60-601: Final Score is a BBC Television football news and results programme produced by BBC Sport . The programme is broadcast on late Saturday afternoons in England , Wales and Northern Ireland , usually on BBC One . BBC Northern Ireland opts away during the last ten minutes to cover local results in Final Score from Northern Ireland , normally just after the Premier League scores are read out. BBC Scotland runs
120-518: A British television set. The service was reaching an estimated 25,000–40,000 homes before the outbreak of World War II which caused the BBC Television service to be suspended on 1 September 1939 with little warning. On 1 September 1939, the station went off the air; the government was concerned that the VHF transmissions would act as a beacon to enemy aircraft homing in on London. Also, many of
180-706: A device dubbed "the Teleprinter " and the presenter stood next to the Teleprinter with a camera pointed at the actual printer. By the 1980s, a live shot of the printer had been replaced by an on-screen computerised version and was renamed the vidiprinter. The results would come from the Press Association (PA), who appointed a correspondent to attend each match and report back the half-time and full-time scores to its offices in London. The PA would then use
240-612: A different programme altogether – Sportscene Results . Final Score is also broadcast on Boxing Day and New Year's Day and sometimes on either Good Friday or Easter Monday. A special Sunday edition is broadcast on the final day of the Premier League season. Final Score is also broadcast on Saturday afternoons on the BBC Red Button and online for two hours before the BBC One broadcast begins. An additional half-hour
300-606: A midweek version of the programme was introduced. Rather than being a programme in its own right, it is a simulcast of BBC Radio 5 Live with graphics and vidiprinter. Audio options were occasionally made available for BBC Local Radio commentaries of games involving Championship sides, but this was removed when the BBC decided to make the Red Button service a "single feed" to all broadcast platforms in October 2012. The midweek version
360-520: A new division called BBC Studios and the remaining parts of television (channels and genre commissioning, BBC Sport and BBC iPlayer) being renamed BBC Content . The BBC operates several television networks, television stations (although there is generally very little distinction between the two terms in the UK), and related programming services in the United Kingdom. As well as being a broadcaster,
420-466: A range of programmes intended to be eclectic and diverse (although if a programme has high audience ratings it is often eventually repositioned to BBC One). The different remit of BBC2 allowed its first controller, David Attenborough to commission the first heavyweight documentaries and documentary series such as Civilisation , The Ascent of Man and Horizon . Attenborough was later granted sabbatical leave from his job as Controller to work with
480-470: A result, the BBC Television division is now known internally as BBC Content and "BBC Television" as an entity has ceased to exist. On 8 December 2020, Moore announced a new leadership structure for BBC Content taking effect in April 2021, which will prioritise iPlayer in order to compete with commercial streaming services. The role of Controller for BBC One, Two, and Four will be scrapped, in favour of giving
540-576: A single networked news channel, but there are opt-outs for both the domestic and international versions. The BBC's wholly owned commercial subsidiary, BBC Studios , also operates several international television channels under BBC branding: The BBC also owns the following: BBC Japan was a general entertainment channel, which operated between December 2004 and April 2006. It ceased operations after its Japanese distributor folded. Len Martin Leonard Martin (17 April 1919 – 21 August 1995)
600-479: A vertically scanned image of 30 lines, which is just enough resolution for a close-up of one person, and a bandwidth low enough to use existing radio transmitters. The simultaneous transmission of sound and pictures was achieved on 30 March 1930, by using the BBC's new twin transmitter at Brookmans Park . By late 1930, thirty minutes of morning programmes were broadcast from Monday to Friday, and thirty minutes at midnight on Tuesdays and Fridays after BBC radio went off
660-531: Is "I Saw" by Young Fathers and has been since the start of the 2023-24 football season. Previous themes have included " Bones " by Galantis used between the 2019–20 and 2022-23 seasons, " Pumpin Blood " by NONONO used between the 2013–14 and 2018–19 football seasons, " The King and All of His Men " by Wolf Gang used between the 2011–12 and 2012–13 football seasons, "Jump in the Pool" by Friendly Fires used between
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#1732797985929720-513: Is a review of the league tables in England and Scotland and this is followed by post-game interviews with managers, conducted by the commentators for Match of the Day . After the main BBC television broadcast has finished the programme continues until 17:30 on the Red Button. Final Score had been part of the BBC's Grandstand since the programme's launch in 1958. The football results appeared on
780-571: Is located at the Dock10 facility at MediaCityUK in Salford . The current main presenter of Final Score is Jason Mohammad , who replaced Gabby Logan at the start of the 2013–14 season. Stand-in presenters include Eilidh Barbour , Kelly Somers and Will Perry. The programme was previously presented by Ray Stubbs until he left the BBC at the end of the 2008–09 season. Two (or occasionally three) pundits appear per episode. Pundits who appear on
