Series synopsis
Match is a talk news television series that premiered on NRK1 on January 9, 2018. It was created by Martin Lund. It stars Herbert Nordrum, Martin Lund, Fredrik Steen and Eline Grødal.
BBC's football highlights and analysis.
"The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in 2015.
Premise
BBC's football highlights and analysis.
"The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in 2015.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Herbert Nordrum as Stian
- Martin Lund as Caster
- Fredrik Steen as Caster
- Eline Grødal as Mia
Episodes
This series spans 20 seasons with 764 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | January 9, 2018 | March 6, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 10 | November 30, 2018 | February 1, 2019 |
| Season 3 | 40 | August 20, 1966 | May 27, 1967 |
| Season 4 | 42 | August 5, 1967 | May 18, 1968 |
| Season 5 | 38 | August 3, 1968 | April 26, 1969 |
| Season 6 | 40 | August 2, 1969 | April 25, 1970 |
| Season 7 | 43 | August 8, 1970 | May 29, 1971 |
| Season 8 | 43 | July 31, 1971 | May 27, 1972 |
| Season 9 | 43 | July 29, 1972 | May 19, 1973 |
| Season 10 | 42 | August 11, 1973 | June 1, 1974 |
| Season 11 | 43 | August 10, 1974 | May 24, 1975 |
| Season 12 | 43 | August 9, 1975 | May 22, 1976 |
| Season 13 | 43 | August 14, 1976 | June 4, 1977 |
| Season 14 | 41 | August 13, 1977 | May 20, 1978 |
| Season 15 | 41 | August 19, 1978 | May 26, 1979 |
| Season 16 | 46 | August 11, 1979 | May 24, 1980 |
| Season 17 | 40 | August 17, 1980 | May 16, 1981 |
| Season 18 | 42 | August 22, 1981 | May 29, 1982 |
| Season 19 | 37 | August 29, 1982 | May 15, 1983 |
| Season 20 | 37 | August 20, 1983 | June 2, 1984 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 9, 2018 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 16, 2018 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 23, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | November 30, 2018 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | December 7, 2018 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | December 14, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
West Ham United v Chelsea Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme. |
August 20, 1966 |
| 2 |
Leeds United v Manchester United Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme. |
August 27, 1966 |
| 3 |
Sheffield Wednesday v Leicester City Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme. |
September 3, 1966 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Match of the Season: Association Football: Celtic v Tottenham Hotspur Celtic - European Cup Winners, Scottish F.A. Cup Winners, Scottish League Champions v. Tottenham Hotspur F.A. Cup Winners Highlights of this afternoon's outstanding match at Hampden Park, where the champions of Europe from Glasgow met the F.A. Cup winners from London. |
August 5, 1967 |
| 2 |
Association Football: F.A. Charity Shield: Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur Manchester United, Football League Champions v. Tottenham Hotspur, F.A. Cup Winners As a curtain-raiser to the new football season, Manchester United, League champions and winners of the Charity Shield on five occasions, meet the F.A. Cup winners at Old Trafford, Manchester. |
August 12, 1967 |
| 3 |
Everton v Manchester United Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme. |
August 19, 1967 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The F.A. Charity Shield: Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion Manchester City Football, League Champions v. West Bromwich Albion, F.A. Cup Winners Television's top soccer programme returns with exclusive coverage of the curtain-raiser to the new Football season, in which the League Champions met the F.A. Cup Winners at Maine Road, Manchester, this afternoon. |
August 3, 1968 |
| 2 |
Queens Park Rangers v Leicester City Commentary by David Coleman. |
August 10, 1968 |
| 3 |
Manchester City v Manchester United Commentary by David Coleman. |
August 17, 1968 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Match of the Day presenting: The F.A. Charity Shield: Leeds United v Manchester City Leeds United, Football League champions v. Manchester City, F.A. Cup winners from Elland Road, Leeds. Television's Saturday football programme returns with exclusive coverage of the annual clash between the League champions and the F.A. Cup victors. David Coleman, who will present a re-styled hour-long version of Match of the Day from next Saturday's start of the League season, introduces the enlarged commentary team in new BBC regional coverage Barry Davies (North Region), Alan Weeks (Midlands), Idwal Robling (West), Walley Barnes (Wales) discuss with Coleman the implications of the new season through the eyes of their own regions. |
August 2, 1969 |
| 2 |
9th August 1969 Crystal Palace v Manchester United Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton Wanderers v Stoke City Southampton v West Bromwich Albion Wrexham v Exeter City |
August 9, 1969 |
| 3 |
16th August 1969 Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool Newcastle United v Manchester City Coventry City v Derby County Portsmouth v Sheffield United West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers |
