Category: Sport; Five Live; New Media; Radio Merseyside
Date: 06.04.2006
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With comprehensive live coverage on 成人论坛 ONE, 成人论坛 Radio Five Live and bbc.co.uk/sport - as well as coverage in the North West on 成人论坛 Radio Merseyside - the 成人论坛 ensures not a moment from the 2006 John Smith's Grand National is missed.
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The 成人论坛's top team for the 159th running of the world's most famous steeplechase - on Saturday 8 April - is once again led on 成人论坛 ONE by Sue Barker and Clare Balding, who will introduce top quality racing action from Aintree.
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They will be joined by Richard Pitman, Peter Scudamore and Norman Williamson who will report and provide analysis from the paddock.
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Rishi Persad and special guest John Parrott will be out and about reporting from around the course, and Angus Loughran will provide the latest betting and form news.
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The 成人论坛's expert commentary team is led by Jim McGrath, who is joined by Ian Bartlett, Tony O'Hehir and Darren Owen for the big race.
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As host broadcaster, providing live coverage for broadcasters across the world, the 成人论坛's 52 camera operation includes 'Rider-cams' on three jockeys, as well as cameras mounted on four of the fences.
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Live 成人论坛 television coverage from Aintree will also include five races each day on Thursday and Friday.
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Saturday's Grand National Grandstand will include live coverage of four races and then build up to the main race that begins at 4.15pm.
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On Friday evening (11.35pm, 成人论坛 TWO), in A National Lottery: Winners and Losers, the countdown to the 159th running of the world's most famous steeplechase begins.
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This special preview programme delves deeper into the history of the National to look at some of the great stories to come out of the race - from Bob Champion's emotional triumph on Aldaniti in 1981 to 100/1 outsider Foinavon's unlikely victory in 1967.
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The programme also features interviews with some of the great jockeys who never laid claim to the biggest prize in steeplechasing - from John Francome and Peter Scudamore to Tony McCoy in the modern era.
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Commentary on 11 races at the three-day meeting will be provided by Five Live.
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Luke Harvey will be providing racing reports during the Breakfast programme at 6.55, 7.55 and 8.55sm.
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There will be live commentaries in the afternoon of all three days of the meeting, while on the big day anchorman Mark Pougatch will oversee a Sport on Five programme where the team includes racing correspondent Cornelius Lysaght.
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The Five Live commentary team is headed by John Hunt with Dougie Fraser, Gary O'Brien and Matthew Hill.
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Throughout the meeting, Radio Merseyside (95.8FM) will be on hand with news and information.
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bbc.co.uk/sport provides everything you need to know about the big event, from coverage times and latest odds to top tips and a guide to the National runners and riders.
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For the big day visitors to the site can download the popular online office sweepstake kit.
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You can also watch all the 成人论坛 television coverage on bbc.co.uk/sport and UK residents can watch the race again as many times as they like on the 成人论坛 Sport player.
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bbc.co.uk/sport will also be following all the action with up-to-the-minute live race reports, results and photo galleries.
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On bbc.co.uk/liverpool there is a 360-degree virtual tour of Aintree and trip around the course, plus latest travel news.
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