With the return of one of the biggest multi-sport events to UK soil this summer, the BBC will bring sports fans all the action live from the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games across all its platforms, led by an expert team of presenters, commentators, analysts and reporters.
Including more than 300 hours of network TV coverage, 200 hours of radio coverage and more than 1300 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.
Familiar BBC faces Gary Lineker, Clare Balding, Gabby Logan and Hazel Irvine lead the corporation’s television coverage on BBC One, while BBC Three will also be broadcasting daily live coverage, in a similar arrangement to the London 2012 Olympics.
The presenting team in the BBC Pacific Quay studio and on-site at the various venues across Glasgow will all be joined by a top list of experts analysts, commentators and reporters, featuring some of the biggest names in sport.
These include the likes of Olympic gold medalists Rebecca Adlington, Michael Johnson, Ian Thorpe, Chris Boardman, Denise Lewis and Sir Chris Hoy, Paralympic legends Tanni Grey-Thompson, Dame Sarah Storey and Marc Woods, as well as many familiar BBC Sport faces such as Jonathan Davies from rugby union, Mark Foster from swimming, Leon Taylor from diving and many more.
Leading sports commentators Steve Cram, Andrew Cotter, Andy Jameson, Simon Brotherton, Matt Chilton and Bob Ballard will also be on hand for viewers during the Games as they guide fans through all the twists and turns of 11 days of top class sporting competition.
Former Olympic rowing champion Sir Matthew Pinsent leads the BBC’s roving reporting team around the Games, alongside fellow rowing gold medallist Katherine Grainger, plus BBC Sport regulars Rishi Persad, Sonali Shah and Ore Oduba.
While there will be plenty of big name faces across the BBC’s coverage on TV and radio, there will be a couple of notable absentees from the BBC team this year.
Having been part of the presenting team at every Commonwealth Games since 1994, Sue Barker will not part of the BBC’s coverage in Glasgow after deciding to scale back on her TV commitments outside tennis, while the veteran Hugh Porter, the corporation’s voice of cycling since the late 1980s, left his role as lead cycling commentator after the 2012 Olympics.
Scroll down for Sport On The Box‘s guide to the BBC’s 2014 Commonwealth Games presentation team.
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Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on the BBC – SOTB’s TV guide
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09:00-12:00 MISHAL HUSAIN @MishalHusainBBC
– Presents BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, BBC News at Ten and BBC World News – Presented BBC documentaries on Malala: Shot for Going to School, How Facebook Changed the World and Gandhi: The Making of the Mahatma – Part of BBC TV’s presentation team at the London 2012 Olympics |
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12:00-15:00 JASON MOHAMMAD @JasonMohammad
– Presents BBC’s long-running Saturday afternoon football results programme Final Score – Also presents rugby union and snooker for BBC TV – Presents the weekday mid-morning show on BBC Radio Wales |
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15:00-19:00 HAZEL IRVINE
– Presents golf, snooker and multi-sport events for the BBC – Has presented from every Olympics for the BBC since 1996 and Commonwealth Games since 1994 – Youngest-ever presenter of Grandstand at 28. Won the RTS Sports Presenter of the Year in 2007 |
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19:00-22:30 GARY LINEKER @GaryLineker
– Lead Match of the Day presenter since 1999 – Presented BBC coverage of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil – Ex-England-football captain, made 80 appearances for his country and scored 48 goals |
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22:40-23:40 TONIGHT AT THE GAMES
– BBC One’s main nightly highlights show for Glasgow 2014 – Presented by Clare Balding and Mark Chapman from BBC Pacific Quay studio – Best moments from the day’s sporting action with expert guests, medallists, celebrity fans and a house band |
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23:40-23:55 COMMONWEALTH GAMES SPORTSDAY
– Final round-up of all the day’s key sporting action and main headlines from the Games in Glasgow – Presented by Katherine Downes or Karthi Gnanasegaram – Simulcast on BBC One and BBC News Channel at 11.40pm every night during the Games |
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09:00-19:00 DOUGIE VIPOND @DougieVipond
– Presenter of BBC Scotland’s sports coverage and founder member of the band, Deacon Blue. – Won a Scottish BAFTA for live coverage of The Great Climb in 2011 – Presents the award-winning “Adventure Show” for BBC Scotland. |
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09:00-19:00 LEE McKENZIE @LeeMcKenzieF1
