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FA Cup: BBC One/TV 1937 – 1996, 2002 – 2008 & 2014 – present (shared with BT Sport) Wimbledon Championships: BBC TV/BBC One 1937 – present, BBC Two 1964 – present; The Boat Race: BBC TV/One 1938 – 2004 & 2010 – present (ITV covered the Boat Race from 2005 – 2009) Live England Test Cricket: BBC TV 1938 – 1998
Broadcasting contracts for rugby league (television) 10 live matches per season on BBC TWO until 2026, including two play off matches. 5 matches live on BBC iPlayer. Highlights of Grand Final. 20 live streamed matches from Challenge Cup, League 1, Women's Super League and Wheelchair Rugby League via The Sportsman.
BBC Radio 5 Live: News, current affairs, discussion and sport. Yes BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra: Additional sports coverage. No Yes BBC Radio 6 Music: Alternative music, rock, reggae and other minor genres. BBC Asian Network: Station for the British Asian community. In some areas BBC World Service: International radio station for current affairs. No
Now (streaming service) Now (formerly Now TV and often stylised as NOW) is a subscription over-the-top internet television service operated by British satellite television provider Sky Group. Launched in the United Kingdom in 2012, the service is also available in Ireland, Italy, Germany, and the United States (via parent company Comcast ).
24 January – BBC1 airs an episode of EastEnders, featuring a mouth-to-mouth gay kiss between the characters Colin Russell ( Michael Cashman) and Guido Smith (Nicholas Donovan), the first time such a scene is shown in a British soap. It causes uproar among viewers and in the press. [6]
The sci-fi TV series Logan's Run is shown on ITV. The ITV variety and sketch series The Les Dawson Show is first broadcast. 27 January – In an interview for Granada Television 's World in Action , Leader of the Opposition Margaret Thatcher remarks, "people are really rather afraid that this country might be rather swamped by people with a different culture". [1]
Challenge (TV channel) Challenge is a British free-to-air television channel owned by Sky Group 's Sky UK subsidiary, themselves owned by American conglomerate Comcast. The channel is dedicated to game shows from the UK, including acquired classic and contemporary shows. Challenge is currently available in HD on FAST platforms, such as Samsung ...
9 October–8 November – The BBC covers the 1987 Cricket World Cup. However, due to the time difference – the tournament is held in India and Pakistan – live coverage is restricted to the final overs of England’s matches, although England's semi-final and the final are broadcast live, and in full.