With the world’s greatest road race only a few days away, riders, teams, fans and bikes are already crossing the Irish Sea ready for the start of practice week on Saturday 26th May. For those not taking the trip to ‘The Rock’ catching up on all the action on TV is going to be a near nightly obsession for the next couple of weeks.
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2018 Isle of Man TT TV coverage
TV coverage is provided by ITV4 with a new-look line-up this year. Long time BSB presenter Matt Roberts and former supermodel (and petrol-head) Jodie Kidd. Also confirmed are Australian racer and two-time TT race winner Cameron Donald and 2009 Senior TT winner, Steve Plater who offer expert advice from the rider’s eye view while Donald, alongside Dave Moore, provide TV commentary.
2018 Isle of Man TT TV Timetable
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Mon 28th May
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21:00 - Top 20 Greatest Riders Ever!
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Tue 29th May
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21:00 - John McGuinness TT Winner
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Wed 30th May
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21:00 - Race Ready
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Thu 31st May
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21:00 - Preview Show
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Fri 1st June
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21:00 - Qualifying Highlights
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Sat 2nd June
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21:00 - Superbike TT Race
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Sun 3rd June
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21:00 - Sidecar TT Race 1
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Mon 4th June
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21:00 - Supersport TT Race 1
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Tue 5th June
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21:00 - Superstock TT Race
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Wed 6th June
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21:00 -Supersport TT Race 2
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Thu 7th June
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22:00 - Lightweight TT Race
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Fri 8th June
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21:00 - Senior TT Race
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Sat 9th June
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21:00 -Sidecar TT Race 2
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Wed 13th June
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19:00 - Review Show 1
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Thu 14th June
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19:00 - Review Show 2
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- ‘20 Greatest TT Riders’ – as voted for by fans on iomtt.com, we run down from 20 through to number 1 with insight and thoughts of commentators and journalists Julian Ryder and Richard Nichols, James Whitham, Ian Hutchinson, John McGuinness and Jodie Kidd
- ‘John McGuinness TT Winner’ – John McGuinness talks through his success at the Isle of Man TT where he is the second most successful rider to have competed.
- ‘Race Ready’ – We follow the riders and teams as they prepare for the ultimate challenge of competing at the Isle of Man TT. With insights from riders, testing from various locations on the build up to the event and behind the scenes footage at some of the leading teams bases.
2018 Isle of Man TT Radio
Manx Radio TT is available on the Isle of Man at these frequencies: AM 1368 (Island wide), FM 87.9 (Douglas) and FM 100.6 (Sulby, Ramsey & the North West). The radio station is also broadcast over the internet at www.manxradio.com/on-air/manx-radio-tt/ and here’s the schedule for the TT:
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Mon 28th May
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07.30 – 08.00 Bikers Breakfast
08.00 – 09.00 TT Chat Show
09.00 – 13.00 Full Throttle
13.00 – 16.00 Burn Out
16.00 – 18.00 Practice Build Up Show
18.00 – 20.00 Practice Coverage
20.00 – 22.00 Afterburner
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Tues 29th May
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07.30 – 08.00 Bikers Breakfast
08.00 – 09.00 TT Chat Show
09.00 – 09.30 Manx Radio TT Hits
09.30 – 13.00 Full Throttle
13.00 – 16.00 Burn Out
16.00 – 18.00 Practice Build Up Show
18.00 – 20.00 Practice Coverage
20.00 – 22.00 Afterburner
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Wed 30th May
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07.30 – 08.00 Bikers Breakfast
08.00 – 09.00 TT Chat Show
09.00 – 09.30 Manx Radio TT Hits
09.30 – 13.00 Full Throttle
13.00 – 16.00 Burn Out
16.00 – 18.00 Practice Build Up Show
18.00 – 20.00 Practice Coverage
20.00 – 22.00 Afterburner
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Thurs 31st May
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07.30 – 08.00 Bikers Breakfast
08.00 – 09.00 TT Chat Show
09.00 – 09.30 Manx Radio TT Hits
09.30 – 13.00 Full Throttle
13.00 – 16.00 Burn Out
16.00 – 18.00 Practice Build Up Show
18.00 – 20.00 Practice Coverage
20.00 – 22.00 Afterburner
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Fri 1st June
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07.30 – 08.00 Bikers Breakfast
08.00 – 09.00 TT Chat Show
09.00 – 09.30 Manx Radio TT Hits
09.30 – 13.00 Full Throttle
13.00 – 16.00 Burn Out
16.00 – 18.00 Practice Build Up Show
18.00 – 20.00 Practice Coverage
20.00 – 22.00 Afterburner
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Sat 2nd June
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07.30 – 08.00 Bikers Breakfast
08.00 – 09.00 TT Chat Show
09.00 – 10.00 Manx Radio TT Hits
10.00 – 18.00 Race Coverage
18.00 – 22.00 Afterburner
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Sun 3rdJune
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08.00 – 09.00 TT Chat Show
09.00 – 10.00 Manx Radio TT Hits
10.00 – 13.00 Mad Sunday Brunch
13.00 – 16.00 Ride Out Mad Sunday
16.00 – 18.00 Back at the Garage
18.00 – 22.00 Afterburner
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Mon 4th June
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07.30 – 08.00 Bikers Breakfast
08.00 – 09.00 TT Chat Show
09.00 – 10.00 Manx Radio TT Hits
10.00 – 18.00 Race Coverage
18.00 – 22.00 Afterburner
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Tues 5th June
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07.30 – 08.00 Bikers Breakfast
08.00 – 09.00 TT Chat Show
09.00 – 09.30 Manx Radio TT Hits
09.30 – 13.00 Full Throttle
13.00 – 16.00 Burn Out
16.00 – 18.00 Pit Stop
18.00 – 22.00 Afterburner
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Wed 6th June
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07.30 – 08.00 Bikers Breakfast
08.00 – 09.00 TT Chat Show
09.00 – 10.00 Manx Radio TT Hits
10.00 – 18.00 Race Coverage
18.00 – 22.00 Afterburner
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Thurs 7th June
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07.30 – 08.00 Bikers Breakfast
08.00 – 09.00 TT Chat Show
09.00 – 09.30 Manx Radio TT Hits
09.30 – 13.00 Full Throttle
13.00 – 16.00 Burn Out
16.00 – 18.00 Pit Stop
20.00 – 22.00 Afterburner
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Fri 7th June
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07.30 – 08.00 Bikers Breakfast
08.00 – 09.00 TT Chat Show
09.00 – 10.00 Manx Radio TT Hits
10.00 – 18.00 Race Coverage
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*McGuinness/Bray Hill Image by Peter Farragher