August 16, 1969 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FA Charity Shield: Chelsea v Everton Match of the Day returns for a new season presenting tonight FA Charity Shield: FA Cup Winners Chelsea v Football League Champions Everton BBCtv's Saturday-night soccer action programme returns with exclusive colour coverage of the 33rd meeting of the previous season's League champions and FA Cup winners. Everton have played in this popular curtain-raiser to the season on five occasions - winning it in 1928, 1932, and 1963. Chelsea, with their new £100,000 close-season signing, Keith Weller from Millwall, hope to repeat their 1955 championship triumph when they beat Newcastle three-nil. |
August 8, 1970 |
| 2 |
15th August 1970 David Coleman introduces the new 1970-71 Football League season with a new two-match national soccer programme. Manchester United v Leeds United Chelsea v Derby County |
August 15, 1970 |
| 3 |
22nd August 1970 David Coleman introduces the national two-match soccer programme plus expert big-game action analysis from Bob Wilson, Arsenal's goalkeeper and a member of the BBC World Cup panel of experts. Arsenal v Manchester United Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur |
August 22, 1970 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Match of the Day: The Watney Cup Match of the Day kicks off with The Watney Cup. Two-match action from the opening round of the Watney Cup. Eight of the highest-scoring teams from the four Divisions of the Football League - Manchester United, West Bromwich Albion, Carlisle, Luton Town, Halifax Town, Wrexham, Colchester United and Crewe Alexandra meet in an intriguing pre-season knock-out competition. Barry Davies and Alan Weeks are the commentators at two of today's matches. Halifax Town v Manchester United Colchester United v Luton Town David Coleman introduces news, views, analysis from the tournament which experiments with the controversial off-side law. |
July 31, 1971 |
| 2 |
Match of the Day: The Watney Cup Final Match of the Day features The Watney Cup Final. West Bromwich Albion v Colchester United Action from the final stage of football's pre-season knock-out tournament which has involved the highest-scoring teams from the four divisions of the Football League. Last year's final produced five goals when Derby County defeated Manchester United 4-1. |
August 7, 1971 |
| 3 |
14th August 1971 Features First Division two-match action to kick off the 1971-72 Football League season. Arsenal v Chelsea Liverpool v Nottingham Forest Action, analysis, interviews and the news which matters on Day One of the Football League season. A season which begins with 12 new managers appointed to league sides in midsummer. Already hundreds of friendly matches and the Watney Cup competition have taken place, but the battle for honours in the four divisions begins today. Will Leeds strike lucky in the First Division this season? What are the pressures on League champions and Cup holders Arsenal? Can Burnley return after one season only in the Second Division? Do Aston Villa fans need more than Third Division football? Many of the answers will be found on Saturdays and shown on Match of the Day. |
August 14, 1971 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
29th July 1972 Match of the Day kicks off with the first of football's 1972/73 action highlights - from two of today's first-round ties in the Watney Cup Competition. Eight of the leading goal-scoring teams from the four divisions of the Football League - Sheffield United, Wolves, Blackpool, Burnley, Bristol Rovers, Notts County, Peterborough, Lincoln - are taking part in this knock-out competition. |
July 29, 1972 |
| 2 |
5th August 1972 Match of the Day features The Watney Cup Final. Bristol Rovers v Sheffield United, Action highlights from the final of the Watney Cup tournament - the attractive pre-season event between the highest-scoring soccer clubs in all four divisions of the Football League. |
August 5, 1972 |
| 3 |
12th August 1972 League Soccer Begins: Match of the Day features action from two outstanding First Division matches on the first Saturday of the 1972-73 Football League season. Leicester City v Arsenal, Liverpool v Manchester City. Analysis, interviews and news with the best goals counting for the highly popular Goal of the Month competition. |
August 12, 1972 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
11th August 1973 Match of the Day features The Watney Cup. An annual pre-season knockout competition for eight teams from all four divisions who scored 555 Football League goals between them last season. The eight clubs invited to join the Watney Cup competition are: West Ham, Stoke City, Hull City, Bristol City, Bristol Rovers, Plymouth, Mansfield and Peterborough. Highlights from Bristol Rovers v West Ham United & Plymouth Argyle v Stoke City. |
August 11, 1973 |
| 2 |
