Grandstand | Opening titles and events rundown | BBC 21/09/1991 

Grandstand was always part of my childhood

I've got a huge pile of video cassettes from 1982 onwards full of BBC and ITV programs which I will now be converting to digital for upload. Could be some real gems.

Oh to be 12 years old again!! Back in 1991, Dad would be sitting in his chair with a cup of tea watching Grandstand while Mum did the ironing...just the song brings back so many family memories of life back in the early 90s.

Now it's gone we realise just how fucking good it was!

Around 5 hours long with loads sports being shown mostly shown live Grandstand during its time was simply the best way to watch sports and it is very sadly missed

I used to love the 'boing' bit in the opening credits as a kid, used to get so excited when they changed them and the 'boing' happened on a different sport (football hitting the camera was my favourite) :D

Bob Wilson= Brilliant!

that BBC bit at the beginning always gives me the chills

One thing missing, Wine’em Dine’em Desmond Lynham

I was just 2 days old when this was broadcast... wow!

Such a good theme!

I remember Bob hosting Grandstand in the days he worked for the BBC.

When BBC had sport to watch

Bring Back Grandstand!!

the panto bit was because Frank Bruno was in the scene and he was in the run up to one of his attempts at the world title

On tv ark, there are clips of BBC1 opening up and the morning news with Chris Lowe on this same day

#BringBackGrandstand

I saw Bob Wilson presenting ITV's coverage of an England Euro 96 match that was repeated on ITV4 the other week, I didn't know he was at the BBC as well!

Oh the memories! Happy days why did it all have to change boo

This title sequence was used from 1986/92

All the good things go

Incredible how many sports they used to cram in - it wouldn't really work or satisfy anyone now. At this point, they didn't have a regular Football Focus because they didn't have the League rights.

Tennis matches back then were really short, seems like yesterday it was on

Thats what I thought, it did look like it went the other side of the post

@Visonu It's ok, I do believe you! :)

This is outstanding TV. Why isn't there anything like this today? Why did they get rid of it?

@putthetellyon1 I know what you mean. What I'm saying is, you can see the startup and the Morning news with Chris Lowe you know.

Announcer is Roger Maude. On this day, my team Huddersfield drew 0-0 against Bournemouth. Which football team do you support?

Do you have the full programme available? would love to see the highlights of the European football, think the highlights are 6 mins in.

really? well thats just pure coincidence. I know this was only a few months after the new BBC1 ident came into play.

Where are the sequences from the Grand National?

what is the name of the music played during the event run down?

'speeds Britain back into the world group' lol! deju vu. it could be today. 20 years and nothing has changed. Interesting to see volleyball being shown. Next year of course will see British teams in the Olympic Games.

3 years later Bob defects to ITV

Who needs am entertaining sports round up on Saturday when non-sports fans might not like that 😒

Some gymnast at 0:29

I can prove it. Find them on tv ark