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Christopher Martin-Jenkins interviewed by David Rayvern Allen



Reference
MCC/AAL/3/34
Date:
2009
Level of description
item
Extent
1 CD: 34 minutes 31 seconds
Part of
David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)
Scope and Content
1 CD, Christopher Martin-Jenkins interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 1 track.

[0:40-3:00] Martin-Jenkins talks about being asked by The Times to compile 50 champagne cricketing moments, [3:00-6:15] Martin-Jenkins talks about the impact of future changes to cricket and the importance of Test Match cricket, [6:15-8:20] Martin-Jenkins talks about his early attraction to cricket and his father's influence, [8:20-10:05] Martin-Jenkins talks about playing cricket for Marlborough and his contemporaries including Mike Griffith.

[10:05-11:10] Martin-Jenkins talks about playing for the Surrey Second XI, [11:10-13:50] Martin-Jenkins talks about being invited to the BBC by Brian Johnston and Johnston telling Martin-Jenkins to practice commentating into a tape recorder, and meeting E W Swanton for an interview at The Cricketer, [13:50-14:30] Martin-Jenkins talks about working for the BBC, being used for football reports initially and working for the Sunday Telegraph on football, [14:30-16:00] Martin-Jenkins talks about the challenges of working on cricket commentary, [16:00-17:00] Martin-Jenkins talks about whether he could imitate other commentators' voices, [17:00-17:50] Martin-Jenkins talks about finding it difficult to relax, [17:50-18:30] Martin-Jenkins talks about leaving The Times and no longer touring with Test Match Special, [18:30-19:40] Martin-Jenkins talks about his retirement worries and getting a pension from the BBC, and no longer being cricket correspondent for the BBC, [19:40-21:20] Martin-Jenkins talks about his colleagues at Test Match Special when he began working with them.

[21:20-24:07] Martin-Jenkins talks about the changes at Test Match Special while he worked on the programme and his annoyance at football taking precedence over other sports, [24:07-27:30] Martin-Jenkins talks about writing tour books and later for newspapers, and leaving the job of BBC's cricket correspondent and joining The Times, [27:30-31:40] Martin-Jenkins talks about organising his day around commentating and writing at the same time, and his enjoyment of commentating on matches that are not on television.

[31:40-34:31] Martin-Jenkins talks about writing on the day's play during a Test Match.

A back-up copy of this CD is included.
Associations
Christopher Dennis Alexander Martin-Jenkins
David Rayvern Allen
The Times
Daily Telegraph
Marlborough College
Rolph Stewart Grant
Brian Alexander Johnston
Ernest William Swanton
BBC
Subject
Commentators, Journalism
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
1 CD: 34 minutes 31 seconds
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