BBC Sport ends Ski Sunday

BBC Sport has brought winter sports magazine show Ski Sunday to an end after almost 50 years.

The show first aired in 1978, and most recently was presented by Ed Leigh and Chemmy Alcott. It began by covering skiing only but expanded to cover a number of other winter sports, such as snowboarding and others. 

The show last aired on 1 February this year, ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. 

According to the BBC, the programme has been brought to an end due to, “Changing audience behaviours and the tough financial decisions needed to meet savings requirements.” It added, “BBC Sport must continually review how it delivers value for licence fee payers and serves audiences across all platforms. This decision forms part of that process.”

The broadcaster will continue to show winter sport events, such as it did with the Winter Olympics earlier this year. 

Philip Bernie, head of BBC Sport Events, said: “Ski Sunday has been a truly iconic programme and a much-loved part of BBC Sport’s output for many years. Generations of viewers have enjoyed its coverage of the best in winter sports. We are enormously proud of the role it has played in bringing these moments to audiences across the UK, and extremely grateful to the brilliant people who have delivered them, not least the current outstanding team.

“These decisions are never easy, but as audience viewing habits evolve and we work to deliver value for licence fee payers, we have to make tough choices. We remain committed to bringing audiences the very best of winter sport, above all at the Winter Olympics, across BBC Sport’s platforms.”