Rugby League Raw was a regional BBC Sport

BBC Sport

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 television programme featuring rugby league

Rugby league

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 action and behind-the-scenes footage from the National Leagues

Rugby League National Leagues

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 play-offs.

The series began in 2000 as a regional programme on Yorkshire Television

Yorkshire Television

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 and switched to the BBC

BBC

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 in 2004.

The programme is narrated by Tony Livesey

Tony Livesey

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 (previously Mark Chapman

Mark Chapman (DJ)

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) with match commentary from Dave Woods

Dave Woods

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, David Oates and John Helm

John Helm (sportscaster)

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.

The documentary-style show has picked up two Royal Television Society awards and several nominations.

Rugby League Raw was broadcast in the BBC's North East & Cumbria

BBC North East and Cumbria

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, Yorkshire & North Midlands

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, East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire

BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

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 and North West

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 regions and attracted over 400,000 viewers, despite its late night timeslot. The series can also be viewed online or downloaded using BBC iPlayer

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 in the UK.

The 2007 series was the last to be made as Sky Sports

Sky Sports

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began to show National League rugby.