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'''''Late Kick Off''''' was a [[BBC One]] regional television football programme which was launched on 18 January 2010, covering [[Football League]] teams on a regional or pan-regional basis in a magazine-style format.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/12_december/10/league.shtml BBC unveils new regional Football League magazine show], BBC Press Office, 12 January 2010</ref> The show typically aired on Monday nights, although it was broadcast on Sunday evenings during the 2012 series.
'''''Late Kick Off''''' was a [[BBC One]] regional television football programme which was launched on 18 January 2010, covering [[Football League]] teams on a regional or pan-regional basis in a magazine-style format.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/12_december/10/league.shtml BBC unveils new regional Football League magazine show], BBC Press Office, 12 January 2010</ref> The show typically aired on Monday nights, although it was broadcast on Sunday evenings during the 2012 series.


The 2014 series of the programme was the last, with the end of the programme announced in December 2014 amid speculation the BBC lost the rights of the Football League to Channel 5, this was confirmed in May 2015 with the final Football League Show airing on the 25th May 2015.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1d11wR2KQ9g6l5BN5Dr9kD5/late-kick-off BBC Late Kick Off homepage], BBC website</ref>
The 2014 series of the programme was the last, with the end of the programme announced in December 2014 amid speculation the BBC lost the rights of the Football League to Channel 5, this was confirmed in May 2015 with the final Football League Show airing on 25 May 2015.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1d11wR2KQ9g6l5BN5Dr9kD5/late-kick-off BBC Late Kick Off homepage], BBC website</ref>


The show was in a similar vein to [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]'s ''[[Soccer Night]]'', and complemented ''[[The Football League Show]]'' which aired throughout the season on Saturday nights.
The show was in a similar vein to [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]'s ''[[Soccer Night]]'', and complemented ''[[The Football League Show]]'' which aired throughout the season on Saturday nights.

Revision as of 22:40, 22 June 2015

Late Kick Off
Late Kick Off Logo
GenreSport
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release18 January 2010 (2010-01-18) –
5 May 2014 (2014-05-05)
Related
The Football League Show

Late Kick Off was a BBC One regional television football programme which was launched on 18 January 2010, covering Football League teams on a regional or pan-regional basis in a magazine-style format.[1] The show typically aired on Monday nights, although it was broadcast on Sunday evenings during the 2012 series.

The 2014 series of the programme was the last, with the end of the programme announced in December 2014 amid speculation the BBC lost the rights of the Football League to Channel 5, this was confirmed in May 2015 with the final Football League Show airing on 25 May 2015.[2]

The show was in a similar vein to ITV's Soccer Night, and complemented The Football League Show which aired throughout the season on Saturday nights.

In three of the regions (North East and Cumbria, East, South/West/South West) the programme was produced by local independent production companies.[3]

History

When the show was announced in 2010 it was to follow on from the BBC Football League Show on Saturday Night showing highlights in the regions across England from after Christmas to the end of the season, which happened on ITV in the regions across England when they had the Football League highlights.

Below is a list of hosts for the various regions during the history of the show

Episodes

Series Start date End date Episodes
2010 18 January 2010 10 May 2010 16
2011 17 January 2011 9 May 2011 15
2012 16 January 2012 7 May 2012 15
2013 10 March 2013 5 May 2013 9
2014 3 March 2014 5 May 2014 9

References