Sid Waddell

Soccer AM

Soccer AM is a British Saturday-morning football-based comedy/talk show, predominantly based around the Premier League. Originally presented by Jane Hoffen, Gary Stevens and Russ Williams, they lasted just a year before Helen Chamberlain and Tim Lovejoy replaced them, where Lovejoy served for over a decade. He has since been replaced by Andy Goldstein and, more recently, Max Rushden. The show has been aired on Sky Sports 2 each Saturday morning of the football season since 1995 from 7:00am or 9:00am to noon originally and currently between 10:00am and 12:00pm. In early 2009, the 500th episode was broadcast. Although the show is filmed live from 2010 it has been broadcast on a momentary delay due to bad language and/or inappropriate content from certain guests. The show's current sponsor is Procter & Gamble through their Head & Shoulders brand. The show was previously sponsored by Frijj, a brand of milkshake, after Dairy Crest signed a £2 million sponsorship deal. Parts of the show have remained since the beginning, whilst new items have been introduced each season. In that respect, it is almost the same every week, the difference being new football footage and comedy skits. Every week sees a new group of celebrity guests, generally featuring at least one footballer who is free on the Saturday, and a mix of musicians, TV personalities, and other sportsmen.

Release Date1995-08-12

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Episode Count1

Vote Count9

Timeshift

Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and varied window onto the past.

Release Date2002-10-10

Charactersd Self - Darts Commentator (archive footage)

Episode Count2

Vote Count5

Six Fifty-Five Special

Sally James and guest presenters invite established stars and newcomers to contribute to a lively half-hour of music and conversation.

Release Date1981-07-13

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Episode Count1

Bullseye

Darts tournament in which 16 of the world's top darts players compete for the BBC2 Bullseye trophy.

Release Date1979-05-04

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Episode Count24

Sportsnight

Sportsnight was a midweek BBC television sports programme that ran from 1968 until 1997.

Release Date1968-09-12

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Episode Count1

Vote Count1

Sports Life Stories

Sporting legends speak honestly and candidly about their careers, giving a fascinating insight into the mindset required to reach the very top of their game.

Release Date2012-10-23

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Episode Count1

The Sporting Mavericks

Documentary series looking at the maverick players from four sporting areas: Boxing, Snooker, Darts and Motorsport.

Release Date2016-03-31

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Episode Count1

Darts Players' Wives

These women are the unsung heroes of the sport. They keep the show on the road and their men at the oche! They always give 180%, without them the players would be lost and darts would be... just another game.

Release Date2005-01-18

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House of Flying Arrows

The popular rise of darts is charted in this pin-sharp documentary that follows the trajectory of arrows from local pub to beer-soaked arena. Featuring archive footage, behind-the-scenes access and interviews with current darting personalities such as Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson and Raymond van Barneveld, the film traces the sport's evolution from humble beginnings through to the glamorous heyday of the 1980s and on into the lucrative professional era.

Release Date2016-11-14

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Vote Count5

The World Of Phil Taylor

Ahead of the World Darts Championship, we speak to defending champion Phil Taylor and take a close look at the 15-time winner's career.

Release Date2010-12-01

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Jocky Wilson Said

Rare archive footage and Jocky Wilson's own words tell the story of the rise and fall of a cult Scottish sportman. Featuring interviews with his friends and darts contemporaries.

Release Date2019-05-15

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Phil Taylor: The Power and the Glory

A profile of 16-time world champion Phil Taylor, who is the most successful darts player of all time.

Release Date2002-03-31

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A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell

Stephen Fry pays tribute to legendary darts commentator Sid Waddell. He discusses the time they spent together in the commentary box and also talks to Phil Taylor and Sid's son Dan.

Release Date2014-05-20

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Vote Count1

Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts

Over the 21 years Sid Waddell has been commentating on this terrific sport, he has seen all the greatest matches, met the most amazing characters, and witnessed some unbelievable scenes. This movie is his ultimate collection of these hugely enjoyable moments, and makes for great family entertaiment.

Release Date2004-09-06

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

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Michael Van Gerwen - The Best Darts Player in The World

A documentary about the Number 1 of Darts, Michael van Gerwen.

Release Date2014-12-16

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Darts - The Crafty Cockney Way

Eric Bristow gives his viewers and fans his top ten tips. Included in the programme are highlights from all of his world championship wins, and a nailbiting 1989 final between Eric Bristow and Jocky Wilson.

Release Date1989-01-01

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Special Report – The Voice of Darts

Generations of sports fans loved listening to the lyricism and wit of the legendary Sid Waddell and on Christmas Day, Sky Sports News HD looked back at his extraordinary life in Special Report – The Voice of Darts.

Release Date2012-12-25

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The Flaxton Boys

The Flaxton Boys is a British historical children's television series produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV, created by Sid Waddell. Four seasons—covering a specific period: 1854, during the Crimean War (series 1), 1890 (series 2), 1928 (series 3), and 1945, in the aftermath of WWII (series 4)—explore four generations of young men and their experiences at Flaxton Hall in Yorkshire.

Release Date1969-09-21

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count3

Jossy's Giants

Jossy's Giants was a children's footballing comedy drama that ran on BBC1 between 1986 and 1987. The show's plot centred on a boys' football team, the Glipton Giants, and their enthusiastic Geordie manager Joswell 'Jossy' Blair. The show was written by darts commentator and television personality Sid Waddell, himself a native of Newcastle upon Tyne. In total, only ten episodes were made. The Producer/Director Edward Pugh became an Executive Producer and ran Children's Programmes Department at BBC Manchester after the series. The distinctive theme music was written by Mike Amatt. Football scenes were shot at a since demolished Oldham Town fc site off Middleton rd Chadderton, exterior scenes were shot in and around Stalybridge, and the studio material was shot at BBC Oxford Road.

Release Date1986-04-23

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count5

Celebrity Mastermind

Celebrity Mastermind is a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. The show is a spin-off of the long-running quiz show Mastermind, with the exception that all the contestants are celebrities. As with the main show, John Humphrys is the host and question-master. Magnus Magnusson was quizmaster on the 2003/04 episodes featuring Jonathan Meades as winner.

Release Date2003-12-26

Episode Count1

Vote Count2