18th August 1973 Match of the Day featuring the Watney Cup Final: Stoke City v Hull City Action from the final match in this season's Watney Cup with the winning team receiving £6,000 and the losing finalist £5,000. Bobby Charlton will present the Watney Cup. He was on the losing side in this competition on two occasions - first against Derby County (1970) and then against Halifax Town (1971). |
August 18, 1973 |
| 3 |
25th August 1973 Jimmy Hill analyses the key action from Match of the Day and highlights the news and views which matter on the first Saturday of the new season. Derby County v Chelsea Manchester City v Birmingham City |
August 25, 1973 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The FA Charity Shield 10th August 1974: Leeds United v Liverpool Curtain-raiser to the new season between the 1973/74 League Champions (Leeds United) and the 1974 FA Cup Winners (Liverpool). This all-charity game is played at Wembley Stadium, long familiar to the many international players who turn out regularly for England's two best club sides. Introduced by Jimmy Hill who also examines the key action of teams who play today under new managers - Brian Clough is the new manager at Leeds, succeeding Don Revie who is England's new international chief, and Bob Paisley is in charge at Liverpool following the surprise retirement of Bill Shankly. |
August 10, 1974 |
| 2 |
17th August 1974 Jimmy Hill begins the new season with an action analysis of the important and unusual in football. Action from two First Division grounds where the home clubs have a special reason this Saturday to look forward to the start of the new 1974/75 Football League season. Chelsea v Carlisle United Luton Town v Liverpool |
August 17, 1974 |
| 3 |
24th August 1974 Jimmy Hill looks at the action of the men and the moves which matter. Ipswich Town v Burnley Leeds United v Birmingham City |
August 24, 1974 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
9th August 1975: The FA Charity Shield Derby County (League Champions) v West Ham United (FA Cup Winners) BBC Television's Saturday-night soccer action programme returns with exclusive coverage from Wembley Stadium of soccer's showpiece curtain-raiser to the new season - the meeting of the two clubs who won last season's major honours. |
August 9, 1975 |
| 2 |
16th August 1975 Jimmy Hill presents his penetrating analysis of the action ... plus news, views and interviews from Day One of the long haul for League honours. Ipswich Town v Newcastle United Queens Park Rangers v Liverpool |
August 16, 1975 |
| 3 |
23rd August 1975 Jimmy Hill spotlights the key action and analyses the men behind the moves ... plus the news round-up of the day's Football League programme. Manchester United v Sheffield United Arsenal v Stoke City |
August 23, 1975 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
14th August 1976: The FA Charity Shield Liverpool (League Champions) v Southampton (FA Cup Winners) BBC television's Saturday night soccer action programme kicks off again with exclusive coverage of the showpiece curtain-raiser to the new season -the traditional meeting of the two clubs who won last season's major honours. |
August 14, 1976 |
| 2 |
21st August 1976 Jimmy Hill introduces the first action of the new 1976-77 Football League season. Today's matches are the first of 42 played by each club to decide who will succeed Liverpool as League Champions. Also during the next nine months, Match of the Day will be searching for a successor to the 1975-76 Goal of the Season winner Gerry Francis, who receives his award on tonight's programme. Queens Park Rangers v Everton Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion |
August 21, 1976 |
| 3 |
28th August 1976 Jimmy Hill introduces two-match action from the Football League, news, analysis and the Goal of the Month. Sunderland v Arsenal Bolton Wanderers v Millwall |
August 28, 1976 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
13th August 1977: The FA Charity Shield Liverpool (League Champions and European Cup winners) v Manchester United (FA Cup winners) This year is an intriguing 'replay' of the FA Cup Final in May, when Manchester United thwarted Liverpool's hopes of a 'treble' with a 2-1 win. Since then Dave Sexton has replaced Tommy Docherty as manager of United, and Kevin Keegan has left Liverpool for Hamburg. Can United confirm their Cup Final victory, or will Bob Paisley's team produce the form that made them European champions in Rome? |
August 13, 1977 |
| 2 |
20th August 1977 The 500th edition introduced by Jimmy Hill. BBC Television's Saturday-night soccer programme brings you the first action of the new 1977-78 Football League season. Plus a memory or two from 13 years of Match of the Day. which began with Liverpool v Arsenal in August 1964. Ipswich Town v Arsenal Manchester City v Leicester City |
August 20, 1977 |
| 3 |
27th August 1977 Jimmy Hill introduces action highlights from two top First Division games - plus news, interviews and analysis. West Ham United v Manchester City Leeds United v Birmingham City |
August 27, 1977 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
19th August 1978 Jimmy Hill introduces the first action of the 1978/9 season. What sort of season will it be? Will another Nottingham Forest emerge... or can anybody afford to bet against Liverpool? Bolton Wanderers v Bristol City Chelsea v Everton |
