Open Championship golf, and various other sports such as tennis and rugby league. [[Category:Women association football Jacqui Oatley Jacqueline Anne ""Jacqui"" Oatley (born 1975 in Wolverhampton) is an English broadcaster. She is a sports presenter, hosting mostly football for ITV Sport and BBC Sport and is best known for being the first female commentator on the flagship BBC One football highlights show ""Match of"
"Grandstand (TV programme) Grandstand was a British television sport programme. Broadcast between 1958 and 2007, it was one of the BBC's longest running sports shows, alongside ""BBC Sports Personality of the Year"". Its first presenter was Peter Dimmock. There were only five main presenters of the programme during its long history: David Coleman (who took over from Dimmock after just three programmes), Frank Bough, Des Lynam and Steve Rider. Changes in the structure of the programme during its last few years, however, meant it did not have a regular main presenter during this time. Among the more occasional hosts were"
"doing his national service. She stood by him during the scandals that marred his career. Frank Bough Frank Joseph Bough (; born 15 January 1933) is a retired English television presenter. He is best known as the former host of BBC sports and current affairs shows including ""Grandstand"", ""Nationwide"" and ""Breakfast Time"", which he launched alongside Selina Scott and Nick Ross. Over a long broadcasting career, Bough became renowned for his smooth, relaxed and professional approach to live broadcasts, once being described as ""the most unassailable performer on British television"". In 1987, Michael Parkinson said: ""If my life depended on"
"The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows: The show received complaints over its similarity to the game show A League of Their Own and the fact that a large number of guests were all from BBC programmes. The show was largely panned by critics and was cancelled after just 1 series. A Question of Sport: Super Saturday A Question of Sport: Super Saturday (often shortened to Super Saturday) was a British television programme which was a spin-off from the long-running quiz show ""A Question of Sport"". ""Super Saturday"" was hosted by comedian Jason Manford, with Helen"
"as a number of editions of the series) surfaced many years later on the popular video website YouTube. The winner was British athlete Jamie Quarry. It is noted that, in one episode, one of the athletes refers to the '2003' competition, which does not exist. It is believed that this blooper is as a result of the completed 2003 series being delayed and re-edited as the 2004 series. The television programme of ""International King of Sports"" was produced by Endemol, and in the UK was broadcast on Five. It was presented by Helen Chamberlain and Mark Robson, with commentary from"
"daughters, Amanda, Christina and Freya. On 8 June 1990 he married Christabel Rosamund Bagge. He died on 20 November 2015 at the age of 94. Peter Dimmock Peter Harold Dimmock, CVO, CBE (6 December 1920 – 20 November 2015) was a British sports broadcaster and senior television executive during the formative years of the medium in the 1950s. He was the first host of the BBC's long-running ""Grandstand"" and of the ""BBC Sports Personality of the Year"" awards. Born in London, Dimmock attended Dulwich College and a finishing establishment in France. At the outbreak of war he joined the Royal"
"for regular host, Mark Chapman. Barbour is a lifelong supporter of St. Johnstone. Eilidh Barbour Eilidh Margaret Barbour (; born 14 December 1982) is a Scottish television presenter and reporter, known for her association with BBC Sport and BT Sport. In 2017, she was named as the main presenter for BBC's golf coverage, replacing Hazel Irvine in the role. In 2005, Barbour graduated from the University of Stirling, having read Film and Media Studies, with an emphasis on audio and video production. She then moved to South Korea for a year to teach English, before returning to Scotland with the"
"a way that didn't feel right"". Barker refused to name the female tennis player involved. Sue Barker Susan Barker, (born 19 April 1956 in Paignton, Devon) is an English television presenter and former professional tennis player. During her tennis career, she won fifteen WTA Tour singles titles, including one Grand Slam singles title at the 1976 French Open. She reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3. She is now one of the main sports presenters at the BBC, most notably fronting the corporation’s coverage of Wimbledon and A Question of Sport. Barker was born and raised in Paignton,"
