Sportscall

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== Host ==
== Host ==
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[[Danny Baker]] (1990-1993)
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[[Danny Baker]] (1990-2)
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[[Nicky Campbell]] (1992-3)
[[Dominik Diamond]] (1993-2000)
[[Dominik Diamond]] (1993-2000)
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[[Jamie Theakston]] (regular stand-in)
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Stand-ins: [[Simon Potter]], Tim Smith, [[Ross King]], Andy Peebles, [[Dougie Donnelly]], Lee Chapman, Tom Watt, [[Rob Curling]], Adrian Goldberg, Marcus Buckland
== Broadcast ==
== Broadcast ==
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BBC Radio, 2 September 1990 - 2000 (Broadcasts to 25 March 1994 were on Radio 5, thereafter on Radio Five Live. Independently produced from the late 1990s.)
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BBC Radio 5, 1 September 1990 to 25 March 2000 (447 episodes in 10 series)
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== Synopsis ==
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''Sportscall'' was originally created as a cheap piece of radio to fill the gap between Radio 5's Saturday morning children's programes and the afternoon's sports commentaries. It soon emerged that listeners weren't tuning in for the games - topics such as "name the year" / "what happened next" / "who am I describing" were familiar to viewers of [[A Question of Sport]]. No, people were tuning in because the presenter, [[Danny Baker]], was making the show entertainment, even for people who didn't really like sport.
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Originally created as a cheap piece of radio to fill the gap between Radio 5's Saturday morning children's programes and the afternoon's sports commentaries. Items included the phone-in quiz, alphabet quiz, archive quiz and sudden death quiz. It soon emerged that listeners weren't tuning in for the games - no, people were tuning in because the presenter, [[Danny Baker]], was making the show entertainment, even for people who didn't really like sport.
In 1991, Baker was given an after-match phone-in show, ''606'', and became Radio 5's breakfast presenter in 1992. He moved to Radio 1 in late 1993, creating a vacancy for the lunchtime sports quiz. [[Dominik Diamond]] turned out to be the presenter to continue in Baker's footsteps. Already a familiar voice from [[Gamesmaster]], Diamond expanded the programme's range, making it as much a commentary on the week's sports news as a phone-in quiz.
In 1991, Baker was given an after-match phone-in show, ''606'', and became Radio 5's breakfast presenter in 1992. He moved to Radio 1 in late 1993, creating a vacancy for the lunchtime sports quiz. [[Dominik Diamond]] turned out to be the presenter to continue in Baker's footsteps. Already a familiar voice from [[Gamesmaster]], Diamond expanded the programme's range, making it as much a commentary on the week's sports news as a phone-in quiz.
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Diamond hosted a spin-off show, Newscall, which was not renewed after a four-week broadcast pilot in 1994. He remained with the programme until it came to a natural end in 2000.
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Diamond hosted a spin-off show, [[Newscall]], which was not renewed after a ten-week broadcast pilot in 1994. He remained with the original programme until it came to a natural end in 2000.
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== See also ==
== See also ==
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[[A Question of Sport]]
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[[Popcall]]
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[[Newscall]]
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[[Free Spin]]
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[[Category:Specialist Subjects Quiz]]

Current revision as of 12:57, 2 November 2024

Contents

Host

Danny Baker (1990-2)

Nicky Campbell (1992-3)

Dominik Diamond (1993-2000)

Stand-ins: Simon Potter, Tim Smith, Ross King, Andy Peebles, Dougie Donnelly, Lee Chapman, Tom Watt, Rob Curling, Adrian Goldberg, Marcus Buckland

Broadcast

BBC Radio 5, 1 September 1990 to 25 March 2000 (447 episodes in 10 series)

Synopsis

Originally created as a cheap piece of radio to fill the gap between Radio 5's Saturday morning children's programes and the afternoon's sports commentaries. Items included the phone-in quiz, alphabet quiz, archive quiz and sudden death quiz. It soon emerged that listeners weren't tuning in for the games - no, people were tuning in because the presenter, Danny Baker, was making the show entertainment, even for people who didn't really like sport.

In 1991, Baker was given an after-match phone-in show, 606, and became Radio 5's breakfast presenter in 1992. He moved to Radio 1 in late 1993, creating a vacancy for the lunchtime sports quiz. Dominik Diamond turned out to be the presenter to continue in Baker's footsteps. Already a familiar voice from Gamesmaster, Diamond expanded the programme's range, making it as much a commentary on the week's sports news as a phone-in quiz.

Diamond hosted a spin-off show, Newscall, which was not renewed after a ten-week broadcast pilot in 1994. He remained with the original programme until it came to a natural end in 2000.

See also

Popcall

Newscall

Free Spin

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