Sky Sports 2 - Saturday 18th June 2005 - Junction and Commercial Breaks

It's Saturday 18th June 2005, and as much of the UK was baking in the very hot weather (Birmingham was in the 80s - in Fahrenheit that is!), the European Union hits crisis point after an argument between the UK and France forced a breakdown of budget talks.

Earlier in the day, Sky Sports 2 was airing Soccer AM – or was it? Well, sort of. That's because during the summer gap between the 2004/5 season and the 2005/6 season, Sky Sports aired Summer Soccer AM, which was basically a series of highlights from Soccer AM during the football season just gone. One of the highlights shown on this particular episode is probably the most unforgeable moment of that particular series. And as a special treat, I've included it at the end of this video, so stay tuned right to the end!

As this was recorded via a Sky Digital Minidish, expect some 'press the red button' messages throughout this video which has the following adverts and trailers. By the way, the duo who was asking questions during the Yorkie Bar sponsorship spots are comedy duo Electric Forecast (Steve Marsh and Dan Wright) who was better know at the time as Big Cook Little Cook from the Cbeebies series of the same name.

Pre-programme continuity
The One Account personal bank account (tail-end only)
Adidas (featuring the All-Blacks and the British & Irish Lion promoting the Lion's tour of New Zealand that year. The All-Blacks walked over the series 3-0. – Damn!)
Trailer for 50 First Dates, showing on Sky Movies 1 that evening.
Sky Sports 2 ident

Commercial Break 1
Trailer for the North West Masters indoor football, showing on Sky Sports 1 that evening.
AA Car Loans (with Kev and Bev selling a car to...em...Kev and Bev!)
Strongbow cider (Remember to drink responsibly, folks!)
Listerine Cool Citrus mouthwash
Cisco Systems computer networks (That little kid knows how to kill a computer virus!)
O2 business mobile network
Honda cars (“It's Crazy-Sensible!”)

Commmercial Break 2
Trailer for The Churchill Cup Rugby Union, showing on Sky Sports 1 the following day.
Good Year tires
AA (This time, for their usual business of being an emergency car breakdown service)
Lombard Direct personal loans
Lexus cars
Computeach open adult IT learning service
AA Car Loans (Same one as shown on Commercial Break 1)
Tropicana orange juice (No sticking a straw in an orange on this one)
Black & Decker Laser Plus straight line projector
Cisco Systems computer networks (a different one this time)
Philips electric shaver (with added moisturiser)
LearnDirect AdviceLine
Sainsbury's Bank car insurance

Commercial Break 3
LearnDirect AdviceLine (same one as shown on Commercial Break 2)
Standard Life assurance
The Observer newspaper (with it's Music Magazine)
Sony Handicam
Daktarin foot spray
Wella Shock Wave hair grooming range
BT Phone Book
Carbon Trust

Commercial Break 4
Boddington's Bitter (with a dairy farmer milking a cow to the tune of “Step On” by the Happy Mondays. Please drink responsibly, our kid!)
British Red Cross £2 a month appeal
Lombard Direct (a different advert this time)
elephant.co.uk car insurance
B&Q
British Red Cross (shorter version of their £2 a month appeal)

Here is the full day's schedule:
06.00 Australian Rules Football
08.00 ICC Cricket World
08.30 Summer Soccer AM
10.30 Live Australian Rugby League: Brisbane Broncos vs. Wests Tigers (Brisbane beats Tigers 40-22)
12.30 International Rugby Union
14.00 Live International Rugby Union: South Africa vs. France (Game drawn 30-30)
16.00 International Rugby Union
17.30 U Can Do It
17.35 Live US Open Golf (This was the 3rd day. New Zealand's Michael Campbell eventually won the tourney.)
00.00 International Cricket
02.00 Tennis
04.00 Watersports World
05.00 Wild Spirits
05.30 X-Sports
Source: The Times