Snooker great John Virgo delivered his final BBC commentary at this year's Masters final before his death aged 79. Virgo, who won the UK Championship in 1979, had a long career as a player but was ...

BBC snooker icon Dennis Taylor made an emotional request to John Virgo's family before stepping into the commentary booth for the World Snooker Championship. The sport is mourning the loss of Virgo, ...

The BBC has confirmed a revival of snooker show Big Break, with Stephen Hendry and Paddy McGuinness set to host the new version of the programme.

Dennis Taylor is one of the most recognisable figures in snooker, having been a regular on our TV screens for decades ...

It was, in many ways, sheer pot luck that snooker star John Virgo received a call from the BBC in 1990. The corporation had been developing a snooker-themed quiz show called Big Break for years. But ...

Snooker fans and stars of the sport turned out to remember John Virgo Stars of the green baize turned out in snooker's home city for a memorial service to former player and commentator John Virgo.

Snooker stars have been calling for a revived version of Big Break, the iconic BBC show, as a fitting tribute to the late ...

The BBC has announced the shock return of an iconic 90s snooker-themed game show. Big Break, which first aired in 1991 and ran until 2002, was originally hosted by Jim Davidson and John Virgo, who ...

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