The Ashes - more programming
More programming from the BBC around this summer's Ashes series.
2005 Ashes winner, Freddie Flintoff, takes to the road this summer to present a series of live Flintoff’s Ashes Roadshows, which will also broadcast on Radio 5 live.
Freddie and co-host Mark Chapman, will be bringing live chat and banter, face to face to audiences direct from the Ashes test locations ahead of each Test.
Simulcast on the BBC red button, the former England captain will travel alongside the England team around the country to offer his expert opinion and unique insight into all the Ashes action. Audiences will be able to direct questions to a range of celebrity guests, and cricketing greats, take part in live polls, discuss the most famous moments in Ashes history as well as hearing Freddie’s thoughts and analysis of the tests.
Guests include cricketing legends such as Glenn Mcgrath, Adam Gilchrist and Alan Lamb and the cast of Downton Abbey.
The first show takes place at 19:30 from Southbank Bar in Nottingham on Monday 8 July where BBC presenters Mark Chapman and Alison Mitchell, along with Freddie, will look ahead to the first test which begins later that week at Trent Bridge.
Further roadshows take place as follows on:
Tuesday 16 July, 19:30 – 21:00, Hampstead Cricket Club*
Tuesday 30 July, 19:30 – 21:00, Grappenhall Cricket Club
Wednesday 7 August, 19:30 – 21:00, Lumley Castle
Monday 19 August, 19:30 – 21:00, Archbishop Tenison School
Video highlights will be available the following day at bbc.co.uk/5live
Freddie has already been looking ahead to the Ashes with a series of Ashes Legends programmes on BBC Radio 5 live. During the series Freddie has been joined by some of the biggest names in cricket such as Geoff Boycott and Kevin Pietersen to look back at their illustrious careers. These programmes are all available now as podcasts to download from the BBC website.
Fans can apply for tickets for the roadshows via the BBC Audiences website bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/tickets/
*Please note the roadshow from Hampstead Cricket Club on Tuesday July 16 will be broadcast on the Red Button at the later time of 9.30pm.
Greg James' Not Just Cricket - The Ashes
Cricket super fan, Greg James, will be offering a different look at this year’s Ashes with his Not Just Cricket – The Ashes show.
The Radio 1 drivetime presenter brings his Sony award winning show back to 5 live for the duration of the Ashes. Greg’s usual co-hosts, England bowlers, Jimmy Anderson and Graeme Swann will obviously be otherwise engaged - but both will be popping up through the series with their usual unique cricket chat. Greg will be live from the Ashes grounds throughout the series. Joining him will be a host of cricketing legends and a few surprises along the way from the worlds of music, TV and entertainment.
Previous shows have included guests Ed O'Brien from Radiohead and Felix White from The Macabees. As well as former cricketers Jimmy Anderson and Graeme Swann performing their own interpretation of music!
Not Just Cricket – The Ashes will first air on Saturday 13 July from 09:00 and will continue every Saturday morning throughout the duration of the series.
Greg said: “As a cricket obsessive, I can’t wait to bring Not Just Cricket back to 5 live. The Ashes is the highlight of the cricketing calendar and I want to make sure everyone knows how exciting it is, especially if they have never been interested in the Ashes before. There’s a lot more to this game than what goes on on the field.”
In addition, Greg will be taking part in The Great Ashes Pub Quiz, live from Hampstead Cricket Club, which also pits England against Australia. He will be joined by comedian Miles Jupp, to represent the England team as they battle for the most prestigious prize in cricket, the BBC Radio 5 live Ashes quiz trophy. The Great Ashes Pub Quiz is hosted by Simon Mann and will be broadcasted on Wednesday 3 July at 21:00.
Tuffers and Vaughan - 6-Duck-6 and Radio 5 live Cricket
Former cricketers Phil Tufnell and Michael Vaughan come together to present a series of 6-Duck-6. Following the same format as the much loved fan phone in show 606, 6-Duck-6 offers fans the chance to pose questions to Phil and Michael along with their guests and offer thoughts on all the Ashes action.
6-Duck-6 begins on Saturday 13 July at 18:00 and continues every weekend through the series. (The first broadcast of 6-Duck-6 on Saturday 13 July will be presented by Michael Vaughan). Listeners can call 0500 909 693 (free from most landlines but some networks and mobile operators will charge).
Tuffers and Vaughan also continue their weekly 5 live cricket show on BBC Radio 5 live on Monday nights where all the latest cricket news and action is put under the spotlight.
