'Grandstand' premiered on 11th October 1958. 65 years ago today. It was billed in the Radio Times as "Saturday's new-style, non-stop parade featuring sports and events as they happen, where they happen". The series ran from 11th October 1958 to 28th January 2007. | TVARK

I know a thing or two about the greatest highlights out there and I promise these tennis gems will rock your world (ATP Tour) | GreatestHighlights

📺 'Grandstand' Saturday 10 October 1998 -- BBC1: 12:15 Long running sports programme 'Grandstand' celebrated its 40th anniversary today by re-showing numerous clips from their archive. One of them was this Sporting Highlights of the '70s. #grandstand | Bernie Briffa

📺 ' The 1000th Grandstand' Saturday 11 October 1975 - BBC1: 12:00 'Grandstand celebrates its 1000th show and with it a new Grandstand theme is debuted. A theme tune that has gleaned so much affection and which remained until the final show in January 2007. A big band number, it opens with a timpani and brass fanfare. Dum dum. A superb entry into this classic tune. Once the music begins we are led to the “BONG!” which was timed perfectly to fit in with a boxer’s punch or a stray football shot. A

📺 'Grandstand' Saturday 11 October 1958 - BBCTV: 14:00 The first of some 3500 editions of 'Grandstand' airs. Billed in the Radio Times as "Saturday's new-style, non-stop parade featuring sports and events as they happen, where they happen". For near on the next fifty years, wives and girlfriends everywhere threw up their hands in horror as conversations were routinely curtailed and tea postponed until the legendary teleprinter had churned out the all-important football results. #grandstand ⚽🏉�

'Grandstand' premiered on 11th October 1958. 64 years ago today. This particular theme music was by Keith Mansfield. | TVARK

Today we have 'Grandstand' from 28th August 1982. 41 years ago today. The series ran from 11th October 1958 to 28th January 2007. This theme music was by Keith Mansfield. It was introduced on 11th October 1975 and was used right up to the final edition. | TVARK

Updates from our highly professional team 😂 The Infamous Studio Fight 🥊 📺 🎙️ Grandstand 📺 One of the most talked-about moments in Grandstand history came during a live broadcast in the 1980s — a scuffle broke out in the background of the studio shot. The presenter at the time? Des Lynam himself — calm as ever, unfazed, and utterly professional. While chaos unfolded behind him, he didn’t miss a beat. And it turned out to be an April Fools Joke an April Fool’s Day prank by the BBC — aired on