Sport Re-run: New archive series on BBC Northern Ireland

BBC Sport NI is delving into its archives to bring fans something to cheer about on Sunday nights with a new five-part series – Sport Re-run.

The series, which features GAA, bikes, rugby, hockey and football is presented by Stephen Watson and starts on 10 May on BBC Two Northern Ireland at 8.15pm.

The first Sport Re-run episode looks back at one of Gaelic football’s fiercest rivalries – Armagh v Tyrone – and the famous replayed Ulster Final between the two counties in 2005.

The programme, which goes out on what would have been the first day of this year’s Ulster Senior Football Championship, features interviews with Oisin McConville, Peter Canavan and Joe Kernan and examines the impact that the two All-Ireland winning counties had on the game in the mid-noughties.

Next up on 17 May is a look back at some the North West 200’s greatest ever races, broadcast on what would have been the weekend of this year’s racing on the north coast.

The third show on 24 May relives Ulster Rugby’s greatest ever moment – their European Cup triumph of 1999.

The programme includes action from the unforgettable season and extended highlights of the final at Lansdowne Road with guest David Humphreys.

Sunday, 31 May, sees Stephen Watson present Live Like Legends, the story of Ireland’s journey to the 2018 Women’s Hockey World Cup final and subsequent dramatic Olympic qualification, as told by the players themselves.

The final programme in the series on 7 June tells the story of how, against all the odds, Northern Ireland caused a huge upset against host nation Spain at the World Cup 1982, featuring extended highlights of the match with guest Gerry Armstrong, the goal scoring hero.

All programmes will be available to watch live and on-demand on the BBC iPlayer for viewers in Northern Ireland and across the UK.

Commenting on the series, Neil Brittain, executive editor of BBC Sport NI, said:

“These are difficult times. And we know that sports fans are missing the numerous events and tournaments that would’ve been taking place.

“Over the years we’ve been lucky in Northern Ireland to have had some really uplifting sporting achievements and we’re looking forward to bringing a flavour of those to people over the next few weeks.

“Starting with that nail-biting Ulster Final to Gerry Armstrong’s finish against Spain, we hope viewers can sit back, relax and enjoy some classic sporting moments.”

Accompanying archive footage to the series will also be released on iPlayer, including GAA Ulster Championship Finals, great races from the North West 200, famous Ulster Rugby games and classic football matches.

BBC Northern Ireland will also repeat its 2016 documentary – Crossmaglen: Field of Dreams – on Sunday, 10 May, following the attempts by Crossmaglen GAA club’s managers, Oisin McConville and John McEntee, to guide the next generation of players.

BBC Sport NI’s new series follows on from similar sports programming strands across the corporation, in the wake of many of this year’s sporting events cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

This includes classic Welsh sport on BBC Wales and special Sportscene and rugby union classics on BBC Scotland, as well as classic summer sporting moments, which will go out across the BBC over the coming months.

Full TV broadcast details for the new BBC Sport NI series – Sport Re-Run – can be found below.

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SUNDAY 10th MAY

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SUNDAY 17th MAY

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SUNDAY 24th MAY

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SUNDAY 31st MAY

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SUNDAY 7th JUNE

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