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Danny Baker to host his own 606 show on Radio 5 Live
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Danny Baker, the original host of 91Èȱ¬ Radio 5 Live' s 606 football phone-in, is to get his own weekly programme throughout the football season.
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Baker, who has twice before been a regular 606 presenter on 5 Live and hosted six special 606 programmes throughout Euro 2008, will take calls from fans every Tuesday, 10-11pm, throughout the season from Tuesday 16 September 2008 when the Champions League group stage gets underway.
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Danny Baker said: "Despite everything you hear – the 91Èȱ¬ is actually staggeringly clever.
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"They gave me just a few shows 'for the hell of it' during Euro 2008 and then watched as I turned back into the helpless craven football phone-in host they knew I would become.
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"Just when I thought I was out – they pulled me back in.
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"That said, the idea of cementing a free-floating, impervious-to-Premier-events, alternate football universe pirate ship, moored just off the coast of official soccer wisdom, appeals to me greatly.
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"We put down anchor during the Euros – now, with this long run of guerrilla raids every Tuesday night, we can help build a free thinking fan-based nation.
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"We don't read the back pages. We are the back pages!
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"Who's for signing up me buckos?"
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Radio 5 Live Commissioning Editor Jonathan Wall said: "Danny proved very popular during his Euro 2008 stint. It was very rarely about the football itself!
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"You never know quite what you are going to get but that is a huge part of Danny's appeal.
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"He's fun, will provide something a bit different, and I'm sure he will keep his production team on its toes!
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"With Alan Green, Spoony and Tim Lovejoy we think it's an unbeatable line-up on 606 to accompany our live football commentaries."
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Danny Baker complements the other presenters on 606, the UK's biggest football phone in:
- Alan Green – Saturday 7.30-8.30 pm
- Spoony – Sunday 6-7 pm
- Danny Baker – Tuesday 10-11pm
- Tim Lovejoy – Wednesday 10-11pm
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Notes to Editors
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You can listen to 606 on 5 Live via DAB digital radio, digital television, 909 & 693 AM and online at bbc.co.uk/5live. You can watch via the red button.
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606 is a Campbell Davison Media production for 91Èȱ¬ÌýRadioÌý5ÌýLive.
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91Èȱ¬ Radio 5 Live and 91Èȱ¬ 5 Live Sports Extra have rights to 192 Premiership matches, as well as rights to international football, Champions League, Championship UEFA Cup, FA Cup, Carling Cup, Scottish Premier League and Scottish Cup.
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