Category: World Service
Date: 23.05.2006
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service brings listeners the drama and the tears from the world's most
exciting football tournament, providing the news, analysis, results and the
story behind the tournament.
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With 30 reporters covering 33 languages, the World
Service provides unique coverage, both internationally and in the UK.
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Daily programmes
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World Cup Have Your Say: 9 June-9 July, 9.00-9.30am
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Throughout Germany 2006 World Cup Have Your Say will provide a forum for the
views of football fans worldwide.
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Everything World Cup related is up for
discussion, from offside decisions to goal celebrations and dodgy haircuts.
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The
occasional big name will pop up to give us their spin on the games or to present
the show.
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Listeners can contact the programme via the website about the issues getting them going during the tournament: www.bbcnews.com/worldhaveyoursay.
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News coverage
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Join the teams of The World Today and Europe Today as they co-present the
opening ceremony from Munich on Friday 9 June at 4.00pm.
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Sports correspondent
Harry Peart will bring the latest stories, while roving reporters Tom Hagler and
Ros Atkins provide special reports from around the tournament, examining the
fortunes of the newcomer teams.
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Outlook
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Throughout the World Cup, Outlook talks to World Cup footballers' wives about
what life is like behind the glitz and glamour of the international game -
Friday 9 June to Friday 7 July at 10.05am.
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Camper van fans
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Reporters Rebecca Kesby and Piers Wisbey are touring the World Cup venues in a
camper van to speak to the fans, the critics and the beleaguered locals.
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Their
travels and travails will feature in all major news programmes and online.
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Weekly programmes
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Sportsworld
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Sportsworld on Saturdays at 3.05, 4.05 and 5.05pm will bring results, action and
top stories throughout the World Cup.
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A dedicated network of sport reporters,
including Martin Fookes, Ashish Sharma and Alex Capstick will be on the spot to
bring the highs and lows, thrills and spills of the global football tournament.
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World Football
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Alan Green joins the sporting event of the year on location in Germany in World
Football on Saturday 10 June at 4.30pm to look at World Cup 2006 issues.
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One-off specials
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The Instant Guide: Money Match
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How much is the World Cup worth? With the tournament set to run over a month The
Instant Guide looks at how international football has grown into a multimillion
dollar industry on Saturday 27 May at 6.30pm.
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Drama: Just Like Ronaldinho
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Just Like Ronaldinho by Judith Johnson, made in conjunction with the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔless
Street Soccer World Cup, follows the story of a woman football player competing
in a companion tournament to the better known competition taking place in Germany on Saturday 17 June at 8.00pm.
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