840-510: Is located in Salford Quays at Dock10 , MediaCityUK. The last programme from TC5 was broadcast on 19 November 2011. Ahead of the 2019–20 Premier League season, BBC Sport upgraded the studio that Match of the Day , Match of the Day 2 , Football Focus , and Final Score broadcasts from. The facility uses a " 4K UHD ready virtual reality studio ." It uses Epic Games ' Unreal Engine 4 rendering technology. The studio
900-549: Is shown when there were primarily Premier League or important UEFA Champions League matches taking place. It is a Red Button and Online exclusive, so therefore does not appear on BBC One or BBC Two. When the BBC regained the rights for the FA Cup in 2014–15, the programme would be renamed FA Cup Final Score when the competition is the main focus, including a modified logo featuring the FA Cup trophy and Sunday broadcasts which show
960-555: Is split up into fifteen regions (such as South West and East), which exist mainly to produce local news programming, but also occasionally opt out of the network to show programmes of local importance (such as major local events). The other nations of the United Kingdom (Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) have been granted more autonomy from the English network; for example, programmes are mostly introduced by local announcers, rather than by those in London. BBC One and BBC Two schedules in
1020-575: The BBC Studios Natural History Unit which had existed since the 1950s. This unit is now famed throughout the world for producing high quality programmes with Attenborough such as Life on Earth , The Private Life of Plants , The Blue Planet , The Life of Mammals , Planet Earth and Frozen Planet . National and regional variations also occur within the BBC One and BBC Two schedules. England's BBC One output
1080-465: The Sky Digital platform, such as Scottish Premier League and Scottish Cup football , while on other platforms such broadcasts were not disrupted. Later, when rights contracts were renewed, this problem was resolved. The BBC Television department headed by Jana Bennett was absorbed into a new, much larger group; BBC Vision, in late 2006. The new group was part of larger restructuring within
1140-595: The 2009–10 and 2010–11 football seasons and "Theme From Sparta FC" by The Fall between the 2005–06 and 2008–09 football seasons and 50 Cent - In da Club between the 2003–04 football season. BBC Television BBC Television is a service of the BBC . The corporation has operated a public broadcast television service in the United Kingdom , under the terms of a royal charter , since 1927. It produced television programmes from its own studios from 1932, although
1200-557: The BBC announced plans to merge BBC News (for UK audiences) and BBC World News (for international audiences) as one international news network, under the name BBC News, covering news from both the UK and around the world. The merger took effect in April 2023. The BBC domestic television channels do not broadcast advertisements; they are instead funded by a television licence fee which TV viewers are required to pay annually. This includes viewers who watch real-time streams or catch up services of
1260-530: The BBC announced that from the end of May 2003 (subsequently deferred to 14 July) it intended to transmit all eight of its domestic television channels (including the 15 regional variations of BBC1) unencrypted from the Astra 2D satellite. This move was estimated to save the BBC £85 million over the next five years. While the "footprint" of the Astra 2D satellite was smaller than that of Astra 2A , from which it
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#17327979859291320-461: The BBC with the onset of new media outlets and technology. In 2008, the BBC began experimenting with live streaming of certain channels in the UK, and in November 2008, all standard BBC television channels were made available to watch online via BBC iPlayer . When Tony Hall became Director General in April 2013, he reverted the division to its original name of BBC Television. As Television it
1380-607: The BBC's channels online or via their mobile phone. The BBC's international television channels are funded by advertisements and subscription. These channels are also available outside the UK in neighbouring countries e.g. Belgium, the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland. For BBC News, CBBC and Cbeebies see national & international channels On 3 April 2023, the BBC merged the BBC News and BBC World News channels into
1440-421: The BBC's genre heads autonomy in commissioning programmes without the requirement for a channel controller to provide secondary approval. A team of "portfolio editors" will select from these commissions for carriage on BBC television channels and iPlayer, with iPlayer Controller Dan McGolpin will becoming Portfolio Director for iPlayer and channels. McGolpin and the genre heads will report to Moore. In July 2022,
1500-710: The BBC. Programmes have also been imported mainly from English-speaking countries: notable—though no longer shown—examples include The Simpsons from the United States and Neighbours from Australia. Programming from countries outside the English-speaking world consisted of feature films, shown in the original language with subtitles instead of being dubbed , with dubbing only used for cartoons and children's programmes. These included programmes from Eastern Europe , including The Singing Ringing Tree from East Germany , although voice-over translation
