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The Masters live and exclusive on the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ
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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Sport will be showing live and exclusive television coverage of the world's most prestigious overseas golf tournament – The Masters – from 5 April 2007.
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The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ will once again offer viewers all the available action, with a total of 14 hours of live television coverage of the tournament being broadcast over the four days on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ One and ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Two.
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Presenter Gary Lineker and reporter Hazel Irvine will be in Augusta, Georgia to cover each day's play.
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Commentary will come from a team including Peter Alliss, Ken Brown, Sam Torrence and Wayne Grady.
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Coverage on Thursday 5 April and Friday 6 April will be on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Two from 9pm and ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ One from 10.35pm.
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Coverage on Saturday 7 April will be on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Two from 8.30pm and on Sunday 8 April on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Two from 7.30pm.
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In addition, on Wednesday 4 April on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Two, a Masters Official Review, looking back at last year's championship, will be shown at 2pm and a Masters Preview of this year's tournament, hosted by Gary Lineker, will air at 7pm.
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Television coverage will be broadcast in high definition for the first time on the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ HD Trial.
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On radio, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio Five Live will have live commentary from The Masters. The first two rounds on Thursday 5 April and Friday 6 April will be broadcast on Five Live Sports Extra from 9pm, with the final two rounds on Saturday 7 April and Sunday 8 April airing on Five Live from 9pm.
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Regular updates will also appear on Five Live throughout the day from a team comprising Iain Carter, Andrew Cotter, Jay Townsend and Alistair Bruce-Ball.
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The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Sport website, bbc.co.uk/sport will provide users with a comprehensive offering, which will include live text commentary, reports, photo galleries, quotes of the day, a course guide, a live scorecard and totals, preview features and interviews and a daily diary, plus video clips, from Five Live's Iain Carter.
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Notes to Editors
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Programming details are correct as at 16 March 2007 and may be subject to schedule changes.
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About the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ HD Trial:
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The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ is running a trial of high definition broadcasting which started last summer and is due to last until the middle of this year. It includes some of the best sport, drama, events and documentaries. The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ HD trial shows a few hours of programmes a day.
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High definition is a step change in television technology which provides far clearer and more detailed pictures than normal standard definition TV.
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The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's HD programmes are accessible to viewers with all of the following – an HD Ready television set, a satellite or cable HD service, and an HD set top box. No extra subscription is required.
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The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ is using the trial to test technical delivery of HD and also to find out how the audience values ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ HD programming.
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More information about the trial can be seen at bbc.co.uk/hd.
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