Grandstand is a British television sport programme. Broadcast between 1958 and 2007, it was one of the BBC's longest running sports shows, alongside BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Its first presenter was Peter Dimmock.

What year did grandstand start?

Saturday 11 October 1958 saw the first edition of Grandstand, an afternoon feast of sport, with updates on the all the latest action. The first programme was introduced by its original theme 'News Scoop' and presented by Peter Dimmock.

Who was the first presenter of Grandstand?

Its first presenter was Peter Dimmock. There were only five main presenters of the programme during its long history: David Coleman (who took over from Dimmock after just three programmes), Frank Bough, Des Lynam and Steve Rider.