BBC Radio 5 Live airs football discussion and preview of England's Test series against Pakistan
BBC Radio 5 Live broadcast its Monday Night Club programme on football, followed by a preview of England's upcoming Test series against Pakistan in cricket.
On 17 August 2026, BBC Radio 5 Live broadcast an edition of the Monday Night Club, part of the station's wider 5 Live Sport programming, from 19:00 to 21:00. The show was hosted by Mark Chapman, who was joined by former footballers and pundits Chris Sutton and Joe Hart, along with journalist Adam Crafton. Together they discussed and debated the weekend's football matches.
Cricket preview follows
Immediately afterwards, from 21:00 to 22:00, another edition of 5 Live Sport aired. In this segment, Mark Chapman and his guests previewed England's forthcoming Test series against Pakistan in cricket.
Following the sport coverage, from 22:00 to 01:00, listeners were offered a programme hosted by Qasa Alom, featuring late-night conversation and in-depth interviews.
BBC Radio 5 Live describes itself as 'the voice of the UK', offering breaking news and live sport coverage. Its programmes are also available on BBC Sounds, as well as through the BBC website and app, while listeners outside the UK are directed to use BBC.com or the new BBC app to access BBC podcasts and other stations.
