Match of the Day
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Match of the Day (abbreviated to MOTD) is a football highlights programme, typically broadcast on BBC One on Saturday nights, during the Premier League season.[5][1] The show's current presenter is former England international striker Gary Lineker, with regular analysis from fellow former players Alan Shearer and Ian Wright, and occasional relief analysts such as Micah Richards, Danny Murphy, Jermaine Jenas, Martin Keown, and Dion Dublin.
Match of the Day | |
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Also known as | MOTD |
Genre | Football highlights[1] |
Created by | Bryan Cowgill[2] |
Presented by | Gary Lineker |
Starring | Alan Shearer Ian Wright Danny Murphy Micah Richards Jermaine Jenas Martin Keown Dion Dublin Leon Osman |
Narrated by | Guy Mowbray Steve Wilson Steve Bower Simon Brotherton Jonathan Pearce Conor McNamara |
Theme music composer | Barry Stoller[3] |
Opening theme | Match of the Day theme |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 51 |
No. of episodes | Over 5,000 |
Production | |
Producer | Colm Harty |
Production locations | Studio TC5, BBC Television Centre (1964–2011) dock10 studios (2011–present)[4] |
Editor | Richard Hughes |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | Live: 150–210 minutes (Depends on Extra time or Penalties) Highlights: 60–105 minutes |
Production company | BBC Sport |
Original release | |
Network | |
Release | 22 August 1964 (1964-08-22) – present |
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Match of the Day is one of the BBC's longest-running shows, having been on air since 22 August 1964.[6] In 2015, Guinness World Records recognised it "as the longest-running football television programme in the world."[7] The show's theme tune was voted the most recognised television theme in a 2010 poll conducted by the PRS.[6] From the 2004–05 season, a second programme, Match of the Day 2, usually airs on the following Sunday and features highlights of all the day's games, whilst showing the goals from the previous days’ action.[8]