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Radio 5 Live welcomes back Eamonn Holmes, Gabby Logan, Donal MacIntyre and Fighting Talk to weekends
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BBC Radio 5 Live welcomes four key shows back to its airwaves
this weekend amongst a wealth of live sport.
Saturday
After a summer break Eamonn Holmes returns to his 9.00 to 11.00am slot,
ably assisted by Sam Delaney, former referee Graham Poll and
Lynsey Horn.
Eamonn gives his unique take on the weekend's action
combining sport entertainment and key guests.
On Eamonn's show
this week are Katie Price, aka Jordan; former Starsky And Hutch
star David Soul, recently seen in BBC Two's Maestro; British basketball player Luol Deng; comedian
Tim Minchin and former Manchester United player Mickey Thomas.
Fighting Talk, the banter-based battle of quick wits, returns to
its traditional 11.00am to midday slot under the chairmanship of
Colin Murray who is judge and jury over the proceedings.
Live sport on Saturday
 Full commentary of Macedonia v Scotland at 2.00pm
Second-half commentary of Wales v Azerbaijan (kick off 3.00pm,
commentary from 3.45pm)
Second-half commentary of Slovakia v Northern Ireland (kick off
4.30pm, commentary from 5.15pm)
Full match commentary of Andorra v England from 7.00pm
Sunday
Gabby Logan returns to her show, Sunday mornings from 10.00am to midday, taking a sideways look at the sports news and
entertainment stories of the week, including the news versus
sport quiz.
Donal MacIntyre returns (7.00-8.00pm) with his investigative
programme unearthing scams and scandals and bringing the guilty
to book.
Live sport on Sunday
Live commentary of the Belgian Grand Prix from 1.00pm
Rugby Union Premiership Rugby between Gloucester and Leicester
from 4.00pm
US Open Tennis final commentary from 9.00pm
Notes to Editors
You can listen to BBC Radio 5 Live via DAB digital radio, online at
bbc.co.uk/5live, on digital tv or on 909 & 693 MW.
For full details
of the weekend's programming on Radio 5 Live call 5 Live publicity.
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