Behind the Microphone

BBC Rugby Union Correspondent Chris Jones joins Hamish in this weeks episode. Chris has worked for the BBC for 13 years now and performs a variety of roles in his job including commentating for BBC Radio 5 Live, writing articles for BBC Sport and hosting the Rugby Union Weekly podcast alongside Danny Care and Ugo Monye.

Sky Sports News Reporter/Presenter Emma Paton joins Hamish this week for another episode of Behind the Microphone. In this episode, Emma talks about her career journey to date and sheds a fascinating insight into all the different roles she undertook before she became a Reporter/Presenter which includes some brilliant stories along the way.

The football poet and FSA's football commentator of the year. Peter Drury has commentated on it all, from the World Cup to the Premier League. He is renowned for his poetic and eloquent style of commentary which has delivered countless spine-tingling moments over the years, often better than the goal itself. With credit to BT Sport and Premier League Productions.

One of sports most iconic voices, Clive Tyldesley, ITV's senior football commentator, has commentated on numerous World Cup and Champions League finals. In this episode, Clive speaks to Hamish about the importance of serving your audience and what the new future of football might look like. With credit to ITV. 

You can purchase some of Clive's commentary charts from https://www.commentarycharts.com/

One of Rugby Union's most famous voices, Miles Harrison, Sky Sports lead rugby union commentator since 1994 has covered some of the biggest games in recent years. He has covered six British & Irish Lions tours and seventeen European Champions Cup finals. In this episode, Miles speaks to Hamish about his career at the BBC, his transition to Sky and about his wonderful career as a commentator. With credit to Sky Sports.