That Was The Team That Was
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That Was The Team That Was | |
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Genre | Sports Documentary |
Narrated by | John Gordon Sinclair |
Country of origin | Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
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Original channel | BBC One Scotland |
Original run | February 10, 2006 – |
That Was The Team That Was is a Scottish television programme that documents successful time periods for Scottish football sides. The show is broadcast on BBC One Scotland every Friday night (when there is a series ongoing) and has recently ended its second series. It's title is derived from the 1960's BBC satire That Was The Week That Was.
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[edit] Format
Filmed in a documentary style, the programme is narrated by John Gordon Sinclair and part-written by Chick Young. It involves highlights of matches played by the featured side interspersed with recollections from former players and managers. A scrapbook style format, showing newspaper clippings, is used to cover events for which there are no television highlights, a particular problem in 1985, when a dispute between television companies and the League led to a 6 month football broadcasting hiatus.[1]
[edit] 2006: The First Series
The first series, entailing 6 episodes, was broadcast in February and March 2006. The date provided is that on which the episode was first aired.
- 10 February - Scotland 1973-74: Scotland qualified for their first World Cup since 1958 but, despite remaining unbeaten, were knocked out in the first round on goal difference.
- 17 February - Heart of Midlothian 1985-86: After a 31 game unbeaten run, defeat in their last two fixtures saw Hearts miss out on a League and Scottish Cup double.
- 24 February - Celtic 1987-88: In their centenary year, Celtic gave their supporters fitting reason to celebrate by claiming a League and Cup double.
- 3 March - Rangers 1996-97: The Gers League title victory saw them equal Celtic's cherished long-standing record of 9-in-a-row, in a season in which they also won the League Cup.
- 10 March - Dundee United 1986-87: Competing on 4 fronts, Dundee United played 67 games in a season in which they reached both the UEFA Cup and Scottish Cup finals, only to lose to IFK Gothenburg and St Mirren respectively.
- 17 March - Aberdeen 1982-83: Aberdeen became the third Scottish side to win a European trophy when they defeated Real Madrid 2-1 after extra time in the Cup Winners' Cup final in Gothenburg.
[edit] 2007: The Second Series
The second series, again featuring 6 episodes, was broadcast in January, February and March 2007. The date provided is that on which the episode was first aired.
- 27 January - Scotland 1995-96: Craig Brown's side was the second Scottish team to qualify for the European Championship finals, which were held in neighbouring England in 1996.
- 2 February - Hibernian 1991-92: Hibs were the subject of a hostile takeover bid by rivals Hearts' chairman Wallace Mercer in 1990. From the verge of extinction they recovered to win the League Cup against Dunfermline Athletic just over a year later.
- 9 February - Celtic 1997-98: Celtic won the League for the first time since 1988 under Dutch coach Wim Jansen, in the process stopping major rivals Rangers from setting a new record of 10 League titles in a row.
- 16 February - Raith Rovers 1994-95: Jimmy Nicholl's Kirkcaldy side won their first major honour by defeating Celtic in the League Cup final and also earned promotion to the Premier Division through their league form.
- 23 February - Leeds United 1974-74: Don Revie's league-winning Leeds team were the first English side featured, however it contained numerous Scots, including Billy Bremner, Joe Jordan and Eddie Gray.
- 2 March - Rangers 1986-87: In 1986 Graeme Souness was appointed Rangers manager and, aided by transfer spending unprecedented in Scottish football, he led the side to their first League title in 10 years.
[edit] Potential Third Series?
At this moment in time, it is unclear if there will be a third series, although the BBC has acknowledged the popular appeal of the show.[2] Potential features for a third series include Gretna's road to the Scottish Cup final in 2006 and their subsequent venture into Europe, or Kilmarnock and Motherwell's cup wins of 1997 and 1991 respectively.
[edit] References
- ^ Dens memories reduce former Hearts manager to tears, Stuart Bathgate, The Scotsman, 17 February 2006,
- ^ BBC Scotland Annual Review 2005-06, BBC, June 2006