The Barbarians vs New Zealand match in January 1973 was just two minutes old when Gareth Edwards scored what is still widely thought to be the best-ev…
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Rolling back the years to 1969 and the BBC’s search for a sports commentator
As the countdown to next week’s British Sports Journalism awards gathers pace, PHILIP BARKER dips into the archives and reveals how the BBC went…
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From Serie A to Pro Evo, Peter Brackley’s golden voice always fitted the bill
Sports broadcaster and commentator Peter Brackley has died at the age of 67 following a short illness. Like Desmond Lynam before him, Brackley cut his…
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Award gives Tyler something to shout about
BBC Radio Leeds, a pair of independent film-makers and someone who has been commentating on live football for more than 40 years were among the broadc…
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Ron Pickering: champion of the moral majority
Twenty-four years ago today, BBC commentator and inspiration Ron Pickering died. Here, we reproduce the tribute paid by the late CHRISTOPHER BRASHER, …
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