The Sporting Year 2005 : BBC Radio Five Live

by Eamonn Holmes (Introduction), Tim Hill (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  2005

  $4.24

  A celebration of some of the most dramatic moments of the sporting year, brought to life by BBC Radio 5 Live's top team of sports broadcasters. Blending selected live transcripts of commentaries with exclusive interviews and historical narrative, supported by the best action photographs, and packaged with a 30-minute sporting highlights audio CD. A wide-ranging coverage of the key sporting events of the year, including: / Live commentary with narrative introduction and background / Fresh interviews with some of the biggest names in radio sports broadcasting: among them John Motson, Alan Green, Jonathan Pearce, Eamonn Holmes and Gary Richardson / Quotes on event / Stats lists and records / Pictures of key events, personalities and highlights / Stories from the archives / Features on key issues in annual sporting calendar (e.g. referees in football and politically sensitive tours in cricket) From the FA Cup Final to the University Boat Race, from The Open to the Grand National, and from Wimbledon to the Ashes Test series, readers can now relive their favourite sporting event of the year thanks to some of the greatest voices in radio sports broadcasting. About Radio Five Live: / Currently has over 6 million weekly listeners and a larger weekly audience that Sky News, BBC News 24 or ITN News. / Own more exclusive sports rights than any other UK broadcaster, including the Premiership, FA Cup, Champions League, Internationals, Ryder Cup and Formula 1. / Their target audience is younger than the traditional BBC radio or news services, with particular emphasis on the 25-34 age range.