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Super League Show returns
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The BBC's award-winning rugby league programme The Super League
Show returns to BBC TV across the north of England this Sunday
(3 February) for the first of 32 weekly programmes.
Broadcast from BBC Yorkshire studios in Leeds and presented by
Harry Gration, the series will reflect the action and the passion
of rugby league's premier competition.
All-time great Robbie Paul is a regular studio guest and he'll be
joined each week by familiar faces from the world of rugby league.
Dave Woods will be the principal commentator on the best action
from the week's games, and the series will have features, analysis
and debate on current issues in the sport.
The series also aims
to focus on the "community-deep" aspect of rugby league by taking
a number of programmes on the road to Engage Super League clubs for live
outside broadcasts, as well as introducing interactivity for
viewers and fans traveling to Sunday afternoon games.
The first programme will be shown on BBC Two on Sunday 3
February at 5.25pm, and will feature highlights from the first
game of the season as champions Leeds Rhinos take on the Hull
Kingston Rovers at Headingley, a round four match rescheduled due to
Leeds taking part in the Carnegie World Club Challenge later in
the month.
Ireland and Dewsbury Rams coach Andy Kelly will be in the studio
as the programme looks ahead to the season for the other sides,
and there will be a special report from Florida on how the Rhinos
pre-season preparations went.
The series producers will be Televideo, whose producer Richard
Coventry said: "We aim to be involved in the sport at all levels,
providing game-wide action and comment with community-deep
features.
"With the outside broadcasts we will take the Super
League Show to the very heart of the game."
The BBC's Head of Sport for English Regions, Charles Runcie, said:
"This season will be a fascinating one, with a World Cup and the
new licensing just two topics of debate in the sport as well as
the ever-growing standards of the competition.
"We aim to reflect
all that on the Super League Show."
Viewers throughout the UK are able to access the programme when it
is on BBC One via digital satellite channels 975-978, and the
whole show is also available to watch again on both bbc.co.uk/iplayer and bbc.co.uk/rugbyleague.
BBC Leeds Press Office
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