What time does Hardball start on BBC One, who is the host Ore Oduba and how does the show work?

HARDBALL is a brand new quiz show from BBC One.

It is hosted by Strictly champion, Ore Oduba, who is charged with putting contestants’ knowledge under the microscope.

What time is Hardball on BBC One?

Hardball kicked off on Monday, May 14, 2018 on BBC One.

It runs Monday to Fridays at 4.30pm.

It goes up against rival quiz show Tipping Point on ITV and The £100k Drop on Channel 4.

How does Hardball work?

Players step up to face the ball on 25 metres of track in front of which they are asked questions that test all aspects of their knowledge on topics as varied as pop music, history, sport and movies.

Each question they answer correctly moves them further down the track.

But the players are being chased by a ball that never stops – the Hardball.

As soon as the ball passes them, the game is over.

Six contestants per episode will battle it out to beat the ball, but just one gets through to the final where they’re in with the chance of winning thousands of pounds.

Who is Hardball host Ore Oduba?

Ore had always aspired to have a career in sports broadcasting and joined Newsround in 2008 as a reporter and breakfast bulletin presenter before being promoted to deputy presenter the following year.

He presents sports bulletins for BBC Breakfast and Radio 5 Live and has also hosted Match of the Day: Kickabout, Claimed and Shamed and the Commonwealth and Youth Games.

Since his glorious victory on Strictly in 2016, Ore has taken up occasional presenting stints both on ITV’s This Morning and BBC’s The One Show.