ESB CAMPAIGN: Get the Bunce Boxing Hour on 5Live

Here is a copy of the email i sent:

To whom it may concern,

The remit of BBC radio 5live explained from your own questionnaire is:

• It should provide high quality, trusted sports broadcasting and sports journalism
• It should aim to unite audiences around big sporting occasions
• Specialists should provide expert analysis and opinion
• It should cover sports not widely accessible on UK radio

One of the sports that I feel is neglected on this particular station and across the BBC is boxing. Whilst there is adequate coverage of big fights involving British fighters such as Amir Khan and David Haye the sporadic one hour shows on boxing are both of a lesser quality and not broadcast often enough. They are often broadcast at a time when they come into direct competition with the only other weekly boxing show available, Ringside on Sky Sports.

The BBC already runs a weekly boxing show on BBC London which is listened to by boxing fans all over the country and is one of the highest rated shows on that station and also does well on a number of other mediums such as podcast downloads, BBC Iplayer and online streaming as many of those listening do not live within the London catchment area.

The BBC already has the resources available to stage a weekly boxing show and an excellent presenter in Steve Bunce. A sport which has a fan base such as boxing deserves a national platform for listeners and an hour weekly show on this national radio station would much better reflect the demand for this sport by fans across the country.

 

bunce is garbage. loves to be overly dramatic but its horrific to watch and listen to

 

There is no exscuse with all the big fights comin up for 5live not to have a weekly boxing show. There will be plenty of space in the schedule now the football season is coming to an end for atleast an hour a week.

 

is that you dan rafael?

 

He needs a longer time slot, some guests just dont get enough time, either that or reduce the number of ones on the show to ensure each is paid more than lip service

 

Good on you Rob

 

hes better on bbc london ,the more high profile he goes the more the not well known fighters would lose out ,he owuld have to keep talking Haye/Froch/Burns as they are wold champions ...

 

Yes it would get diluted there would be less guests but you can't say it wouldnt benefit fighters on a whole to have a bigger platfrom.

The show would have a stricter format.

One Big guest Khan Haye De La Hoya etc 15 mins

Previews of weekend fights with a fighter whos involved 10 mins

Ron Boddy Ams 5 mins

Studio guest Chisora, Helliet + calling in reading emails + discussion etc 20 mins

Still a decent layout

 

Will it mean I lose my celebrity status?

 

Or maybe your popularity snowballs as you're exposed to a much larger audience? :hey:think

 

Depends if Buncy gets all berty big bollocks on us and forgets who got him to the top! :hey

 

Good idea Rob, I will sign up.

 

If it means no more Eleanor Oldroyd pretending to know anything about boxing, I'm all for it, she makes the 5Live show unlistenable.

 

I agree with this, I listen most weeks on my mobile (I got a radio app) unless i'm working. I think sometimes he just gets chatting to a boxer/trainer and its time to move on. His shows could go on for 3 hours and if he got moved to 5L then hopefully he would get a longer slot (no homo).

 

completed