For those who just can’t get to sleep, or are just too excited, the Opening Ceremony kicks off the Vancouver Winter Olympics on the good old Beeb tv at 01.45 GMT Saturday the 13th. As well as the usual Broadcast channels there is online live coverage as well as the iPlayer, oh and that pesky Red Button.

The BBC tv Commentators are:

Alpine skiing – Graham Bell, Matt Chilton, Kerrin Lee-Gartner
Biathlon/Nordic/cross-country – Rob Walker
Curling – Steve Cram, Rhona Martin
Figure skating – Sue Barker, Robin Cousins
Ice hockey – Bob Ballard, Brent Pope
Ski jumping – Paul Dickenson
Sliding – Paul Dickenson, Colin Bryce
Snowboarding/freestyle skiing – Ed Leigh
Speed skating – Hugh Porter, Wilf O’Reilly

With Clare Balding, Sue Barker, Hazel Irvine presenting the various programmes.

WINTER OLYMPICS

Saturday

Opening ceremony: 0145-0445, BBC Red Button/online
Opening ceremony highlights: 1200-1300, BBC One/HD/online
Michael Johnson, Downhill Skier: 1300-1330, BBC One/online
Live action: 1730-0500, BBC Red Button/online
Live action in HD: 1930-2115, BBC HD
Live action: 1930-2115, BBC Two/online

Sunday

Live action: 0015-0500, BBC Two/HD/online
Highlights: 1200-1400, BBC Two/HD/online
Live action: 1800-0400, BBC Red Button/online
Live action in HD: 1745-1930, BBC HD
Live action: 2030-2200, BBC Two/HD/online
Live action 0010-0400, BBC Two/HD//online

Daily coverage on BBC2 & BBC HD

1330-1530: Hazel Irvine and Sue Barker offer you the chance to catch up with the best of the overnight action.

1900-2100: Clare Balding brings live coverage from the slopes with the best alpine skiing and snowboarding action.

2320-0500: Hazel Irvine presents live coverage of the best of the day’s events.

For more info on the BBC Coverage> Click

NB Times may vary – you have been warned!