The Back Page (TV program)

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The Back Page
Back Page Live Logo.jpg
Also known asBack Page Live
GenreSport
Presented by Tony Squires
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons28
Production
ProducerMatthew Parslow
Camera setup Multiple-camera setup
Running time60 minutes
(including commercials)
Original release
Network
Release1997 (1997) 
present

The Back Page, also known as Back Page Live, is an Australian sports television show currently broadcast on Fox Sports on Tuesday nights. It is hosted by Tony Squires, with a roster of panelists including retired Australian professional ironwoman Candice Warner, [1] cricket writer Robert 'Crash' Craddock, broadcaster Ryan Fitzgerald and former Australian cricketer Kerry O'Keeffe.

Contents

The weekly show features a round-up of the previous week's sporting news, and features interviews with sporting personalities. It covers all major Australian sports as well as international sports.

Current panelists

Former panelists

History

Launched in 1997 as The Back Page, the show was originally hosted by journalist Mike Gibson and comedian Billy Birmingham. In 2012, Gibson announced that he was leaving the show after 16 years and 720 episodes. [2] Soon after, Birmingham announced he would not be returning to the show the following year after being informed he'd been demoted to a part-time panelist. [3] In 2013, presenter Tony Squires and athlete Matt Shirvington took up the role of hosting the show. Shirvington left the show the same year, and was replaced by journalist Kelli Underwood.

From 7 October 2017, the show moved from its traditional Tuesday night time slot to air live at 7.00pm Saturday nights on the free-to-air channel One, classified as the shows "Summer Series". [4] Subsequent repeats are shown on Fox Sports throughout the week following. The episodes were shortened from a 1-hour to 45 minutes run time, and the title was changed to The Back Page as it was previously called when it originally launched. This run was short-lived however, ending on 25 November 2017 after just eight episodes. The show returned to its traditional Tuesday night slot on Fox Sports on 27 February 2018.

The Back Page celebrated its 25th year on air in 2021. [5]

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References

  1. "Candice Warner joins The Back Page". TV Tonight . 16 March 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. "Mike Gibson signs off as host of The Back Page after 16 years and 720 episodes". Fox Sports. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  3. "Billy Birmingham quits The Back Page". TV Tonight . 20 December 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. "FOX on ONE block includes Back Page Live, A-League". TV Tonight . 4 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  5. "Sometimes silly, sometimes serious, always starring sport: Celebrating 25 years of The Back Page". Fox Sports . 15 March 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.