Inside Sport returns with a royal appointment
Inside Sport returns this week with a The popular Princess gives a rare and exclusive interview to Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Sport's presenter John Inverdale.
It's very fitting that the programme is being made by Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Sport because so much of life has been devoted to sport.
My earliest memory of Princess Anne is probably growing up as a young boy watching her appear on my favourite television programme at the time, .
It was very much a Royal first and clips of her explaining to the QS captain Emlyn Hughes that he had spelt yachting wrong during the home and away round have been replayed many times over. In fact, it was one of the most popular television programmes ever made, with over 18 million people tuning in.
Princess Anne's appearance was never a gimmick, though. She was very much a guest on the panel in her own right as European equestrian champion and a member of Great Britain's Olympic equestrian team in Munich. In fact, she famously won Sports Personality of the Year in 1971.
It must have been extremely rewarding for Princess Anne to see how her own two children, Zara and Peter, have also picked up the sporting bug. Zara, of course, followed in her mum's footsteps by winning in 2006, the year she became World equestrian champion.
The Princess Royal has links with a variety of sports
And during this Inside Sport special we'll be getting a personal insight from Zara and Peter as they are interviewed together for the first time about their mum.
We'll also see first hand how the Princess Royal devotes so much of her time to charity. She's a highly respected patron of more than 200 charities. I've actually been lucky enough to have been filming with Princess Anne on a day at Buckingham Palace and watched in awe as she goes from one event to the next and one charity to the next, sharing the same amazing enthusiasm for each one. It's not surprising that she has struck such a popular chord with the British public.
She also works tirelessly as a member of the London 2012 Olympic organising committee and patron of Scottish rugby. In our interview, she also talks personally and frankly about the London Games.
There's some fantastic archive of the Princess growing up and we also hear tributes from Dame Judi Dench and Lord Coe. It's a fascinating and intimate celebration of Princess Anne as she celebrates such a special birthday.
The programme also heralds the return of Inside Sport. We're establishing the brand as the documentary-making arm of our department's output. Over the past 12 months, we've produced documentaries on depression, apartheid and homosexuality in sport. Plus we were given .
We've also got some exciting projects in production and there'll be more news on our .
In the meantime, I really hope you enjoy our intimate portrayal of the Princess Royal at 60.
Inside Sport : The Princess Royal at 60
Thursday 12 August; Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú ONE 2235-2315 BST
Sunday 15 August; Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú TWO 1400-1440 BST
Comment number 1.
At 5th Aug 2010, U14532624 wrote:There is no link to this blog on the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Sport website? Maybe that is the reason why you aren't getting any comments
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At 5th Aug 2010, Fedster wrote:Ever since Roger Mosey left this blog has gone downhill, it used to be really intresting before, but now it is almost impossible to find this blog.
Lewis Wiltshire and his team must be conspiring together, to get this blog shut down, and use the lack of comments as a justification!!
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At 11th Aug 2010, Lewis Wiltshire wrote:Hi all -
The blog was written last week, and it was felt too early to publish on the Sport front page, as it was still a week before the show was due to go on television. But it was pertinent to the Inside Sport section, so we put it there, with the intention of pulling it over to the main front page today, which we've now done.
No conspiracy, honest guv!
Lewis.
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At 11th Aug 2010, repUBl1c wrote:Why is the term royal being reported as if to infer something special or profound or good.Pincess Anne was born into her position of wealth and power and hasn’t got any where on merit unlike the rest of us. Why does the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú report her birthday as something that should be celebrated? What has she done that is remarkable? If you want to point to her horse riding exploits don’t you think with all the money she has received by her privileged upbringing that she should have achieved something? If anyone else who was relatively fit and healthy and had the benefit of such a privileged upbringing then surely they would or could have achieved the same if not a lot better. The Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú should publicise birthdays of people who have done something special or who have earned the right for publicity unlike the royal family who are just infamous for being royal. It’s disgusting.
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At 11th Aug 2010, mikonoo7 wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 11th Aug 2010, mikonoo7 wrote:I think Princess Anne is the best sportswoman this country has ever produced. Her struggles to overcome adversity are truly to be admired. And now we can look forward to hearing her daughter talking about her. I just cannot wait!...
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At 12th Aug 2010, Lafemme wrote:I am quite dismayed by the ignorance of comment 4 from repUBl1c. Clearly not a fan of the royal family - neither am I. However, Princess Anne is one who I have always had a lot of admiration for. She has always gone about her business in a quiet and unassuming manner giving a lot of her time and effort to charitable work. To say that she has not achieved anything on her own merit is a nonsense - her sporting success wasn't handed to her on a plate. Yes she has a very privileged life (unfortunately we can't all have one) but she has not abused her position of power and wealth as perhaps others do. I would not normally be interested in a programme documenting a member of the royal family but will be making an exception this time round.
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Comment number 8.
At 14th Aug 2010, istevew wrote:Is this going to be available on iPlayer?
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At 15th Aug 2010, stevemccardle wrote:I second istevew. When is this going to be shown on iPlayer?
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At 15th Aug 2010, Neil Barrett wrote:Everyone should just play nice, and read the (old, but very interesting) MoTW FAQs here:
This blog was pretty cool, in a geeky way back then. I vote for more of that!
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At 31st Aug 2010, Paul_Michael_Jones_Llanrwst wrote:I would die for the princess royal, as I would die for my country.
I am of her blood. She is of our land. She has given our country everything. I would give her everything.
I think it is time she was knighted.
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At 5th Sep 2010, streamzhang wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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