The 2008 Beijing Olympics
and Paralympics
on the 成人论坛
Olympics coverage on 5 Live
成人论坛 Radio 5 Live's Olympic programming will
be spread throughout the day, with inserts
into all programmes across the schedule as
well as bespoke Olympics output, plus
additional commentary as required on 成人论坛 5 Live
Sports Extra.
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Full day-by-day listings (including Sports
Extra) will be available at bbc.co.uk/5live.
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Please note transmission times are subject
to change.
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Friday 8 August
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Olympic Breakfast
6.00-9.00am
With Nicky Campbell in Beijing plus coverage
of the Olympic Opening Ceremony
throughout the day with Peter Allen.
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Saturday 9 August
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Olympic Breakfast
6.00-9.00am
With Nicky Campbell in Beijing.
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Gethin Jones
9.00-11.00am
Live from London with studio guests and
sporting chat.
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5 Live Olympics
From 11.00am,
followed by 5 Live Sport, ending at 6pm.
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Sunday 10 August
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5 Live Olympics
2.00-6.00am
With Mark Pougatch.
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Olympic Breakfast
6.00-9.00am
With Nicky Campbell.
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Sportsweek
9.00-10.00am
With Garry Richardson in Beijing.
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Gethin Jones
10.00-11.30am
Live from London with studio guests and
sporting chat.
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5 Live Olympics
From 11.30am, followed by 5 Live Sport, ending at 6pm.
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Monday 11 to Friday 15 August
Monday 18 to Friday 22 August
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5 Live Olympics
2.00-5.30am
Mark Pougatch presents live sporting action
from Beijing, with a stellar cast of expert
pundits and commentators.
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Olympic Breakfast
6.00-9.00am
Nicky Campbell live in Beijing, with Shelagh
Fogarty co-hosting in London. A full round-up
of all the overnight sporting action with stories,
interviews and previews. Plus the top national
and international news stories of the day.
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5 Live Olympics
11.30am-4.00pm
Live sport from the evening sessions in
China, plus all the news as it breaks and
behind-the-scenes features. Presented live
from Beijing by Simon Mayo in week 1 and
John Inverdale in week 2.
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Olympic Drive
4.00-7.00pm
including at 6pm Olympic Update
Presented from Beijing by Peter Allen with
reports and interviews on the day's action,
plus a deeper look into Chinese political
stories, and all the big stories breaking round
the world.
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At 6pm, 5 Live is the place to be for the
definitive guide to the past 24 hours at the
Games, with a round-up of all the action,
results and top stories.
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Followed at 7pm till 10pm by 5 Live Sport with all the action and news of domestic
football and other sport back in the UK.
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Saturday 16 August
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5 Live Olympics
2.00-6.00am
With Mark Pougatch.
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Olympic Breakfast
6.00-9.00am
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5 Live Olympics
From 9.00am
Followed by 5 Live Sport, ending at 6pm.
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Sunday 17 August
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5 Live Olympics
2.00-6.00am
with Mark Pougatch.
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Olympic Breakfast
6.00-9.00am
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5 Live Olympics
From 9.00am
Followed by 5 Live Sport, ending at 6pm.
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Saturday 23 August
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Gethin Jones
9.00-11.00am
From London, with studio guests and
sporting chat.
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5 Live Olympics
From 11.00am
Followed by 5 Live Sport, ending at 6pm.
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Sunday 24 August
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Sportsweek
9.00-10.00am
With Garry Richardson, live from Beijing.
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Gethin Jones
10.00am-noon
From London, with studio guests and
sporting chat.
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5 Live Sport
From noon
Including coverage of the Olympic Closing
Ceremony.
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