Sportsweek

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Sportsweek
GenreSports interview show
Running time60 minutes (approx)
Country of originUK
Language(s)English
Home station BBC Radio 5 Live
Hosted by Garry Richardson
Recording studio BBC Television Centre (5 Live Compound), London
Website The official BBC website
Podcast Sportsweek Podcast

Sportsweek is a topical sports show broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live. The show airs on Sunday mornings and is presented by Garry Richardson, who is also a presenter on the Today show on BBC Radio 4. The show is produced by Richardson's own production company, Frontpage Media. [1]

Contents

Format

Richardson interviews a host of well-known names from the world of sport throughout the 60-minute show, often pressing his guest for information. On the show he is famous for asking questions to interviewees three times in order to elicit the response he is looking for. [2]

Awards

The show won an award for Best Sports Programme at the Sony Awards in 2007. [3] [4] It was the second 5 Live radio show to win a Sony Award that year, with 5 Live Breakfast picking up the award for News and Current Affairs Programme. [3]

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