The mellifluous BBC producer and broadcaster Rob Nothman joins Jack to talk through the microphone machinations of horse racing commentator Peter Bromley.

Peter was the BBC's horse racing voice on the radio between 1961 and 2001 and Rob had the pleasure of working alongside him for 10 of those years. Here he recounts the wonderful workings that went into every Peter Bromley commentary, and of course picks out some of his favourite lines as well.

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In this podcast, Simon Moore and Matt Lorenzo join Jack to add vivid post-it notes to the cork board of football broadcasting about both their fathers' careers: TV football commentator Brian Moore and BBC football journalist Peter Lorenzo.

Both Brian and Peter were at their peak during a pioneering age for broadcasting in the 70's & 80's, with Brian taken into the hearts of the nation during his tenure on ITV for over 30 years and Peter a liquorice-infused voice accompanying sports fans on the radio throughout Saturday afternoons over the same period.

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Football commentator Peter Drury joins Jack and Olly to talk about the forgotten brilliance of Peter Jones, a commentator synonymous with football on the radio in the 70’s and 80’s and the voice of football for Peter when growing up.

This pod pulls back the longbow and shoots an arrow at the following:

• Why Peter Jones was a master of the mic

• Balancing superstition with listening to crackling medium wave radio

• Gordon Smith’s ’83 FA Cup Final miss

• The inside line on THAT goal by Kostas Manolas

• The pure heartache of using the right line at the wrong time

• …and what does a Kenyan radio programme think of Peter Drury?

Football commentator James Fielden joins us in the kitchen to talk about Clive Tyldesley, who has been nailing the big moments for ITV since '99.

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With credit to talkSPORT and ITV.

The all-conquering biscuit that is Barry Davies is the first commentator to be placed in our commentary biscuit tin of brilliance. 

Multi-sport commentator Olly Hogben splendidly talks Jack and Griff  through Barry's broadcasting career, via:

Multi-sport commentator Olly Hogben puts forward the iconic Barry Davies as his favourite biscuit in the sports commentary biscuit tin of brilliance. 

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