– BBC Sport’s Formula 1 pit-lane reporter since 2009 – Presents features for the BBC’s monthly Inspire: The Olympic Journey programme – Hosted BBC Scotland’s outdoor show Landward and is an accomplished horse rider and supporter of World Horse welfare |
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09:00-19:00 MANISH BHASIN @_manishbhasin
– Presents The Football League Show on BBC One for last 5 years and previous host of Football Focus – Presented BBC highlights of previous two Cricket World Cups – Covered range of sports for London 2012 including taekwondo and boxing on BBC Three |
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19:00-22:00 DAN WALKER @mrdanwalker
– Presents Football Focus every Saturday for BBC One and BBC World Service – Also hosts Friday night sports show on BBC Radio 5 live – Part of the BBC’s presenting team at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil |
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CLARE BALDING @clarebalding
– Presents BBC Sport’s coverage of major events, including the Boat Race, equestrian events and Olympics, as well as Channel 4 Racing – Amateur flat jockey in her teens. Received a BAFTA special award in 2013 – Presenting on-site coverage of swimming in Glasgow |
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GABBY LOGAN @GabbyLogan
– Presents BBC coverage of athletics and rugby union, as well as Sports Personality of the Year and Inspire: The Olympic Journey – Represented Wales in Gymnastics at 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games – Presenting on-site coverage of the athletics from Hampden Park |
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JOHN INVERDALE
– Presents BBC’s rugby union and tennis coverage – Key host of BBC 5 live’s sports output for the past two decades, including major championship golf – Will be on-site at the boxing and rugby sevens events in Glasgow |
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JONATHAN EDWARDS @JDE66
– Presenter and commentator on BBC’s athletics coverage. Won Gold medal at Sydney 2000 Olympic Games – Holds the world record for the triple jump at 18.29m. First athlete to legally pass the 18m barrier. – Presenting on-site coverage of athletics from Hampden Park |
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MATT BAKER
– Co-presenter of BBC One’s The One Show and Countryfile – A former British gymnastic and sports acrobatics champion, Matt has commentated on gymnastics for BBC Sport since 2008 – On-site host and commentator for the gymnastics in Glasgow |
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The BBC will deploy its usual TV commentary teams for the eight of the 17 sports on the Commonwealth Games.
Those Commonwealth sports with their own bespoke BBC team are 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, run by the highly respected sports production firm Sunset+Vine in partnership with Global Television.
The SVGTV line-up of commentators (marked *) will be added to this page in due course.
Follow every BBC commentator during the Games via SOTB’s special Glasgow 2014 list
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Presenters: Gary Lineker, Clare Balding, Hazel Irvine
Commentators: Huw Edwards (Opening), Andrew Cotter (Closing), Hazel Irvine
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Hampden Park Presenters: Gabby Logan, Jonathan Edwards
Commentators: Steve Cram, Brendan Foster, Andrew Cotter, Steve Backley
Analysts: Michael Johnson, Colin Jackson, Denise Lewis,
Analysts: Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, Paula Radcliffe
Reporter: Phil Jones
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SECC Presenter: John Inverdale
Commentators: Ronald McIntosh, Jim Neilly, Richie Woodhall, Lucy O’Connor
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Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome Presenter: Jonathan Edwards
Commentators: Simon Brotherton, Rob Hayles, Rob Hayles
Analysts: Sir Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendleton, Dame Sarah Storey
Reporter: Jill Douglas
Mountain Bike Commentators: Wayne Boyce*, Rochelle Gilmore*
.Read SOTB’s Q&A with BBC cycling commentator SIMON BROTHERTON
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Royal Commonwealth Pool Presenter: Helen Skelton
Commentators: Bob Ballard, Leon Taylor
.Read SOTB’s Q&A with BBC diving commentator BOB BALLARD
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SECC Presenter: Matt Baker
Commentators: Mitch Fenner, Christine Still, Matt Baker
Analyst: Beth Tweddle
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Ibrox Presenter: John Inverdale
Commentators: Nick Mullins*, Scott Hasting*, Andy Moore*, Simon Mannix*
Analysts: Jonathan Davies, Andy Nicol
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Tollcross Centre Presenters: Clare Balding, Helen Skelton
Commentators: Andy Jameson, Adrian Moorhouse, Marc Woods
Analysts: Rebecca Adlington, Mark Foster, Ian Thorpe
