• Final Showdowns to Final Furlongs - The Best Live Events and Sports TV of the Year

  • Apr 23 2024
  • Length: 41 mins
  • Podcast

Final Showdowns to Final Furlongs - The Best Live Events and Sports TV of the Year

  • Summary

  • From Eurovision in Liverpool to horse racing in Cheltenham... it’s all things live, as we look at the the biggest events and sporting-fixtures of the last year. Alex Zane is joined by Entertainment Editor at Heat Magazine Boyd Hilton and CEO and Exec Producer at television company Nine Lives, Cat Lewis.


    Find out how ending a live sports broadcast is even more important as the result, why actress Hannah Waddingham turned into a sought-after live host... and plenty of backstage gossip behind your favourite TV moments of the past year.


    The transcription of this episode will be available on the BAFTA website.


    Nominees discussed today include:


    LIVE EVENT COVERAGE

    THE CORONATION CONCERT Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One

    EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2023 Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One

    ROYAL BRITISH LEGION FESTIVAL OF REMEMBRANCE Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One


    SPORTS COVERAGE

    CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL DAY ONE Richard Willoughby, Paul McNamara, Mark Demuth, Bridget Toomey, Rob Oldham, Dionne Robinson-Smith - ITV Sport / ITV1

    MOTD LIVE: FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023 Production Team – IMG / BBC One

    WIMBLEDON 2023 MEN’S FINAL Production Team – BBC Sport, Wimbledon Broadcast Services / BBC One



    A BAFTA production

    Host: Alex Zane

    Producer: Matt Hill at Rethink Audio


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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