Sport TV

No frills, no paywall and Mambo No 5: Test cricket's lo-fi free-to-air return | Andy Bull

Channel 4’s broadcast was reminiscent of the way the BBC used to do it but that didn’t matter – the cricket spoke for itself

Andy Bull

05, Feb, 2021 @5:00 PM

'A long 16-year wait': Channel 4 confirms India v England Test TV rights

Test cricket will return to terrestrial television in the UK for the first time since the 2005 Ashes with the England series in India, Channel 4 has confirmed

Ali Martin

03, Feb, 2021 @2:14 PM

Channel 4 wins rights for England's cricket tour of India

Test cricket will return to terrestrial television in the UK for the first time since the 2005 Ashes with the England series in India

Exclusive by Ali Martin

02, Feb, 2021 @5:22 PM

The 50 best TV shows of 2020: 50-1

Michaela Coel’s smart, subversive and taboo-breaking drama gave us absolutely unbeatable television – plus more of the year’s best

18, Dec, 2020 @8:09 AM

Amazon accidentally unites Ireland as it tries out televised rugby | Barry Glendenning

A Twitter blunder over Northern Ireland overshadowed the studio team’s debut – but the smart money says Amazon is here to stay

Barry Glendenning

14, Nov, 2020 @6:36 PM

Frank Bough obituary

Popular broadcaster who presented the sports show Grandstand and was the avuncular anchor of the BBC’s Breakfast Time at its launch in 1983

Stephen Bates

26, Oct, 2020 @12:18 PM

Arthur Wooster obituary

James Bond film cameraman and director who masterminded action shots for Pierce Brosnan and Roger Moore

Anthony Hayward

23, Sep, 2020 @12:04 PM

TV highlights package is an art and a science in era of low attention span | Jonathan Liew

Condensing the action works better for some sports than others, but it feels crucial as viewing options keep expanding

Jonathan Liew

15, Sep, 2020 @7:00 AM

David Bryant obituary

Champion bowls player who won 13 world titles during a golden era for the sport

Peter Mason

30, Aug, 2020 @11:02 AM

Cricket coming home? Live return to BBC TV will not be like the 90s | Emma John

The coverage of Sunday’s England v Pakistan T20, the first match on the BBC in two decades, will be very different to the corporation’s monopoly output in the days of Peter West and Tony Lewis

Emma John

29, Aug, 2020 @10:50 AM

Repeat viewing: why the past is the future of our TV schedules

From the optimism of the London 2012 Olympics to tough times on Big Brother, watching repeats helps us to think afresh about where are as a society

Scott Bryan

21, Jul, 2020 @9:00 AM

TV tonight: the disappearing world of London's Isle of Dogs

A documentary examines the real-life drama of a community losing its battle against gentrification, plus sport’s social conscience is celebrated. Here’s what to watch this evening

Ammar Kalia, Ellen E Jones, Hannah J Davies, Phil Harrison and Paul Howlett

21, Jul, 2020 @5:20 AM