BBC Radio 5 Live Schedule Saturday 3 January 2026

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 01:00
  Laura McGhie—With Kathryn Stanczyszyn
  Kathryn Stanczyszyn sits in with your calls and discussion through the night.
2. 05:00
  5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce—5 Live Boxing Review of the Year: 2025
  Darren Barker and Barry Jones join Buncey to pick the big winners of 2025 in boxing.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Saturday Breakfast—03/01/2026
  The big weekend news and sports stories with Eleanor Oldroyd and Jeanette Kwakye.
2. 09:00
  Patrick Kielty—Holly Hamilton with Jeffrey Boadi, Bridget Christie and Paul McKenna
  Holly is in for Paddy and is joined by Jeffrey Boadi, Bridget Christie and Paul McKenna.
3. 11:00
  Fighting Talk—Ben Bailey Smith, Katie Smith, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Tom Rosenthal
  Ben Bailey Smith, Katie Smith, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Tom Rosenthal join Rick Edwards.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  5 Live Sport—03/01/2026
  Mark Chapman builds up to the day's sporting action.
2. 12:30
  Scottish Premiership Football—2025-26, Celtic v Rangers
  Live commentary of Celtic v Rangers, plus Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest updates.
3. 14:30
  5 Live Sport—03/01/2026
  Mark Chapman builds up to the day's 3pm kick-offs.
4. 15:00
  Premier League Football—2025-26, Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United
  Live football commentary of Wolves v West Ham in the Premier League.
5. 17:00
  Sports Report—03/01/2026
  Reports, results and reaction to the day's big sports stories.
6. 17:30
  Premier League Football—2025-26, AFC Bournemouth v Arsenal
  Live football commentary of Bournemouth v Arsenal in the Premier League.
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Evening
1. 19:30
  606—Woeful West Ham, Wolves Win & Calamitous Celtic
  Your calls with Aaron Paul and Chris Sutton as Wolves finally win in the Premier League.
2. 21:00
  Stephen Nolan—with Connor Phillips
  Connor Phillips sits in with the day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Ashes—Test Match Special, Australia v England - 5th Test, Day 1
  Live commentary of Australia v England on Day 1 of the 5th Ashes Test.
2. 01:00
  Laura McGhie—With Kathryn Stanczyszyn
  Kathryn Stanczyszyn sits in with your calls and discussion through the night.
3. 05:00
  The Ashes—Test Match Special, Australia v England - 5th Test, Day 1
  Live commentary of Australia v England on Day 1 of the 5th Ashes Test.

Sunday 4 January 2026

BBC Radio 5 Live Schedule Saturday 3 January 2026

Early

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05:00

Morning

06:00

09:00

11:00

Afternoon

12:00

12:30

14:30

15:00

17:00

17:30

Evening

19:30

21:00

Late

00:00

01:00

05:00