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LWT SPORT
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LWT
produced World of Sport from 1968 (taking over the job from ABC
Television which had lost its franchise) until 1985 when the programme
was axed as its viewer profile was felt to be too downmarket. Hosted by
Dickie Davies, World of Sport ran for five hours each Saturday afternoon,
and as well as a comprehensive results service, feature live and pre-recorded
coverage of a wide range of mainstream and minority sports.
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Above
right, the rather evocative and catchy little sting that used to introduce
the results service and famous teleprompter each Saturday afternoon. Left,
the final set of World of Sport titles from 1985 when the show
was axed. Right, Dickie Davies and gang are re-united briefly in 1998 to celebrate
LWT's 30th year of broadcasting anniversary for Sporting Memories.
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Another
long-running London Weekend Television sporting production is The Big
Match (briefly re-titled The Match in the mid-1990s) which featured
edited highlights of major soccer matches. In the early 1980s, live games
were shown for the first time.
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The most famous presenter has to be the late, great Brian Moore, who also presented and commentated for ITV on key national and international games. |
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Originally
part of World of Sport, Iain St John and Jimmy Greaves - Saint
and Greavsie - carried on with their show when WoS was axed in 1986.
Their banter became a Saturday lunchtime must-see for footie fans everywhere.
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