
Ian is joined by an IRN/Sky/BT/talkSPORT stalwart and the former Chief Football Correspondent at the BBC to talk about their life and times in the weird world of football commentary. Including:
Raiding record shops to kill time on trips abroad
Using 'stringers' in local areas to cover games-with some odd results
Sitting in Bert Millichip's posh seat!
Contact with audiences in African villages who rely on radio commentary
Many happy (and some less happy) memories of the late great Graham Taylor
And much more!
Dec 13, 2021
1 hr 31 min

Seb from ITV/Sky/BT and many more along with Vicki from the BBC tell their commentary story to Ian, including:
Development of the WSL and holding players to the appropriate standards
Childhood commentary using something other than Subbuteo!
Taking a mate who's come over from Australia to your first ever commentary
Working in loads of TV roles to bring perspective to being a TV commentator
Specialist Media Studies courses
'Spoof' commentaries and how to spot them
Plus much more
Nov 29, 2021
1 hr 30 min

Ian chats to MOTD stalwart John and ESPN's Mark (over in Connecticut USA) on a whole host of topics surrounding the weird world of commentary. Including:
Getting a big break thanks either to missing spectacles or a court case
Babysitting one Alan Bernard Brazil at Hampden Park (Includes classic clip!)
Did Richard Keys & Andy Gary muck in for talkSPORT @ Euro 2012?
Which England legend led a conga at a Madness gig?
Being last (and indeed first) on Match Of The Day
And much much more
Nov 23, 2021
1 hr 28 min

A man who requires little introduction in the world of television sports commentary joins Ian to reflect on a lifetime behind the mic. Includes
What he felt was his worst moment as a football commentator
When his favourite moment came subsequently away from football!
Voicing computer games and the Big Train 'staring competition' sketches
The occasion he wishes he could have provided commentary for
And much more
Nov 15, 2021
1 hr 2 min

A Tyne/Wear special as Ian brings Mick and Simon back together to talk about their emergence in the North East covering Newcastle and Sunderland, plus the journeys that got them there. Including:
Filing copy to attractive-sounding Scottish ladies
More on the rise of Clubcall in the 90's
Following a rugby club just at the right time
Genuine & astonishing hate mail
Going 'national' on Soccer AM
A very funny story about a TV show taping!
Plus so much more...
Nov 8, 2021
1 hr 25 min

Peter of ITV/BT Sport fame and Ian's talkSPORT colleague Alex discuss the weird world commentators inhabit. Including:
More love for Subbuteo as a first attempt at commentary!
Auditioning using 'FIFA' whilst drunk
Shirt number horrors and the importance of the warm up
Print Journalism & its benefits to commentary
Plus much more!
Nov 1, 2021
1 hr 20 min

Ian is joined by Adam, the Head of Sport at BBC Radio Solent and Mark, his talkSPORT colleague - two gents who, like Ian, got their start in radio a little later in life. Including;
How a snowstorm accidentally launched a commentary career
Joining a supposedly 'parochial radio station' at the perfect time sports-wise
Dealing with spiky managers post-match
The "best summariser" in football
Not knowing Press Room food is meant for you!
Accidentally swearing on air
Plus much more!
Oct 25, 2021
1 hr 24 min

Ian talks with Sky's Gary Taphouse and BT Sport's Darren Fletcher about their broadcasting life and times. Includes:
From suspended ceilings to the suspense of a Cloughie interview
The panic of arriving late to a game
Gary's 'job opportunities' scheme on social media
Darren's move not only from radio to TV but also from UK to US sports
Plus loads more besides
Oct 18, 2021
1 hr 25 min

BBC Wales lead commentator Rob & Sky/BBC/ITV's Jacqui join Ian for a chat about their life and times in the weird world commentators inhabit. Includes:
Having to commentate from a nowhere near the pitch
The Rock legends who wanted commentary on a song!
Quitting your job, flat and relationship to pursue your ambitions
Testing your commentary skills on things far removed from football
The age-old 'best services' debate
Plus much more!
Oct 11, 2021
1 hr 16 min

BRMB's former head of Sport Tom Ross & talkSPORT's Nigel Adderley join Ian for an hour long chinwag about the weird world of commentating. Including
Learning editing skills with huge tape machines!
How Trevor Francis helped Tom get his first break
How Nigel welcomed a future megastar into Preston North End's reception area...and had to keep quiet about it!!
Developing trust with clubs and avoiding compromising situations
The differences between commentating at the BBC & talkSPORT
And much more!
Oct 4, 2021
1 hr 11 min
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