The Big Match Revisited

Brian Moore presents a football programme featuring action from April 1980 as part of the April 1980 fixtures. The broadcast includes the league encounter between Liverpool and Arsenal. It also covers Manchester United versus Norwich City and Chelsea versus Notts County.

The broadcast is a television programme hosted by Brian Moore, designed to showcase football action from the spring of 1980. It is formatted as a single episode, presenting viewers with a curated selection of matches that took place in April of that year. The show’s purpose is to bring those fixtures together for a focused viewing experience. The core of the episode features three specific games. First up is Liverpool taking on Arsenal, followed by a clash between Manchester United and Norwich City. The final fixture on the programme is Chelsea versus Notts County. Each match is presented in turn, allowing the audience to follow the progression of the April schedule. Brian Moore acts as the presenter throughout, introducing each encounter and providing brief commentary between the segments. His role is to guide the audience through the sequence of events, linking the different clubs and highlighting the flow of the action. The programme therefore combines his narration with the footage of the matches. The episode falls under the genre of a sports broadcast, specifically an action‑focused football compilation. By concentrating on April 1980 fixtures, it offers a snapshot of that period’s domestic competition. The format remains straightforward: a series of match excerpts stitched together under Moore’s presentation, delivering a concise overview of the month’s key games.