"World of Sport (UK TV programme) World of Sport is a British television sport programme which ran on ITV between 2 January 1965 and 28 September 1985 in competition with the BBC's ""Grandstand"". Like ""Grandstand"", the programme ran for several hours every Saturday afternoon. Eamonn Andrews was the first host and the programme itself was ""compiled for Independent Television"" by ABC Weekend Television. From the summer of 1968 it was produced by London Weekend Television - under the ITV Sport banner, with the other ITV stations supplying footage of events in their regions. Thames Television took over LWT's responsibilities for"
"presented by Richi Persad with commentary by David Corkill and analysis from current players such as Greg Harlow and Andy Thompson. Former bowls presenters include David Icke and Dougie Donnelly. BBC Sport had monopolised the sports commentary market on British radio since the BBC's conception but since 2000, has lost coverage of some sporting events to competitors including TalkSPORT. The majority of BBC Sport's radio coverage is broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra however coverage is also broadcast on BBC Radio 4's longwave frequencies, BBC Local Radio and the BBC World Service. Highlights"
"Helen Rollason Helen Frances Rollason, MBE (""née"" Grindley: 11 March 1956 – 9 August 1999) was a British sports journalist and television presenter, who in 1990 became the first female presenter of the BBC's sports programme ""Grandstand"". She was also a regular presenter of ""Sport on Friday"", and of the children's programme ""Newsround"" during the 1980s. Born in London, Rollason studied to become a PE teacher before entering radio broadcasting in 1980. After directing sport related content for Channel 4, where she helped to bring American football to British television, she anchored coverage of the 1987 World Student Games and"
"Dickie Davies Richard ""Dickie"" Davies (born 30 April 1933) is a British television presenter, best known for presenting ""World of Sport"" from 1968 until 1985. Davies attended Oldershaw Grammar School after passing his eleven-plus, he then did National Service in the RAF and was a purser on the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth ocean liners. His first job in broadcasting was as an announcer for Southern Television. In the early stages of his career, Davies was known by his birth name, Richard Davies, but changed to Dickie Davies at the suggestion of his ITV Sport colleague Jimmy Hill. Davies began"
"Soccer AM Soccer AM is a British football-based comedy/talk show, produced by Sky Sports. First broadcast in 1995, the programme currently airs on Sky 1 and Sky Sports Football at 10am on Saturdays during the football season. As of 2010, it airs on a short broadcast delay in order to edit bad language and/or inappropriate content from guests. Its best-known presenters were Helen Chamberlain, who presented the show for 22 years, and Tim Lovejoy, who hosted from 1996 to 2007. As of 2017, its current presenters are John Fendley, ex-footballer Jimmy Bullard and comedian Lloyd Griffith. The ""Fans of the"
"Dennis Miller. The analyst is Amanda Byram. Pat Kiernan is the Questioner. Ken Jennings was the champion for 2007. Ogi Ogas was the runner up. Grand Slam (UK game show) Grand Slam is a television quiz show first created for Britain's Channel 4 in 2003. In its first and only series in the UK, the main host was Carol Vorderman. She was joined in the studio by analyst James Richardson. The off-camera ""Questioner"" was Nicholas Rowe. The contestants taking part, all of them previous quiz show winners, were: Dee Voce, Geoff Owen, Olav Bjortomt, David Edwards, Mark Labbett, Clive Spate,"
"Sport on Four Sport on Four was a popular, long-running BBC radio sports programme aired on BBC Radio 4 between 30 April 1977 and 4 April 1998. Its original presenter was former Welsh cricketer Tony Lewis. In the early years the programme ran from 0810 until 0845, but was later moved to the 0905-0930 slot. In 1986 a series of guest presenters led Sport on 4, including Chris Rae, Harry Carpenter, David Coleman, Ian Wooldridge, Chris Brasher, Ron Pickering, Barry Davies, Des Lynam and others. Eventually, Cliff Morgan - who had just retired as a senior BBC TV Executive -"
"Barbara Slater (sports producer) Barbara Jane Slater OBE (born 10 May 1959) is an English sports producer and former gymnast who represented Great Britain at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, where she carried the British flag at the Opening Ceremonies. Slater became the BBC's first female Director of Sport in April 2009. Previous to this, she had been the BBC's Head of Production and Head of General Sports for a number of years. Slater was born into a sporting family: her father, Bill, was a professional footballer who played for England, won the Footballer of the Year award in"