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| Genre | Phone-in |
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| Running time | Saturdays 6. In Broadcasting, a phone in, or call in, is a programme format in which viewers or listeners are invited to air their live comments by Telephone, usually 06pm, Sundays 6. 00pm, Wednesdays 10. 00pm |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Languages | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 5 Live previously BBC Radio 5 |
| Recording studio | London, England |
| Air dates | 1991 to Present |
| Audio format | FM, Digital radio and Digital TV |
| Website Official Website |
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6-0-6's current theme tune is initially "Everybody" by Martin Solveig, followed immediately by an arrangement of Bohemian Like You from The Dandy Warhols. " Bohemian Like You " is a song by American Alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols. The Dandy Warhols are a rock band formed in Portland Oregon by Courtney Taylor-Taylor ( vocals, Guitar) Zia McCabe
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Background
Originally the programme was broadcast only once a week, on Saturdays after Sports Report. Sports Report is one of the longest-running programmes on British radio. It gets its name from the (approximate) time the show starts on a Saturday evening - six minutes past six. [1] Its original host was Danny Baker (1991-1992, 1994-1997). Danny Baker (born June 22, 1957, Deptford, South London) is an English Comedy Writer, radio and David Mellor (1992-2001) presented 6-0-6 for much of the 1990s and early on in the 2000s and was for a long time its regular Wednesday evening presenter. David John Mellor QC (born 12 March 1949 is a British Conservative Politician and Barrister, broadcaster journalist and football Other previous hosts have included Richard Littlejohn (1997-2002), Dominik Diamond, Adrian Chiles (2001-2006) and Jonathan Pearce (2002-2003). Richard William Littlejohn (born 18 January 1954 in Ilford, London) is an award-winning British Right-wing journalist Paul Dominik Diamond (known as Dominik Diamond) is a television and radio presenter and newspaper columnist from Arbroath, Scotland. Adrian Chiles (born 21 March 1967 in Hagley, Worcestershire England) is an English television and radio presenter Jonathan Pearce (born 1959) is a British football Commentator for the BBC.
6-0-6 Online Forum
In addition to the phone-in programme, there is also an online version of 6-0-6 in the form of an Internet message board, although in June 2006 the site was forced to close due to the large amount of web traffic and forum threads. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [2] Football, cricket, rugby union, rugby league, snooker, motorsport and several other sports have messageboards embedded into 606. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Snooker is a Cue sport that is played on a large Baize -covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long
References
- ^ Tim Lovejoy to host 606 phone-in on Five Live | Media | MediaGuardian
- ^ BBC SPORT - Have Your Say - Message boards: our response. Retrieved on 2007-04-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.
External links
- BBC SPORT - 606. Retrieved on 2007-04-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.
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