FA Cup: BBC to bring back all-day coverage of final for 2015

[TomandJerry]

The BBC has announced it will devote a whole day of programming to the 2015 FA Cup final, reviving the tradition of all-day coverage of the Wembley showpiece.

The match on Saturday 30 May sees defending champions Arsenal take on Aston Villa live on BBC One.

Highlights of the TV build-up to the big game include special editions of Saturday Kitchen and TOTP 2.

There will also be special content on*Radio 5 live*and the*BBC Sport website.

 

[atfc village]

Splendid news.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Fine work by the BBC.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Excellent news. I might even take the day off from cricket to re-live part of my childhood with Moshe Jnr.

Won't be the same without being able to flick over to Saint & Greavsie though...

 

[El Sid]

Shame it's a 5.30 kick off. Should be 3.

Will there be It's A Knockout?

 

[GT49er]

Shame it's a 5.30 kick off. Should be 3.

Couldn't agree more.

 

[dennis]

Shame it's a 5.30 kick off. Should be 3.

Will there be It's A Knockout?

Not unless Stuart Hall gets bail!

 

[Nigella's Cream Pie]

Could get boring after a while - will have to switch over to Ceefax occasionally

 

[Easy 10]

I saw them mention this on MOTD the other night...

•FA Cup Rewind: Classic Finals (08:30-09:30, BBC Two)
•MOTD Kickabout (09:30-10:00, BBC Two)
•FA Cup 50 Greatest Moments (10:00-12:00, BBC Two)
•Football Focus (12:10-13:00, BBC One)
•Gary Lineker on the Road to FA Cup Glory (BBC One, 13:00-14:00)
•FA Cup TOTP 2 (14:05-14:30, BBC One)
•Pointless FA Cup Special (14:30-15:20, BBC One)
•The Road to Wembley (15:25-15:55, BBC One)
•MOTD LIVE: FA Cup Final Build Up (15:55-17:15, BBC One)
•MOTD LIVE: Arsenal v Aston Villa (17:15-19:50, BBC One)

Great stuff. I'm VERY tempted to fully indulge in an all-dayer, although there's a good chance I will be in BITS by the time the game kicks off.

That or asleep.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Always remember the shot of Gordon McQueen and (Jimmy Nicholl?) in bed aswell as filming Brian Robson shaving. God, we need to get back to cutting edge TV.

 

[GT49er]

Not unless Stuart Hall gets bail!

Prince Edward might be available.

 

[Official Old Man]

What's the 3pm game? Why is it 5:30

 

[Easy 10]

What's the 3pm game? Why is it 5:30

There is no 3pm game.

Its 5.30 for the armchair fans. The BBC say its better for us. And it means all those Americans don't have to get up too early for it.

 

[atfc village]

Prince Edward might be available.

Arthur Ellis won't.

 

[Everest]

Arthur Ellis won't.

nor Eddie Waring

 

[Bry Nylon]

They don't appear to have scheduled the teams' coach journey from their country house hotels to Wembley - accompanied by a BBC reporter interviewing the players. That was always the best bit. Mind you probably a bit pointless these days, given that it will just be a bunch of Carlos Kickaballs wearing oversize headphones updating their Twitter feeds.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Is Ken Bailey still alive? Will there be songsheets?Have the Grenadier Guards been disbanded? The magic of the Cup. Hmm. Isn't it?

 

[BensGrandad]

As its only on BCC they will not be showing Jackie Pallo v Micck McManus then. mind they must be very old now if they are still both alive.



Just checked wiki and it says Jackie Pallo died in 2006 and Mick McManus in 2013.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Pretty sure I'm at a mate's with a group of friends for an all day bbq / drinking thing. The same mate who got me in all kinds of trouble with my Mrs following a day in the 1901 for the Brentford game and later managed to start a game of human dominoes celebrating our second against Leeds. As with Easy 10 this has CARNAGE written all over it.

 

[Peter Grummit]

nor Eddie Waring

nor Stuart Hall..


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