Final Showdowns to Final Furlongs - The Best Live Events and Sports TV of the Year
Episode description
From Eurovision in Liverpool to horse racing in Cheltenham... it’s all things live, as we look at the the biggest events and sporting-fixtures of the last year. Alex Zane is joined by Entertainment Editor at Heat Magazine Boyd Hilton and CEO and Exec Producer at television company Nine Lives, Cat Lewis.
Find out how ending a live sports broadcast is even more important as the result, why actress Hannah Waddingham turned into a sought-after live host... and plenty of backstage gossip behind your favourite TV moments of the past year.
The transcription of this episode will be available on the BAFTA website.
Nominees discussed today include:
LIVE EVENT COVERAGE
THE CORONATION CONCERT Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2023 Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION FESTIVAL OF REMEMBRANCE Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One
SPORTS COVERAGE
CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL DAY ONE Richard Willoughby, Paul McNamara, Mark Demuth, Bridget Toomey, Rob Oldham, Dionne Robinson-Smith - ITV Sport / ITV1
MOTD LIVE: FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023 Production Team – IMG / BBC One
WIMBLEDON 2023 MEN’S FINAL Production Team – BBC Sport, Wimbledon Broadcast Services / BBC One
A BAFTA production
Host: Alex Zane
Producer: Matt Hill at Rethink Audio
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