Sports Report
| Genre | Sports news and results |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30–60 minutes |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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| Hosted by | Mark Chapman |
| Original release | 3 January 1948 |
| Opening theme | "Out of the Blue" by Hubert Bath |
| Website | www |
Sports Report is one of the longest-running programmes on British radio, and is the world's longest-running sports radio programme. It started on 3 January 1948, and has always been broadcast from 17:00 on Saturday evenings during the football season, although the length of the programme has varied in more recent times depending on whether the BBC has a commentary of a 17:30 Premier League match.
Originally produced by Angus Mackay, it was broadcast on the BBC Light Programme until 25 April 1964. On 22 August 1964 it became part of Sports Service and moved to Network Three (which later became BBC Radio 3) where it initially started at the earlier time of 16:42. On 4 April 1970, however, it moved back to what had by then become BBC Radio 2, where it remained until 25 August 1990 as part of Sport on 2. From 1 September 1990 to 26 March 1994 it moved to the original BBC Radio 5, and since 2 April 1994 it has been broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live as part of 5 Live Sport.
In February 1969 Mary Raine was sent to report on the Chelsea–Sunderland league game for Sports Report, becoming the first woman to report on sport for the BBC.