1560-649: The Fat , and BBC Northern Ireland's talk show Patrick Kielty Almost Live . During the 1980s, the BBC came under pressure to commission more programmes from independent British production companies, and following the Broadcasting Act 1990 it was legally required to source 25% of its output from such companies by the terms of the Act. This eventually led to the creation of the "WoCC" (Window of Creative Competition) for independent production companies to pitch programmes to
1620-534: The Premier League matches. There are also reporters at every EFL Championship match and at the top games in EFL League One and EFL League Two , and at least one Scottish Professional Football League game. Mark Clemmit or Kelly Somers provides regular roundups of the top stories from the rest of the EFL matches. The programme also includes interviews with managers and players. Just after 17:00, when all of
1680-511: The air. Baird's broadcasts via the BBC continued until June 1932. The BBC began its own regular television programming from the basement of Broadcasting House , London, on 22 August 1932. The studio moved to larger quarters in 16 Portland Place , London, in February 1934, and continued broadcasting the 30-line images, carried by telephone line to the medium wave transmitter at Brookmans Park , until 11 September 1935, by which time advances in
1740-549: The all-electronic 405-line television system made electromechanical broadcasts and systems obsolete. Following a series of test transmissions and special broadcasts that began in August 1936, the BBC Television Service officially launched on 2 November 1936 from a converted wing of Alexandra Palace in London. "Ally Pally" housed two studios, various scenery stores, make-up areas, dressing rooms, offices, and
1800-726: The corporation also produces a large number of its own outsourcing programmes and thereby ranks as one of the world's largest television production companies. John Logie Baird set up the Baird Television Development Company in 1926; on 30 September 1929, he made the first experimental television broadcast for the BBC from its studio in Long Acre in the Covent Garden area of London via the BBC's London radio transmitter propagating an analog signal . Baird used his electromechanical system with
1860-581: The existing VHF 405-line television system . On 1 July 1967, BBC Two became the first television channel in Europe to broadcast regularly in colour, using the West German PAL system that was used for decades until it was gradually superseded by digital systems. ( BBC One and ITV began 625-line colour broadcasts simultaneously on 15 November 1969). Unlike other terrestrial channels, BBC Two does not have soap opera or standard news programming, but
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1920-666: The first ever, on a dedicated TV channel – was "Opening of the BBC Television Service" at 15:00. The first major outside broadcast was the coronation of George VI and Elizabeth in May 1937. The two systems were to run on a trial basis for six months; early television sets supported both resolutions. However, the Baird system, which used a mechanical camera for filmed programming and Farnsworth image dissector cameras for live programming, proved too cumbersome and visually inferior, and ended with closedown (at 22:00) on Saturday 30 January 1937. It
1980-419: The key incidents from the day's games. Although focussing on the FA Cup, there are also updates from matches in other domestic competitions that are taking place. Beginning with the 2017/18 season, the show's graphics were updated to tie in with a rebrand of BBC Sport. In the autumn of 2011, Final Score moved from studio TC5 at Television Centre in London, which had been its home for many years. Its new home
2040-471: The modern-day vidiprinter used by the programme still emulates the original typing system. There are now Goalflashes throughout the afternoon for every match played in the English and Scottish leagues, the National League, Welsh Premier League and Northern Ireland . During its last few years there was no longer a main presenter for Grandstand , so from the start of the 2001–02 season Final Score
2100-476: The newly acquired Lime Grove Studios . Postwar broadcast coverage was extended to Birmingham in 1949, with the opening of the Sutton Coldfield transmitting station , and by the mid-1950s most of the country was covered, transmitting a 405-line interlaced video image on VHF . BBC TV was split into BBC1 and BBC2 in 1964, with BBC2 having a remit to provide more niche programming. The channel
2160-474: The other UK nations can vary immensely from BBC One and BBC Two in England. Programmes, such as the politically fuelled Give My Head Peace (produced by BBC Northern Ireland) and the soap opera River City (produced by BBC Scotland), have been created specifically to cater for some viewers in their respective nations. BBC Scotland produces daily programmes for its Gaelic -speaking viewers, including current affairs, political and children's programming such as
2220-510: The pools news element was dropped due to its decline. Whilst football was always the mainstay of Final Score , news and results from other sports, such as rugby union, and until 1987 racing results, were also included. A brief version, usually lasting for five to ten minutes, was aired in the summer during the football close season and these summer editions included a cricket scoreboard. Stand-alone editions of Final Score were broadcast on Boxing Day, New Year's Day and Easter Monday when there
