UK F1 coverage to return to the BBC !!!

What great news. Bring back Fleetwood Mac, Martin Brundle, and Murray Walker for the first race. I was watching an '89 season review the other day and realised just how much I missed the theme tune, Walker and Hunt. Do you remember that for some races James and Murray sounded like they where talking on the phone? Maybe they should start fresh. Leave those great memories alone?

I also remeber cutting away from live F1 races to cover the cricket or horse racing - probably why I hate those sports to this day.

As much as I loved Murray, I think his time has past. I didn't think much to his Race of Champions commentary.

I think either Ben Edwards or David Croft would make excellent commentators.

James Allen could do A1GP. There are plenty of crashes, so that would keep him happy. :D

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Originally Posted by A Scotsman

Now we need to persuade the BBC to take on the BTCC and support races and get rid of Setanta!!

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a btcc fan:"As a few people have been mentioning in other threads, Setanta are telling people theyre still showing BTCC in 2008, is that the case or are they just saying it to keep customers?"

alan gow's reply:"I have no idea why they would say that, as they have no arrangement to broadcast the BTCC.

Perhaps it's nothing more than a simple case of one department of Setanta not informing the other."

so part of your wish has already been fulffilled.

I nominate DC to partner Martin next year.

f1 on the bbc with no adverts will be great BUT AT WHAT COST? the bbc is funded from the tv license which comes from all viewers regardless of whether they watch f1 or not. the question is will the license fee go up or will some other departments budgets be cut.
as the switch from analogue to digital progresses, they can make more use of bbc 3 and 4 but for now the bulk of the coverage must stay on the terrestrial analogue channels

commentators.... ben edwards or perhaps martin haven

theme tune... definitely "the chain".

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Originally Posted by Simmi

Spot on about the theme tune that would be brilliant to have that back.

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If you want the Chain back please sign my petition.

http://www.petitiononline.com/bbcchain/petition.html


Please spread the link

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Originally Posted by acorn

f1 on the bbc with no adverts will be great BUT AT WHAT COST? the bbc is funded from the tv license which comes from all viewers regardless of whether they watch f1 or not. the question is will the license fee go up or will some other departments budgets be cut.
as the switch from analogue to digital progresses, they can make more use of bbc 3 and 4 but for now the bulk of the coverage must stay on the terrestrial analogue channels

commentators.... ben edwards or perhaps martin haven

theme tune... definitely "the chain".

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£200 over 5 years, according to Media Guardian.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008...c.sportsrights

That might sound like a lot, but it's a comparitive drop in the ocean compared with what Sky / ITV / five pay for football rights.

There's no question whatsoever of the licence fee rising as a result.

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Originally Posted by SkyTom

if they could get Murray Walker back alongside Martin Brundle, that would just be perfect.

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last year and the year before he was co commentating on the f1 for ten Australia and he was not that good.

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Originally Posted by MAX_THRUST

No Adverts how good would that be.

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Don't you mean: How good WILL that be!!! And yes, The Chain is a must!! :up:


Like others have said, it MUST be a stand-alone programme. How about making it interactive like they have done in the past with some football matches and Wimbledon - options of commentary, angles etc - maybe a bit like the old digital F1 channel of 2002!

Doubt Murray would ever come back, BBC should look to the future - Ben Edwards surely? He and John Watson weren't that bad while the UK digital channel existed.

Or...already employed by the Beeb, simply for enthusiasm...how about Charlie Cox?! :p :

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Originally Posted by ATF

Like others have said, it MUST be a stand-alone programme.

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It will be, now that the BBC has scrapped the Grandstand brand.