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606 on BBC Radio 5 Live

606 is Britain’s biggest football phone-in; we took it on in 2009 and we’re having a huge amount of fun making it.

It is presented by Alan Green (Saturdays, 1920 – 2030) and Spoony & Gabriele Marcotti (Sundays 1400 – 1730). Discussions range from the Premier League to the Blue Square Premier league; from brushing teeth at games to alien objects on the pitch. Some of which probably did come from outer space.

This season our guest presenters have included Robbie Savage, Darren Fletcher, Steve Claridge, Mark Chapman and Max Rushden.

Celebrity fans and season ticket holders also phone in with their opinions- including Ray Winstone, The Kaiser Chiefs, Kelly Jones, Judge Jules, and the Weasley twins from Harry Potter who oddly enough support Aston Villa and BIrmingham respectively.

How do we make it? We tend to work in a rolling squad formation, with two producers, an AP and a BA plus three phone-ops on duty for each show. Obviously there’s a few names that are always on the team sheet. Our pre-match preparation consists of watching every game we can on the Match of the Day feeds into television centre, shouting loudly at the telly while trying to keep across all the breaking football stories which will be up for discussion that evening. There’s also a lot of half time oranges, chocolate and tea consumed. No communal bath afterwards.

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