Sportsnight
Sportsnight | |
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Desmond Lynam (1991–1997) | |
Theme music composer | Tony Hatch |
Opening theme | Sportsnight theme[1] |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Production company | BBC Sport |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 12 September 1968 14 May 1997 | –
Related | |
Sportsview (1954–1968) |
Sportsnight was a midweek
Sportsview
Sportsnight was a successor to Sportsview which started on 8 April 1954.
Sportsnight
Sportsnight was originally shown on Thursday nights. The original presenter was David Coleman and the programme was billed as Sportsnight with Coleman. It moved to Wednesdays in 1973. The theme tune was composed by Tony Hatch.[1]
The show broadcast many sports and acted as a midweek version of
The programme usually began after 10pm but in the final few years, the Sportsnight brand was used when the BBC was showing live European football during the peak viewing period.
The final edition of Sportsnight was broadcast on 14 May 1997, with live coverage of that year's
Regular hosts
- Peter Dimmock (Sportsview, 1954–1968) (occasional host from 1964 to 1968)
- Frank Bough (Sportsview, 1964–1968)
- David Coleman (1968–1972)
- Tony Gubba (1972–1975)
- Harry Carpenter (1975–1985)
- Steve Rider (1985–1991)
- Desmond Lynam(1991–1997)
References
- ^ a b "Theme from Sportsnight". BBC Music. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ Sports Personality of the Year Television Heaven
- ^ BBC Genome
- BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 16 September 2018.