Joy of the Rovers

  • Transmission Channels – BBC Radio 5live, BBC Radio 5live Website In Short

  • Producers – Jo Tongue, Louise Gwilliam

  • Director – Jo Tongue

  • Talent – Kelly Cates, Kenny Dalglish, Alan Shearer, Chris Sutton

Documentary Presented by Kelly Cates for BBC Radio 5live reflecting back on Blackburn Rovers’ monumental Premier League win in the 1994/5 Season.  20 years to the day of TX.

Former Blackburn Rovers manager Kenny Dalglish describes why he felt the club were the 'people's champions' when they won the Premier League title in the 1994/95 season, ahead of nearest challengers Manchester United.

"They were the people's champions. They were a down-to-earth club."

"Manchester United were listed on the stock-exchange and a global club. We were just a small town that happened to have a good football team.” Transmission Date – May 2015.