Four selected episodes from both BBC Radio 4 series featuring Des Lynam and Christopher Matthew. Old friends Des Lynam and Christopher Matthew visit some famous sporting venues to enjoy, observe, reminisce and trade tales. Here's a list of questions you may want to ask about these CDs, which Des and Christopher have tried to answer: Q. What are they about? A. Sport and stuff. Mostly stuff. Q. How much scripting is involved? A. None. Q. How much research did you do before recording? A. None. Q. Do you interview people at the venues you go to? A. No, we just talk to each other. Q. Are you experts in the sports to go to see? A. Definitely not in Chris's case. Q. What was the most important aspect of the programmes? A. Finding a producer who knew how to turn on a tape recorder and use an editing machine. Q. Were you surprised how well the broadcasts were received on Radio 4? A. Chris was surprised. Des was shocked. Q. If you've already heard the radio broadcasts, should you bother to buy these CDs? A. Definitely, because the recordings get better with age - like Des and Chris. Q. If you haven't heard the broadcasts should you buy these CDs? A.
Definitely, otherwise you'll have missed a whole experience. Q. Do you plan to do a TV series? A. Have you seen the state of us recently?
- ISBN10 1471312399
- ISBN13 9781471312397
- Publish Date 4 October 2012
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 15 April 2016
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House
- Imprint BBC Physical Audio
- Format Audiobook
- Language English