2280-482: The popular Eòrpa and Dè a-nis? . BBC Wales also produces a large amount of Welsh language programming for S4C , particularly news, sport and other programmes, especially the soap opera Pobol y Cwm ('People of the Valley') briefly shown on BBC2 across the UK with subtitles in the 1990s. The UK nations also produce a number of programmes that are shown across the UK, such as BBC Scotland's comedy series Chewin'
2340-550: The programme most commonly as of the 2021/22 season are Garth Crooks , Martin Keown , Dion Dublin , Leon Osman , Ashley Williams , Jermaine Beckford , Fara Williams , and Stephen Warnock . Many other pundits have appeared during the history of the programme, including: Robbie Savage , Jason Roberts , Mark Bright , Steve Claridge , Peter Schmeichel , Danny Mills , Kevin Kilbane , Alex Scott , and Trevor Sinclair . Sinclair
2400-476: The result was a home win, an away win, a no-score draw or a score draw; this was important for the football pools results. He was succeeded by Tim Gudgin who also used the distinct BBC intonation. In addition to his role on Grandstand , Martin was a voice-over artist heard on Movietone newsreels. He also used to run four flights of stairs at Lime Grove Studios in the late 1960s after Grandstand to introduce Simon Dee 's programme, with 'Simon' elongated, in
2460-891: The results are in, they are read by Mike West. The round-up covers games from the Premier League , EFL Championship , EFL League One , EFL League Two and the Vanarama National League in England , in Scotland the four divisions of the William Hill Scottish Professional Football League as well as the Welsh Premier League in Wales and the Irish League in Northern Ireland . Next
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2520-456: The results for the last time on 19 November 2011, then retired at the age of 81. He cited the BBC's decision to move the programme from London to Salford Quays as one of the reasons for his departure and the difficulty of travelling from his home in Hampshire , particularly in winter. The classified results were followed by the pools news and score draws and then by the league tables, although
2580-434: The start of its regular service of television broadcasts is dated to 2 November 1936. The BBC's domestic television channels have no commercial advertising and collectively they accounted for more than 30% of all UK viewing in 2013. The services are funded by a television licence . As a result of the 2016 Licence Fee settlement, the BBC Television division was split, with in-house television production being separated into
2640-419: The start of the 2004–05 season when an afternoon-long version of the programme was launched on the BBC's interactive service. Initially called Score Interactive , the programme broadcast from 14:30 and provided a rolling mix of scores, reports and punditry. At 16:30, BBC One joined the programme and after the end of the BBC One broadcast, it would continue on the interactive service until 18:00. In November 2007
2700-467: The technology of the day to provide a feed to BBC Television Centre (TVC). The Press Association provided the vidiprinter results service until Opta Sports took over the contract for the 2013–14 season onwards. The host of the main Grandstand programme used to provide commentary on the scores as they came in to try to reflect how each result affected the league, which meant meticulous preparation
2760-546: The television service's technical staff and engineers would be needed for the war effort, in particular on the radar programme. The last programme transmitted was a Mickey Mouse cartoon, Mickey's Gala Premier (1933), which was followed by test transmissions; this account refuted the popular memory according to which broadcasting was suspended before the end of the cartoon. According to figures from Britain's Radio Manufacturers Association, 18,999 television sets had been manufactured from 1936 to September 1939, when production
2820-515: The transmitter itself, which then broadcast on the VHF band. BBC television initially used two systems on alternate weeks: the 240-line Baird intermediate film system and the Marconi-EMI 405-line television system . The use of both formats made the BBC's service the world's first regular high-definition television service; it broadcast from Monday to Saturday between 15:00 and 16:00, and 21:00 and 22:00. The first programme broadcast – and thus
2880-490: Was a full programme of football fixtures and when Grandstand was not being shown. These editions were generally fifteen minutes long and did not include the vidiprinter sequence as they usually began at 16:50. Technology has gradually improved and by the 1980s a live shot of the actual Teleprinter was replaced by a computer screen version, at which point the Teleprinter became referred to as "the Vidiprinter ". However,
2940-637: Was advertised in Radio Times for two weeks later but the decision to end the Baird system was made too late for it be changed in the printed Radio Times . Initially, the station's range was officially a 40 kilometres radius of the Alexandra Palace transmitter—in practice, however, transmissions could be picked up a good deal further away, and on one occasion in 1938 were picked up by engineers at RCA in New York, who were experimenting with
