John Motson recalls Manchester United v
Blackburn Rovers in 1993 FA Premiership, when the championship returned to
Manchester for the first time in 26 years. (R)
Jim White travels the country to assess the cultural impact of sport. The Kids Are Alright White visits a Manchester gym that has kept hundreds of kids on the straight and narrow and produced the odd boxing world champion. Also, Manchester's Boundary
Park Club, where footballers like Paul Scholes and David Platt started out, and the Irish
Schools Cup, the oldest rugbycup in the world.
With Julian Worricker and Shelagh Fogarty.
A New Year's Day special in which Jonathan Overend and Ian Payne present commentary on four top football matches. The action starts at midday with the Football League first division clash between Birmingham and Nottingham Forest at St Andrews. Six games from the FA Premiership follow from 3.00pm, including at 5.30 Leicester v Arsenal and at 8.00 Leeds v West Ham. Plus the latest goals, news, reports and interviews.
Including at 11:00 a late news and finance briefing, and at 11:15 The Financial World Tonight. E-MAIL: [email address removed]
The latest in global current affairs. And at
2.45 American sport with Todd Ant.
