606 (radio show)
606 (pronounced six-oh-six) is a weekend early evening football phone-in programme, broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live throughout the British football season. It covers topics relating to the current affairs of football in the United Kingdom.
| Genre | Phone-in |
|---|---|
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 5 (1991–1994) BBC Radio 5 Live (1994–present) |
| Hosted by | Robbie Savage |
| Starring | Chris Sutton |
| Recording studio | Media City UK, Salford / BBC New Broadcasting House, London |
| Original release | 1991 – Present |
| Audio format | MW, Digital radio, Digital TV and online |
| Opening theme | "Psycho" by Muse |
| Website | Official Website |
| Podcast | Official Podcast |
The programme gets its name from the approximate time the show starts on a Saturday evening – six minutes past six – following Sports Report.
Since the start of the 2022–23 season, the programme is broadcast between 19:30 and 21:00 on Saturdays, and 18:30 and 20:00 on Sundays, and has been produced by Shooting Shark Productions Limited since 2015: it was formerly made by Campbell Davison Media from 2003, then Somethin' Else Productions from 2009. As well as listeners phoning in, a selection of texts and e-mails to the studio are read out.
The programme was inspired by long-running BBC Local Radio football phone-ins, such as the BBC Radio Sheffield programme Praise or Grumble.
606's current theme tune is an arrangement of "Psycho" from Muse.