3000-425: Was also broadcast live on BBC World News , the BBC's internationally broadcast news channel, but this was discontinued from the 2015–16 season. The programme provides viewers with the results from the main football matches played on that day. The presenters are joined by two studio pundits discussing the day's play whilst watching the Premier League games in the studio and this is supplemented by reporters at all of
3060-523: Was an Australian results reader. He was known in the UK for reading out the football results, associated football pools statistics and horse-racing results on the BBC's Saturday afternoon sports programme, Grandstand . Martin was born in Australia where he began his broadcasting career. He came to England on holiday in 1953 for the Coronation and received a call from the BBC the day before he
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#17327979859293120-456: Was broadcast as an individual programme with Ray Stubbs as the regular presenter and Mark Lawrenson providing comment on the results as they came in. At this point, Final Score became a football-only programme and was only broadcast during the football season. The following season saw Final Score beginning earlier and by the end of that season it had settled to a start time of 16:30. The half time round-up remained part of Grandstand until
3180-479: Was due to launch on 20 April 1964, but this was postponed after a fire at Battersea Power Station resulted in most of west London, including Television Centre , losing power. A videotape made on the opening night was rediscovered in 2003 by a BBC technician. The launch went ahead the following night, beginning with host Denis Tuohy sarcastically blowing out a candle. BBC2 was the first British channel to use UHF and 625-line pictures, giving higher definition than
3240-426: Was due to sail for Australia. He never used his return ticket home, and only twice went back to Australia in 1983 and 1993, on holiday. He performed his role on Grandstand from the programme's very first edition in 1958 until his death in 1995. Martin was well known for his intonation when reading the scores. It was clear from the way in which he presented the home or away team name, followed by number of goals, whether
3300-1287: Was fired by the BBC in January 2018 after admitting drink driving and racial abuse charges. Reporters appearing most weeks include Ivan Gaskell , Hamish Marshall, Marc Webber, Juliette Ferrington, Roddy Forsyth , Martin Fisher, Sohail Sahi, Alastair Yeomans, Naz Premji, John Southall, John Acres, Will Perry, Eilidh Barbour, Laurence Herdman, Mike Williams, Andy Stevenson, Vicki Sparks, Katherine Downes, Robyn Cowen, Chris Wise, Mark Scott, Adam Cottier, Nick Hatton, Henry Moeran, Dan McCarthy, Adam Whitty, Tom Gayle, John Bennett, Nesta McGregor, Aaron Paul, Andy Sixsmith, Nikesh Rughani, Maz Farookhi, Betty Glover, Shourjo Sarkar, Connie McLaughlin, Ben Mundy, Laura Kenyon, Paul Scott, Niall McCaughan, Ben Croucher, Joshua Adu-Donkor, Lee Blakeman, Charlotte Richardson, Chris Coles, Rebecca Adams, Rich Wolfenden , Kate Mason, Flo Pollock, Gavin Wallace, Eisha Acton, Ellen Ellard, Gavin Ramjaun, Cameron Pope, Ryan Bromliow, Owain Gwynedd, Qasa Alom and Alex Howell. The current theme tune
3360-423: Was halted by the war. BBC Television returned on 7 June 1946 at 15:00. Jasmine Bligh , one of the original announcers, made the first announcement, saying, 'Good afternoon everybody. How are you? Do you remember me, Jasmine Bligh?'. The Mickey Mouse cartoon of 1939 was repeated twenty minutes later. Alexandra Palace was the home base of the channel until the early 1950s, when the majority of production moved into
3420-407: Was necessary. After the majority of the results came in, the scores would then be collated and announced as the 'Classified Football Results' in alphabetical order starting with the highest leagues first. Remarkably, only three people have regularly read the football results on the programme: Len Martin (from 1958 until 1995), Tim Gudgin (from 1995 until 2011) and Mike West since 2011. Gudgin read
3480-429: Was previously broadcast encrypted, it meant that viewers with appropriate equipment were able to receive BBC channels "free-to-air" over much of Western Europe. Consequently, some rights concerns have needed to be resolved with programme providers such as Hollywood studios and sporting organisations, which have expressed concern about the unencrypted signal leaking out. This led to some broadcasts being made unavailable on
3540-552: Was responsible for the commissioning, scheduling and broadcasting of all programming on the BBC's television channels and online, as well as producing content for broadcast. Following the 2016 Licence Fee settlement, BBC Television was split into two divisions, with in-house television production being separated into a new division called BBC Studios controlled by Mark Linsey and the remaining parts of television (channels and genre commissioning, BBC Sport and BBC iPlayer) being renamed as BBC Content, controlled by Charlotte Moore . As
3600-448: Was used instead of dubbing for budgetary reasons. Ceefax , the first teletext service, launched on 23 September 1974. This service allowed BBC viewers to view textual information such as the latest news on their television. CEEFAX did not make a full transition to digital television, instead being gradually replaced, from late onwards, by the new interactive BBCi service before being fully closed down on 22 October 2012. In March 2003
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