ON THIS DAY - 5th JANUARY

On this day in 1970 the first edition of A Question of Sport was broadcast. Presenter David Vine was joined by captains Henry Cooper and Cliff Morgan. The teams were composed of George Best, Lillian Board, Tom Finney, and Ray Illingworth.

Willie Carson was a Question of Sport captain from 1982-1983 opposite Bill Beaumont and appeared in 28 episodes.

On 4 March 2013, A Question of Sport marked its 1,000th episode. Each captain was joined by two former captains. Matt Dawson was joined by Willie Carson and John Parrott, while Tufnell was joined by Bill Beaumont and Ally McCoist. Tufnell's team won.

Other jockeys to have appeared on Question of Sport have been Tony McCoy (12 episodes), Richard Dunwoody (7 episodes), Richard Johnson (5 episodes). John Francome (3 episodes) and Frankie Dettori (2 episodes).