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Â鶹Éç lines up for 2007 Grand National
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With comprehensive live coverage on Â鶹Éç One, Â鶹Éç Two, Â鶹Éç Radio Five Live and the Â鶹Éç Sport website, the Â鶹Éç ensures that not a moment from the 2007 John Smith's Grand National will be missed.
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The Â鶹Éç's top team for the 160th running of the world's most famous steeplechase is once again led by Sue Barker and Clare Balding, who will introduce top quality racing action from Aintree.
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Sue and Clare are joined by Richard Pitman, Peter Scudamore and Norman Williamson reporting and providing analysis from the paddock.
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Brian Gleeson and special guest John Parrott will be out and about reporting from around the course, and Angus Loughran provides viewers the latest betting and form news.
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The Â鶹Éç's expert commentary team is led by Jim McGrath, who is joined by Ian Bartlett, Tony O'Hehir and Darren Owen for the big race.
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Live Â鶹Éç television coverage from Aintree includes five races each day on Thursday 12 April and Friday 13 April on Â鶹Éç Two. Coverage on both days begins at 1.45pm.
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Saturday's Grand National programme on 14 April begins at 1pm on Â鶹Éç One. It will include live coverage of four races followed by the build up to the main race which will run at 4.15pm.
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This year, the Â鶹Éç will incorporate Aintree's two impressive new stands and new public areas in its coverage.
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In addition the Â鶹Éç's 55 camera operation includes "Rider-cams" on three jockeys, as well as cameras mounted on eight of the fences and, for the first time at the Grand National, a Â鶹Éç cameraman will travel around the course using a Segway personal transporter.
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In addition to the cameras on the ground, there will also be a helicopter camera providing a unique bird's–eye view of the drama of the Grand National, which will enable viewers to see how the action unfolds at every fence.
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The Â鶹Éç's countdown to the 160th running of the world's most famous steeplechase begins on the Friday before the big race at 6pm on Â鶹Éç Interactive.
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This live special programme will be presented from Aintree by Sue Barker and Clare Balding who look ahead to one of the highlights of the sporting year.
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The Grand National preview continues broadcasting on Interactive on a loop until the network showing at 11.35pm, on Â鶹Éç Two.
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Featuring some of the jockeys, trainers and owners who are hoping to write their name into the history books with victory, there is also a full check on the latest betting moves ahead of the big race, plus a look back at some of the most memorable moments over the years.
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Mark Saggers hosts a big Five Live Sport preview, from Liverpool on the Friday before the race, live with the jockeys contesting the big race at Aintree.
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On the Saturday, Mark hosts Five Live's coverage of all the top races, with live commentary on all three days from Aintree, culminating with the Grand National.
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There will be previews and interviews in programmes across the Five Live schedule.
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Racing correspondent Cornelius Lysaght has the latest runners and riders, course news, and interviews with top names and Luke Harvey's breakfast bulletins will include top tips.
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John Hunt heads up the commentary team of Dougie Fraser, Matthew Hill and Gary O'Brien.
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The Â鶹Éç Sport website, at bbc.co.uk/racing, provides everything you need to know about the big event, from coverage times and latest odds to top tips and a guide to the National runners and riders.
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For the big day, visitors to the site can download the popular online office sweepstake kit.
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You can also watch all the Â鶹Éç TV coverage on the Â鶹Éç Sport website and UK residents can watch the race again, as many times as they like, on the Â鶹Éç Sport player.
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The Â鶹Éç Sport website will also be following all the action with up–to–the–minute live race reports, results and photo galleries.
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On the Â鶹Éç Liverpool website, bbc.co.uk/liverpool, there is a 360-degree virtual tour of Aintree featuring the new stand and public areas. In addition visitors to the site can take a trip around the course and get a jockey's eye–view with Rider-cam, plus all the latest travel and weather news.
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