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Weekend Breakfast: 11/06/2011

11/06/2011

BBC Radio 5 Live - Weekend Breakfast, 11/06/2011

It's arise Sir Bruce Forsyth; we speak to Sir Bruce. Exclusive Commonwealth Games access.

It's arise Sir Bruce Forsyth; we speak to Sir Bruce as he is awarded a knighthood. 5 live's James Shaw gets exclusive Commonwealth Games venue access. Preview of British MotoGP.

News and sport with Phil Williams and Justine Greene.

This morning, Weekend Breakfast has exclusive access to venues being built for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. 

The Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome and National Indoor Sports Arena are two linked venues, which will provide state-of-the-art facilities for cycling and badminton.  

The arena's running track which can be lowered at the touch of a button to allow it to be used for other events.  The nearby athletes' village has accommodation for more than 6,000 competitors and officials.

 

The programme includes interviews with the chief executive of the organising committee, John Scott, city councillor Archie Graham, and in the final hour, a presenter interview with David Grevemberg, the chief operating officer for the Organising Committee.

Also on the programme, it's arise Sir Bruce Forsyth after he is awarded a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours. We speak to Sir Bruce.


And we preview this weekend's British MotoGP at Silverstone. We speak to BBC TV commentary legend Charlie Cox from the new Silverstone.

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