Olympics 2016

It would be but it'd be a bad one.

BBC Two to show a replay of key Olympic moments from 9:15am - 1:00pm every day.

From BBC Press Office:

BBC Coverage:

BBC One / BBC Two
06:00-09:15: BBC Breakfast
09:15-13:00: Replay of the best of the overnight action (BBC Two)
1pm-7pm: Hazel Irvine
7pm/12am: Clare Balding/Mark Chapman
12am-4am: Jason Mohammad

BBC Four (BBC Four getting extra hours from BBC Parliament for the Olympics)
1pm-6pm: Ore Oduba
6pm-1am: Dan Walker
1am-4am: Live Action

Opening/Closing Ceremony
Commentators: Hazel Irvine & Andrew Cotter

Athletics
Presenter: Gabby Logan
With: Michael Johnson, Denise Lewis, Paula Radcliffe & Colin Jackson
Commentators: Steve Cram, Brendan Foster, Andrew Cotter & Steve Backley
Reporter: Phil Jones

Boxing
Presenter: John Inverdale
With: Anthony Joshua
Commentators: Ron McIntosh & Richie Woodhall

Canoeing
Commentators: Patrick Winterton & Helen Reeves

Cycling
Presenter: Clare Balding
With: Sir Chris Hoy & Victoria Pendleton
Commentators: Simon Brotherton & Chris Boardman
Reporter: Jill Douglas

Diving
Commentators: Bob Ballard & Leon Taylor

Equestrian
Presenter: Lee McKenzie
Commentators: Michael Tucker, Ian Stark & Andy Austin

Gymnastics
Presenter/Commentator: Matt Baker
With: Beth Tweddle
Commentators: Craig Heap & Christine Still

Hockey
Commentators: Matt Chilton, Simon Mason & Mel Clewlow

Modern Pentathlon
Presenter: Eleanor Oldroyd
Commentator: Steph Cook

Rowing
Presenter: John Inverdale
With: Sir Steve Redgrave
Commentators: Garry Herbert & James Cracknell

Rugby Sevens
Presenter: John Inverdale
With: Sir Clive Woodward
Commentator: Eddie Butler

Sailing
Presenter: Shirley Robertson
Commentator: Niall Myant & Ian Walker

Swimming
Presenter: Helen Skelton
With: Rebecca Adlington & Mark Foster
Commentators: Andy Jameson & Adrian Moorhouse
Reporter: Sharron Davies

Triathlon
Presenter: Jonathan Edwards
Commentators: Matt Chilton & Annie Emmerson

Other Reporters/Commentators : Sir Matthew Pinsent, Rishi Persad, Jess Creighton, Simon Reed, Paul Hand, Ollie Williams, Nick Hope, David McDaid & Kat Downes

BBC Sport will use world feed for other sports not here.

Obviously with the last Olympics being a home Olympic Games the BBC had more presenters, commentators and reporters than ever before so this time they are not using the likes of Gary Lineker, Mishal Hussain for the studio and people like Jake Humphrey has left and Sue Barker has stepped back from other sports but some names are missing for the first time in a good while such as Jim Neilly, Rob Walker, Paul Dickinson (who is ill), Barry Davies, Mitch Fenner and Huw Edwards.

Blimey, no Derbyshire on BBC2 for the whole period!

The BBC contradicts itself on the same page:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/rio/tv

So I take it that HD will take space from CBeebies HD for the BBC Four extension. CBBC HD must be for the red button?

Surprised tennis doesn't get it's own commentary team, or golf. I'd have thought both would have warranted their own BBC teams.

The BBC is using the words "reduced coverage": the current mangled wording reads:

This leaves the possibility that CBBC HD could temporarily appear on say, multiplex COM8, leaving a 24/7 slot for BBC RB HD. CBeebies HD already has "reduced coverage".

The huge positive from this is that Clare Balding and Mark Chapman appear to be the lead presenters - especially happy about the latter who I think it probably the best sports presenter the BBC have at the moment.

On the phone their hand, it's a shame Sue Barker isn't featured. I know she only does tennis now, but I would have hoped the Olympics would be a 4 yearly exception.

Having said that she only had about 2 hours per day at London

I'm guessing the listings include the BBC News at One / Six / Ten as I doubt they'd move that to Two.

She did 4-7pm and the ceremonies, so probably the best slot out of primetime.

The BBC noticeably using fewer presenters in longer slots this time - Hazel doing a shift twice as long as any at London 2012, though relatively short to what she'd do at the golf. Obviously the time difference affects things this year as most key events are overnight, though two of our key sports, Rowing (John Inverdale) and Cycling (Claire Balding), will be during our afternoon and evening.

Not so sure on BBC4 being used so extensively - would probably be better to use BBC2 for daytime and especially overnight and BBC4 for primetime.