Classic BBC Radio Theme ~ Sports Report (Out Of The Blue)

[LionRock08]

pure bliss. 

[Whitbywatcher]

I remember Saturday teatime, we knew that when we heard this music we had to be quite whilst dad checked the football pools.

[EuropeanTourism]

Saturdays @ 5pm. Beautiful. 

[Puren11]

I don't think any British footy fan can listen to this without going a bit misty eyed!

[pompeypirate]

This reminds me of traveling home from away matches, if we'd managed to get back to the car in time! Quality.

[locyfelix]

Nice tune, but the actual tune for Sports Roundup was:

mfmmrrdtd, dtlt, ttlsfmsf.

[locyfelix]

Very pleased to hear Sports Roundup's full jingle tune. The actual version played was much shorter and is featured quite subtly in this music. The Soprano in the jingle was not exactly what is heard here. Anyway, the point I want to make here is that the BBC World Service has been very naughty to have dropped all the historical jingles. Many people had been extremely delighted by these tunes. Let's hope that the BBC will put it back when it moves to Broadcasting House in 2012.

[woofgbruk]

Forfar 4 - Fife 5 :)

[Warrison]

@woofgbruk It nearly happened today...!

[jayjaypen2]

Queens Park Ranger four (high intonation) ... Bolton Wanders nil (low intonation)

[ElMaestroRyan]

@jayjaypen2 Oops!

[jayjaypen2]

@ElMaestroRyan BIG oops! :)

[vorn29]

@jayjaypen2 I think you`ll find it would have been QPR in the low monotone.

[MrDeegee1969]

@jayjaypen2 LOL... so true, and that's coming from a Boltonian. :)

[josepjbatty]

Queensbury youth 1 Barnsley 4

[josepjbatty]

queensbury youth 1 Barnsley 4

[zionravescene]

Is it 5pm on a Saturday already?

[xEMMAAx3]

millwall 4 charlton 0

[wedgehedge444]

they should play this in the background During the classified :P 

[bazzabaz]

Bloody hell. Takes me back in time to the 80's, glued to the radio whenever West Ham were playing away up north somewhere (and usually losing (some things never change)).

[stealth192]

Love hearing it in the car on Saturdays when we travel down and this is on.

[kevt31]

ive looked on here for the videprinter but cant find any footage.

[Azflot1]

When I hear this I'm 5 years old again, my mother is doing a fry and asking my father how many sausages he wants. He has his ear up to the crackly radio listening to Sports Report. A neighbour has called in to listen to the soccer results - his family are posh, play polo and he can't listen to the soccer results in his drawing room. My mother worked in the posh neighbour's house before she got married. When I was 5 I didn't think of him as posh - he was just a nice neighbour.

[pastrychef1985]

If I ever write music, I should incorporate this into a fugue.

[raystubify]

this music and Stuart Hall go hand in hand

[bobbins981]

i love this song it is the best ????????***

[7Leningrad]

I remember listening to this in the car after coming back from an Away match in Workington, Darlington or Barrow on a cold wet November afternoon. We'd usually lost as well. Aaaggghhh

[AnthonyUK]

@7Leningrad Radio Cumbria would often closedown early on a saturday afternoon in it's early years and join Radio 2 for the rest of the evening including Sports Report in early evening.

[WOODBINEXX]

its saturday its 5pm its sports report

the hairs on the back of my neck are standing up !

[bobbydj01]

Haha - wow. Takes me back. Saturday tea-time - always macaroni, for some reason (with some heinz tomato sauce on top), dad checking the coupon, nan smoking a woodbine and chatting to mum. Uncle jim and auntie joy would be round soon after this music started, to take nan over theirs for her tea. I loved jim's car cos it was a vauxhall ventura vx490 and had twin exhausts. It always smelled of players no.6.

[MrOrbitsville]

cant take it serious because it was made by the Broken BIscuit Company the good ols beeb are prfetty good atg doing a fine show but treachorius at collecting the license fee FOFL uck em

[pooka543]

As a United fan (yes, THE United) I don't often celebrate wins on Saturday at 5 o clock because they're playing in the late kick off or on Sunday afternoon. I also support Blackpool, so now as they're in the Premiership they won't be winning too many games. Sigh

[ryanlewisjones]

i searched for this song for so long about 2 years ago. Wanted it as my ringtone. Couldn't even find any information on it.

And now, here it is!

Ringtone - added.

many thanks markh5682

[markyboythewolf]

Wolverhampton Wanderers seven, Arsenal nil

[davyboyism]

@markyboythewolf Thats wishful thinking! used to hear this coming back from

Liverpool matches in the days when they used to sweep all before them. good luck for next season

[pukkahamer]

I'm having this played at my funeral.

[vanillaorchid]

It's 5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon!

[movetto]

Aah,childhood memories. This music heralded what was hopefully a life changing experience for millions of Pools Punters, winning Littlewoods Treble Chance pool

[ashbrisc11]

love that tune :)

[AnthonyUK]

Some BBC Local Radio stations would join BBC Radio 2 at 5pm on a saturday for Sports Report by closing down and handing over to them for the rest of the night then and some would just join up for the results and pools check before handing back to BBC local radio for the remainder of their local saturday sports programmes usually up to 6pm.

[abhudson14]

pity sportsreaport dosent go on for a full hour much nowadays

[mrcharliecharles]

i can't believe someone posted this, i love this song i always turn on five live at five to hear it (and the football scores obviously)

[barnstoneworth11]

Does anyone have the music for the John Player League cricket that used to be BBC2 on Sunday afternoons? Not Soul Limbo which was used for test matches

[tobin2]

Thanks I have been looking for this for ages. Brings back great Saturday sporting memories.

[tomwalker07]

I love this music, I'm so glad I've found it, excellent!

[chkjns]

ditto me. markh is posting absolutely the greatest sounding music ! ! !

I'm creating playlists for each of the past 100 years with as many songs from as many places as I can find. Hope you'll listen and like what you hear ! ! ! !

[poolwizard11]

love it 5*

[GriefTourist]

Even better was the theme they used for midweek football commentary.

[Tufty3174]

saturday evening 5pm all the footy results gr8 theme

[phllvslc]

It's five o' clock, and this, is Sports Report!

[barnstoneworth11]

. . . and now the classified results read by James Alexander Gordon

[john111257]

@barnstoneworth11 certainly so...third lanark 1 clydebank 2...etc....joyous tune if your team won

[MrStewToobe]

@barnstoneworth11

Barclays Premier League

Arsenal niiiiiiiiiiillll - Stoke City..... nil

Bolton Wonderers oooonneeee - Manchester City ,,, two

Chelsea two - West Han United..... nil

Blackpool threeeeeeeeeeeee - Manchester United.... three

etc etc :)

[alanthefoot]

@barnstoneworth11 originally John Webster

[barnstoneworth11]

@alanthefoot so it was, been racking my brains for his name for ages

[MrGoneTroppo]

@barnstoneworth11 Ah, saturday.

[mybldyvlntn]

so glad someone put this up

[44tyke]

AAAAAWW! I Remember this !

[431516020205]

i remember this theme from somewhere,, cant think if it, oh well thanx!!!!

[hogalog]

sports report on radio 5 live, 4.55pm on a saturday....

also reminds me of the teddybears picnic lmao