Category: North
West TV; Yorkshire
& N.Midlands TV; N.East
& Cumbria TV; E.Yorkshire
& Lincolnshire TV; Radio
Leeds; Radio
Lancashire; Radio
Merseyside; ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
GMR; Radio
Humberside; Radio
York; Radio
Cumbria
Date: 24.01.2005
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The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s popular Super League Show returns to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
TWO (North West, Yorkshire & N.Midlands, N.East & Cumbria and
E.Yorkshire & Lincolnshire) on Sunday 6 February with a new lunchtime
slot and an extended show to mark the start of Super League Ten.
The new look show will go out every Sunday at 12.30pm and the first
show will kick-off with highlights from The Carnegie World Club Challenge
which will see Super League Nine Champions Leeds Rhinos take on Canterbury
Bulldogs at Elland Road.
The series will be on air until 16 October and will follow each round
of Super League through to the Grand Final.
Each 50 minute show will be presented by Harry Gration
and will feature the best of the action from the weekend's Super League
matches with commentary from Dave Woods and out-spoken
views from former Leeds and Hull centre, Garry Schofield.
This show will also offer the opportunity to reflect and debate the
current issues in the sport with big-name studio guests and contributions
from viewers.
Presenter Harry Gration is delighted with the new slot: "It's really
great to have a guaranteed extended slot for this programme which it
thoroughly deserves.
"It gives us the chance to develop stories as and when they happen
and also involve our audiences in a very positive way."
The Super League Show is produced by Wild Rover Productions for the
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ and will be broadcast live from the new Broadcasting Centre at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
Leeds.
Series producer Neil Morrow can't wait for the new series to kick-off:
"This will be the seventh year of The Super League Show and I know it's
a cliché to say that the sport gets bigger and better every year but
it really is true and I'm delighted to say that we will be there to
cover the very best of the action."
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ has also made a commitment to cover rugby league in more ways
across more stations for the new season, both on radio and television.
For the first time North West Tonight
will show highlights from the weekend's biggest games in a regular slot
during Monday night's sports bulletin, ensuring fans have another chance
to see all the action.
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s regional radio services are also warming up for a busy season,
with unrivalled coverage:
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Leeds will have three weekly programmes dedicated
to Rugby League.
Friday Nitesport (7.00-10.00pm)
and Saturday's West Yorkshire Sport
(6.00-8.00pm) will have live Super League action and Sunday's West
Yorkshire Sport (3.00-6.00pm) includes Super League and National
League action.
Expert summarisers include current players Barrie McDermott,
Brad Davis and Jamie Bloem plus legends
Lee Crooks and David Hobbs.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Lancashire will be doing commentary on new
side Blackpool Panthers to add to their regular weekly discussion programme
on Wednesday nights.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Merseyside will have programmes every Monday
(8.05-9.00pm) and Thursday (7.05-8.00pm) with previews, features and
phone-ins to add to their commentary on St Helens, Widnes Vikings, Warrington
Wolves and Wigan Warriors every weekend.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ GMR will have programmes every Sunday (2.30-6.00pm),
Friday (7.00-10.00pm) and Saturday (6.00-8.00pm).
On Thursday evenings (6.00-8.00pm) Trevor Hunt and
Jack Dearden present a magazine programme featuring
guests from the world of Rugby League.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Humberside will have commentary on Hull FC
and Hull KR in The Oval Ball from 2.30-6.00pm every Sunday afternoon.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio York and Radio Cumbria follow
their National League sides with commentary and news on all the teams.
There will also be coverage on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s local Where I Live
websites (bbc.co.uk/england) and Ceefax pages, with regular audio streaming
of games and programmes.
This extensive coverage of rugby league is part of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s comprehensive
regional commitment to the sport as Head of Sport for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ English Regions,
Charles Runcie, explains:
"We are committed to reflecting the rugby league scene to our millions
of viewers and listeners in the north of England, for whom the sport
is such a vital part of their lives and communities."
