PIRATES will feature in the first British top-flight meeting to be broadcast by BT Sport.

The cameras will be present for Poole's SGB Premiership clash with Belle Vue at Wimborne Road on Monday, June 26.

Further television time is due to follow for Neil Middleditch's team on Monday, August 28, when a trip to Rye House awaits.

The BT team will include presenters Natalie Quirk and Suzi Perry, commentator Nigel Pearson and current and former riders Scott Nicholls and Kelvin Tatum, respectively.

Some 18 British speedway fixtures are due to be broadcast this year, starting with the British final on Monday, June 19.

BT will also televise the Grand Prix series and the Speedway World Cup.

BRITISH SPEEDWAY TV CALENDAR

Monday, June 19: British final, Belle Vue.

Monday, June 26: Poole v Belle Vue.

Monday, July 10: Wolverhampton v Rye House.

Monday, July 17: Leicester v Swindon.

Monday, July 24: Belle Vue v Wolverhampton.

Monday, July 31: reserved.

Monday, August 7: King’s Lynn v Somerset.

Monday, August 14: Somerset v Leicester.

Monday, August 21: Swindon v King’s Lynn.

Monday, August 28: Rye House v Poole.

Monday, September 4: tbc.

Monday, September 11: Premiership play-off semi-final one, leg one.

Monday, September 18: Premiership play-off semi-final two, leg one.

Monday, September 25: Premiership play-off semi-finals one and two, leg two.

Monday, October 2: Promotion/relegation play-off leg one.

Wednesday, October 4: Premiership-Championship promotion/relegation play-off leg one.

Monday, October 9: Premiership play-off final, leg one.

Wednesday, October 11: Premiership play-off final, leg two.

* All fixtures are SGB Premiership unless otherwise stated