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That Was The Team That Was

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That Was The Team That Was
Narrated byJohn Gordon Sinclair
Country of originScotland, United Kingdom
Production
ProducerBrendan O' Hara
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC One Scotland
Release10 February 2006 (2006-02-10) –
22 February 2008 (2008-02-22)

That Was The Team That Was is a Scottish television programme that documented successful time periods for Scottish football sides. The show was broadcast on BBC One Scotland every Friday night (when there was a series ongoing). Its title is derived from the 1960s BBC satire That Was The Week That Was. It was produced by Brendan O'Hara of BBC Scotland.

Format

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Filmed in a documentary style, the programme is narrated by John Gordon Sinclair and part-written by Chick Young. It involves highlights of matches played by the featured side interspersed with recollections from former players and managers. A scrapbook style format, showing newspaper clippings, is used to cover events for which there are no television highlights, a particular problem in 1985, when a dispute between television companies and the League led to a 6-month football broadcasting hiatus.[1]

2006: The First Series

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The first series, entailing 6 episodes, was broadcast in February and March 2006. The date provided is that on which the episode was first aired.

  • 10 February – Scotland 1974: Scotland qualified for their first World Cup since 1958 but, despite remaining unbeaten, were knocked out in the first round on goal difference.
  • 17 February – Heart of Midlothian 1985–86: After a 31-game unbeaten run, defeat in their last two fixtures saw Hearts miss out on a League and Scottish Cup double.
  • 24 February – Celtic 1987–88: In their centenary year, Celtic gave their supporters fitting reason to celebrate by claiming a League and Cup double.
  • 3 March – Rangers 1996–97: The Gers League title victory saw them equal Celtic's cherished long-standing record of 9-in-a-row, in a season in which they also won the League Cup.
  • 10 March – Dundee United 1986–87: Competing on 4 fronts, Dundee United played 67 games in a season in which they reached both the UEFA Cup and Scottish Cup finals, only to lose to IFK Gothenburg and St Mirren respectively.
  • 17 March – Aberdeen 1982–83: Aberdeen became the third Scottish side to win a European trophy when they defeated Real Madrid 2–1 after extra time in the Cup Winners' Cup final in Gothenburg.

2007: The Second Series

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The second series, again featuring 6 episodes, was broadcast in January, February and March 2007. The date provided is that on which the episode was first aired.

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