The famous words from his radio commentary on the 2003 Rugby World Cup final belie the breadth of a stunning 47 years of commentating on rugby for the BBC. Recorded at a special live podcast event, Ian Robertson sits with Nick Heath to talk commentating and to spin a few yarns on how he went from picking up the ball to picking up the mic.

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One of Sky Sports' most well known voices, Miles Harrison has covered international and club rugby for over two decades, including six British & Irish Lions tours. In this episode, Miles speaks to Nick Heath with pride about his work in the "purest form of journalism" as a commentator from his early BBC days and we also talk about his enduring on-air relationship with Stuart Barnes.

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Clive Tyldesley, an iconic voice of football with ITV for over 25 years, joins Nick Heath to discuss the art of commentary including maintaining relevance to your audience, the scrutiny of the modern role and a couple of memorable moments.

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One of sport's most familiar voices, Bob Ballard is synonymous with gold medals in aquatic centres as well his coverage of ice hockey, wheelchair tennis and more besides. He joins Nick Heath to talk innuendo, judges' scores and distracting producers.

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Nick Heath sits down with Sara Orchard who describes her accidental journey into broadcasting and commentary on the likes of hockey, tennis and rugby, her memorable refereeing experiences and how the idea of becoming a commentator initially seemed absurd.

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Nick Heath continues his conversation on commentating with ITV and BT Sport commentator Nick Mullins who found his feet in the shadow of one Bill McLaren and is now the regular voice of rugby in the UK. He makes a very good cup of tea too.

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Most well known as a BBC racing and Olympics commentator, John Hunt speaks to Nick Heath about how an Aussie changed the face of British racing commentary, his first big race, the 'effortless' Frankel and which 1977 song he warms up to.

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One of the quintessential English voices of sport for the last 50 years, Barry Davies chats to Nick Heath about how he found his voice, the art of knowing when to shut up and being unkind to Germans.

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