OVERVIEW OF COVERAGE PLANS

Channel 4 has announced its most ambitious ever Paralympics coverage plans

There will be more coverage than ever before 1,300 hours

Over 300 hours around the clock coverage on linear TV on Channel 4 and More 4

Over 1,000 hours of coverage on 16 live streams on https://paralympics.channel4.com/ – we will bring every sport shown live to audiences

More 4 will be a dedicated team sports channel for the first time, showing Wheelchair Basketball and Wheelchair Rugby matches

All 4 will carry the best TV coverage from C4/M4 plus entertainment and opinion from our experts
The Last Leg returns to screens every night of the Paralympics

The award-winning series began as part of Channel 4’s London 2012 Paralympic programming to highlight the Games and tackle the tricky questions viewers wanted to ask using the hashtag #isitok. Since then, The Last Leg has gone on to examine and dissect the week’s biggest news via big-name guests, acerbic wit, enlightening discussion and unique sketches.

Most diverse ever on-screen talent line-up – over 70% disabled

More disabled senior production roles than ever before

Multi-location studios – including at the heart of the Games in Tokyo and at Channel 4’s National Headquarters in Leeds

In Tokyo we will have presentation live from the Olympic Stadium for the Opening Ceremony and Athletics competition plus poolside presentation at Swimming

Ade Adepitan will present the daily highlights show from a specially rigged ‘Tokyo Taxi’ which will enable us to showcase the city as he travels at ground level to experience a Paralympics as never before

Our studio audience in Leeds will create the atmosphere that is missing from the venues
More accessible content than ever before – 100% of C4 and M4 coverage will have subtitles plus over 500 hours of streamed content

Toyota are Channel 4’s broadcast partner

SCHEDULE

Channel 4’s Schedule: 24 August – 05 September (all UK time. Tokyo is +8 hours)

1100-1510 (24 August) Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Opening ceremony – live from Tokyo, presented by Ade Adepitan, Baroness Grey-Thompson

0730-0900 Paralympics Breakfast – live from Leeds, hosted by Arthur Williams and Steph McGovern
0900-1410 Live sport – presented from Leeds with Clare Balding and from Tokyo with Vick Hope (cycling), Sophie Morgan (swimming) and Lee Mackenzie (athletics)

0700-1400 Team sports – live on More 4, hosted by JJ Chalmers and Ed Jackson in Tokyo

1700-1800 Tokyo Today – highlights show presented from Tokyo, hosted by Ade Adepitan

1930-2000 Gold Rush – presented from Leeds, hosted by Clare Balding

2200-2300 The Last Leg – live from London, hosted by Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe, with Rosie Jones in Tokyo

0000-0700 Overnight live sport – presented from Tokyo
https://paralympics.channel4.com/ – Paralympics Microsite will feature 16 live streams and over 1,000 hours of coverage

1100-1500 (05 September) Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony - live from Tokyo, presented by Ade Adepitan, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson