The BBC announced that Last Pundit Standing – an exciting new competition series from BBC Creator Lab and BBC Sport that’s set to shake up the punditry game – will premiere on Monday 7 July on BBC iPlayer.
Episodes 1 and 2 will be available from 6am on Monday 7 July with new episodes dropping on iPlayer each week until the final on Monday 11 August. Each episode will also be available to watch on the BBC’s TikTok and YouTube channels.
Fronted by footballing legend Troy Deeney and renowned football YouTuber and presenter James Allcott, the seven-part digital-first series follows 12 of the UK’s most passionate football fanatics, who love creating content about the beautiful game on their social media channels, as they compete to become BBC Sport’s next big football content creator.
But they won’t be facing the challenge alone.
Joining the game are some of football and broadcasting’s most iconic figures, who will be setting tasks and offering expert insight. Star guests include Max Fosh, Martin Keown, Sami Mokbel, Rebecca Welch, Calum Leslie, Robbie Savage, Chris Sutton, Kelly Somers, Sean Dyche and Alex Scott.
These well-known names will be challenging the contestants to prove they have what it takes to inform, educate and entertain football fans across the UK.
Selected through BBC Creator Lab’s nationwide talent search — in collaboration with TikTok — the 12 contenders represent a new generation of digital-native football voices.
BBC Creator Lab is a talent search scheme, in collaboration with TikTok, for social and digital creators with an interest in developing a career in television.
The Last Pundit Standing line up has been confirmed as:
- Toby Addison @blindtobes
- Ally Tomlinson @ally.tom7
- Cathal Traquair @calluketraquair
- Fuad Abdul Aziz @vipersport
- Rukiah Ally @Rukiah.ally2
- Jess Watkins @_jesswatkins
- Raees Mahmood @pythaginboots
- Reggie Yembra @reggieyembra
- Nancy Baker @nancebaker
- Nahyan Chowdhury @nahyan.chowdhury
- Lia Lewis @lia.lewis
- Oscar Browning @oscarbrowning
Filmed at legendary football locations and packed with high-stakes challenges, Last Pundit Standing promises to bring fresh perspectives and exciting drama to the world of sports punditry.
Last Pundit Standing (7×20’) is a co-production between Boom Social (part of ITV Studios) and JLA Productions for BBC Three and BBC iPlayer. The series was commissioned by Fiona Campbell, BBC Controller of Youth Audience, BBC iPlayer and BBC Three, and Alex Kay-Jelski, BBC Director of Sport. The Commissioning Editor for the BBC is Nasfim Haque, Head of Content, BBC Three, with Ciara Murray and Maeve McLoughlin as BBC Commissioning Executives. Cai Morgan is Executive Producer for Boom, with Luke Rudland and Trent Williams-Jones as Series Producers and Katie Fazackerley Mason as Head of Production.
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