August 19, 1978 |
| 2 |
26th August 1978 Jimmy Hill presents the action, the key points and the personalities from two of today's Football League matches. As well, there's the day's news plus the pools check. Manchester City v Liverpool Brighton & Hove Albion v Sunderland |
August 26, 1978 |
| 3 |
2nd September 1978 Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Highlights of two of today's Football League matches. There's also match analysis, the news and your Talking Point of the Week. Gillingham v Watford Manchester United v Everton |
September 2, 1978 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
11th August 1979: The FA Charity Shield: Arsenal v Liverpool The annual curtain-raiser between the Football League champions and the FA Cup holders played at the Empire Stadium, Wembley. Jimmy Hill presents the highlights, talks to the personalities involved and analyses the key moments from this afternoon's game. |
August 11, 1979 |
| 2 |
18th August 1979 Jimmy Hill presents match highlights from today's opening day of the 1979-80 Football League season. He is joined by Bob Wilson who will be gathering together the day's headlines on the Saturday that Liverpool begin their defence of the First Division Championship. Southampton v Manchester United Manchester City v Crystal Palace |
August 18, 1979 |
| 3 |
25th August 1979 Presented by Jimmy Hill featuring highlights of today's Football League action. Sunderland v Fulham Derby County v Everton |
August 25, 1979 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
17th August 1980 Jimmy Hill introduces action highlights of three Football League matches and adds his own perceptive analysis of the weekend's action. Joining him will be Bob Wilson who will be reflecting on the day's headlines. Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest Leicester City v Ipswich Town Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United |
August 17, 1980 |
| 2 |
24th August 1980 Action highlights of three outstanding football league games, plus match analysis and comments. There is also the chance for you to air your views with the Match of the Day team, and Bob Wilson will be searching for unusual and funny stories of the weekend. Sunderland v Southampton Birmingham City v Manchester United Queens Park Rangers v Swansea City |
August 24, 1980 |
| 3 |
31st August 1980 Highlights of three First Division matches, plus comments, analysis and interviews with football personalities of the week. Liverpool v Norwich City Brighton & Hove Albion v West Bromwich Albion Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur |
August 31, 1980 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
22nd August 1981: FA Charity Shield: Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur The annual curtain-raiser between the Football League Champions and the FA Cup holders played at the Empire Stadium, Wembley. |
August 22, 1981 |
| 2 |
29th August 1981 Jimmy Hill presents match highlights from the opening day of the Football League season. Nottingham Forest v Southampton Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion Swansea City v Leeds United |
August 29, 1981 |
| 3 |
5th September 1981 Highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews. Manchester United v Ipswich Town West Bromwich Albion v Swansea City |
September 5, 1981 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
29th August 1982 A new season and a new time for television's most popular football programme. Jimmy Hill introduces action highlights of two Football League matches and adds his own perceptive analysis of the weekend's action. Bob Wilson brings you the day's headlines. Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers Norwich City v Manchester City |
August 29, 1982 |
| 2 |
5th September 1982 Highlights from two of yesterday's First Division games, plus analysis and interviews. Arsenal v Liverpool Ipswich Town v Coventry City |
September 5, 1982 |
| 3 |
12th September 1982 Action highlights from First and Second Division games plus analysis and interviews. Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United Manchester United v Ipswich Town |
September 12, 1982 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
20th August 1983: FA Charity Shield Highlights of the Football Association's annual curtain-raiser between the Football League Champions, Liverpool, and the FA Cup holders, Manchester United, played at the Empire Stadium, Wembley. |
August 20, 1983 |
| 2 |
27th August 1983 Jimmy Hill presents action highlights from two First Division games on the opening day of the football league season. Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers |
August 27, 1983 |
| 3 |
3rd September 1983 Action highlights from first and second division games in the north and south, plus analysis and interviews. Liverpool v Nottingham Forest Fulham v Portsmouth |
September 3, 1983 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NRK1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 9, 2018 |
| Last aired | February 1, 2019 |
| Runtime | 15 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Saturday, Sunday |