Sportsweek is a topical sports show broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live

BBC Radio 5 Live

BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...

. The show airs on Sunday mornings and is presented by Garry Richardson

Garry Richardson

Garry Richardson is a British radio presenter. He presents the Sunday morning sports programme Sportsweek on BBC Radio 5 Live and is also a sports presenter on the Today show on BBC Radio 4.-Career:...

, who is also a presenter on the Today show on BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...

. The show is produced by Richardson's own production company, Frontpage Media.

Format

Richardson interviews a host of well-known names from the world of sport throughout the 60-minute show, often pressing his guest for information. On the show he is famous for asking questions to interviewees three times in order to elicit the response he is looking for.

Awards

The show won an award for Best Sports Programme at the Sony Awards in 2007. It was the second 5 Live radio show to win a Sony Award that year, with 5 Live Breakfast picking up the award for News and Current Affairs Programme.