With the return of one of the biggest multi-sport events to UK soil this summer, BBC Sport will bring audiences all the action live from the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games across all its platforms from July 23-August 3.
Including more than 300 hours of network TV coverage, 200 hours of radio coverage and more than 1,300 hours of live action via up to 17 digital streams, this will be the most comprehensive BBC coverage of a Commonwealth Games and integrated Para-sports programme to date.
Gary Lineker, Clare Balding, Gabby Logan and Hazel Irvine lead the BBC’s TV coverage along with a top list of commentators and experts, comprising of Olympic, Commonwealth and world champions.
Capturing every moment BBC One and BBC One HD and BBC Three and BBC Three HD will deliver more than 300 hours of network TV coverage.
They will be joined by a team of expert commentators and former Olympic champions including Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, Michael Johnson, Rebecca Adlington, Denise Lewis, Beth Tweddle, Sir Chris Hoy, Paula Radcliffe and Jonathan Davies.
The Opening Ceremony will be live from Celtic Park on Wednesday, July 23, on BBC One and BBC One HD, presented by Gary Lineker and Clare Balding, with commentary from Huw Edwards and Hazel Irvine.
From 6.00am, Bill Turnbull, Louise Minchin and the rest of the BBC Breakfast team will present daily from the BBC studio on the banks of the River Clyde.
The BBC’s daily sports programming starts at 9.00am and continues throughout the day with Mishal Husain, Jason Mohammad and Hazel Irvine presenting from Glasgow with Clare Balding and Gabby Logan among those reporting live from the various sporting locations in the city.
Gary Lineker then brings prime time action from 7.00pm to 10.30pm before Mark Chapman and Clare Balding look back at the main news of the day in the Today At The Games programme from 10.40pm to 11.40pm.
As during the 2012 Olympics, BBC Three will also bring sports fans extended hours and a dedicated schedule with Dougie Vipond, Lee McKenzie or Manish Bhasin guiding viewers through the action with additional daytime programming from 9.00am to 7.00pm.
Dan Walker then fronts BBC Three’s live evening coverage from 7.00pm to 10.00pm, offering reaction and analysis to the day’s events.
The BBC will deploy its usual TV commentary teams for the eight of the sports on the Commonwealth Games programme, including athletics, swimming, diving, gymnastics, cycling, boxing, triathlon and rugby sevens.
Commentary for the remaining sports will be provided on the international feed produced by the Games’ host broadcaster SVGTV, operated by Sunset+Vine, with their final commentary list to be confirmed.
Glasgow 2014 will be BBC Sport’s biggest-ever digital Commonwealth Games with up to 17 live video streams available across any device – up from six streams at Delhi 2010.
All the action from every event, sport and venue will be available live and on-demand across PCs, tablets, mobiles and connected TVs, with even greater choice and interactivity than ever before.
The Commonwealth Games live page, available from bbc.co.uk/glasgow2014, will combine the BBC’s full range of live video and radio streams, rolling highlights, text commentary, live votes and a live medal table.
It’s also the place to join the conversation, with all the best comments and opinions from across social media, email and SMS, alongside those from BBC Sport’s expert reporters and pundits.
For the very first time, audiences can use the BBC Sport mobile and tablet apps to receive medal alerts for all the countries they want to follow, including all the Home Nations.
BBC Sport’s Commonwealth Games website will have all the latest news, in-depth features and analysis from Glasgow.
Audiences can also plan their viewing with an indispensable Today At The Games daily guide to the best of the action, as well as a full clickable event schedule, interactive medal table, and results.
To complement BBC One and BBC Three coverage, viewers will have the choice of up to seven extra streams on BBC Red Button.
Those with BBC Connected Red Button will have access to the full range of up to 17 streams.
BBC Nations and Regions news and sports teams will be following the Home Nations’ successes closely, reporting on the stories and athletes from their hometowns.
In addition, the BBC News Channel will also have regular bulletins live from Glasgow for the duration of the Games and Commonwealth Games Sportsday presented by either Katherine Downes or Karthi Gnanasegaram will sum up all the day’s action from 11.40pm until midnight on BBC One and BBC One HD and the BBC News Channel.
On radio, BBC 5 live will deliver over 200 hours of Games action and breaking news to listeners during Glasgow 2014.
Nicky Campbell will present the breakfast show live from Pacific Quay every morning from 6am and then from 10am onwards Victoria Derbyshire, Jonathan Overend, Eleanor Oldroyd, Fred MacAuley, Peter Allen and Mark Chapman will lead the station’s schedule throughout the day.
Mark Pougatch takes over from 7.00pm with Colin Paterson rounding up the day from 11pm to 1am.
Barbara Slater, Director of BBC Sport, says: “The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games is one of the biggest sporting events of this year.
“The BBC coverage reflects our commitment to delivering great sporting events with the determination to continue the standards of broadcasting previously seen at Olympic Games.
“The unique friendly rivalries between the Home Nations and Commonwealth countries will be highlighted in 11 days of sporting competition concluding an exciting and busy summer of BBC sport that also includes Wimbledon, The Open, and the football World Cup.”
Complementing BBC Sport’s Commonwealth Games programming, BBC Scotland will embrace the Games with a series of cultural festivities, including 16 days of major events from a pop-up ‘BBC at the Quay’ and a raft of Commonwealth programming for network transmission beginning with Radio 1’s Big Weekend live from Glasgow Green (23-25 May) with headline acts Katy Perry and Coldplay.
The BBC will be providing extensive coverage of the Queen’s Baton Relay’s journey around the British Isles, produced by a team at BBC Scotland.
The first Queen’s Baton Relay was staged for the 1958 Commonwealth Games in Cardiff and has been the curtain raiser to the Games ever since.
Over the final 40 days of the relay in Scotland, as 4,000 baton bearers take to the streets, the BBC will also stream coverage online each day on the last leg of this epic journey around the Commonwealth.
The year will culminate with the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony, which the BBC has confirmed that Glasgow’s SSE Hydro Arena will stage the event on December 14.
Visit glasgow2014.com for more information about the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2014 on BBC SPORT
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| BBC ONE – DAILY SCHEDULE |
06:00-09:00 – BBC Breakfast: Bill Turnbull & Louise Minchin
09:00-12:00 – Mishal Husain
12:00-15:00 – Jason Mohammad
15:00-19:00 – Hazel Irvine
19:00-22:30 – Gary Lineker
22:40-23:40 – Today at the Games: Mark Chapman & Clare Balding
23:40-00:00 – CWG Sportsday: Katherine Downes or Karthi Gnanasegaram
Live presentation from key venues with Clare Balding, Gabby Logan, Matt Baker & John Inverdale
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| BBC THREE – DAILY SCHEDULE |
09:00-19:00 – Dougie Vipond or Lee Mackenzie or Manish Bhasin
19:00-22:00 – Dan Walker
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