Reporter: Sharron Davies
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Commentators: Matt Chilton, Steve Trew, Annie Emerson
Reporter: Sonali Shah
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Read SOTB’s Q&A with BBC triathlon reporter SONALI SHAH
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Commentators: David Mercer*, Karthi Gnanasegaram*, Gillian Clark*
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Commentators: Matt Chilton*, Charlie Brougham*, Sean Kerly*, Mel Clewlow*
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Commentators: Neil Adams*, Niki Adams*
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Commentators: David Corkhill*, Paul Mitchell*, John Price*
Commentators: Kelsey Cottrell*, Sharyn Renshaw*
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Commentators: Charlie Brougham*, Anita Mavin*, Kathryn Harby-Williams*
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Commentators: Simon Reed*, Sue Rose*
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Commentators: Simon Reed*, Paul Hand*, Trevor Harris*, Ian Marshall*
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Commentators: David Goldstrom*, Jeane Lassen*
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Commentators: Colin Bryce*, Non Evans*
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Sir Matthew Pinsent, Katherine Grainger, Ore Oduba,
Rishi Persad, Ollie Williams, David Currie
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Follow the 2014 Commonwealth Games live on the BBC – SOTB’s TV guide
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Absence of Paul Dickinson a monster mistake, really left a big hole. Steve Cram and Brendan Foster their usual high class, all others T&F commentators poor. As for the studio analysis team, brilliant sportspeople all, completely useless at analysis and TV work – repeatedly had to turn sound off and then decided to watch delayed so I could fast forward. If the Beeb are going to do analysis, please only do it with bright people and good communicators, being a brilliant sports performer doesn’t automatically make you a good pundit. I would rather a good pundit with no personal sports success than a former star who is clueless on TV
Who is doing the badminton commentary with David Mercer. He refers to playing with the England pair so must be a player.
Matt Baker’s biased comments in favour of England on the gymnastics are nauseating! Sort it out!
I totally agree. His over-enthusiastic comments about the English team are nauseating, compared to the lacklustre comments he makes about the Scottish athletes, who he mentions merely as a compulsory remark. If only he could show the same gushiness and giddiness towards the host nation! So much for unbiased commentary!
I miss Sue. I noticed she isn’t presenting. Please come back. Gary stick to footie please.
Where is Paul Dickinson? The most knowledgeable athletics commentator there is doesn’t seem to have been asked to commentate on this important competition.
Hello- does anyone have any idea as to why Paul Dickenson isn’t commentating for the BBC? The athletics coverage isn’t the same without his voice!
The two women commentating on the Australian men’s hockey match were excellent: very knowledgeable, erudite and obviously knew the game inside out. Unfortunately, the male commentator for the following Wales/RSA game had none of these qualities. Please restore the women full time (plus Sean Kerley) for the remaining matches, the important ones.
Been watching the red button tonight……..why different commentators? They are doing a superb job! Sorry but Gary Linekar is very poor.
Are you able to publish the full list of SVGTV commentators?
Hi John,
We will try our best! Hopefully by tomorrow.
SOTB
Who is doing the commentary for today’s (Tuesday)Decathlon?
Sounds like Ron Pickering’s son Shaun to me?
Hi Peter,
If you are referring to the BBC coverage, then Steve Backley would have been commentating this morning’s decathlon events.
SOTB
Could you tell me the commentators for the wrestling bout between England’s Yana Rattigan and Scotland’s Fiona Robertson that took place this morning? (about 11.45am) Many thanks
Hi Darryl,
Commentating on the wrestling for the host broadcaster SVGTV this morning were Colin Bryce and Non Evans.
SOTB
Hi SOTB.
Who were the SVGTV commentators for the mens’ hockey this evening?
I feel like I recognised one of them from athletics or winter olympic commentary and I can’t find out who he is. Thanks.
Hi Hannah. We believe you’re thinking of Matt Chilton, and indeed he has been commentating on the hockey for the host broadcaster, as well as the triathlon events for the BBC.
Hope this helps!
SOTB
Who is providing the live commentary for the rugby sevens?
Hi Julie. The BBC are using the commentary team provided by the Glasgow 2014 host broadcaster SVGTV – they are Nick Mullins, Scott Hastings, Andy Moore and Simon Mannix.