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    Oct 2020

    Last Updated: 01/10/2020
    Sport
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    BT Sport to broadcast Harrogate Town documentary tonight

    by Thomas Barrett

    | 02 Oct, 2020
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    Proud To Be Town will be broadcast live on BT Sport on October 2 at 10pm and will be available to watch on the BT Sport app on Saturday. It is billed as the first full-length documentary about the impact of Covid on football.

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    Harrogate Town's fairytale ascent into the English Football League will be the subject of a major TV documentary tonight.

    Proud To Be Town will be premiered on BT Sport at 10pm and will be available on the BT Sport app on Saturday.

    BT Sport is billing the 90-minute programme as the first full-length documentary to highlight the "profound impact" of the Covid pandemic on football.

    Filming for the documentary began in June when the club began preparing for the National League playoffs after the season had been curtailed in March due to the lockdown. Town went on to win a historic Wembley playoff final against Notts County 3-1 in August.

    The behind-the-scenes film traces the club's exploits on the pitch as well as exploring how coronavirus hit the club's finances.



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    Simon Green, head of BT Sport, said:

    "This is not just the story of one club. It reflects aspects of almost every football club in the country amid the Covid pandemic.
    "A large proportion of the film was self-shot by members of the team and club staff on phones and tablets, who enthusiastically recorded their experiences of lockdown, getting back into action and making their historic bid for promotion.
    "We are grateful for the club’s collaboration."