Match Of The Day

Match of the Day is a "football highlights and analysis" programme, typically broadcast on BBC One on Saturday evenings, during the Premier League season. In 2015, Guinness World Records recognised Match of the Day "as the longest-running football television programme in the world."[5] It is one of the BBC's longest-running shows, having been on air since 22 August 1964.
Although the title was first used by the BBC for its Wimbledon tennis highlights programme in June 1964, the first football-related edition of Match of the Day was screened on BBC Two on 22 August 1964, and showed highlights of a game between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield. The programme's audience was estimated at only 20,000, less than half of the attendance at the ground.
Match of the Day was not universally welcomed in the football world; in 1965 several clubs attempted to block a renewed deal with the BBC in fear of a drop in gate attendances at matches. Eventually, a compromise was reached where the BBC agreed not to reveal which match was to be shown until after the day's play had concluded. The first colour edition of Match of the Day on BBC 1 was shown on 15 November 1969, where it featured a game between Liverpool and West Ham United. However, the very first colour edition was shown on 2 November 1968 on BBC 2 when a game between Chelsea and Manchester City was featured.
== Links to Peel ==
As a football fan, Peel would often talk about the show when watching highlights of football matches on his show. 
Peel mentioned on his 28 August 2002 show that he once walked out compering the Buxton Festival in 1973 to watch Match Of The Day:
"It's the only time I've ever walked out on a gig. I looked at my watch and I thought, if I leave now I can get home in time for Match Of The Day - and indeed, I did."In 1974, he described Match Of The Day as his favourite TV programme, when interviewed for the John Peel Section on Sounds music magazine.
== See Also ==
*Disc & Music Echo: Peel Columns
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Official Website
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