Christopher Martin-Jenkins interviewed by David Rayvern Allen

Reference

AV/4/3

Date:

2008-10-20

Level of description

item

Extent

1 cassette: 37 minutes 7 seconds

Part of

Audio Cassettes (AV/4)

Scope and Content

Cassette recording, Christopher Martin-Jenkins interviewed by David Rayvern Allen.

[1:20-6:50] Martin-Jenkins talks about the pressure of writing reports for newspapers on time and recalls times when he struggled to write reports on time, [6:50-10:55] Martin-Jenkins talks about technical problems encountered while broadcasting, [10:55-20:25] Martin-Jenkins talks about the changes in style of cricket commentary from when he began commentating and the employment of cricketers as broadcasters, [20:25- 24:00] Martin-Jenkins talks about his intention to continue with cricket commentary for the BBC despite not covering overseas tours and past cricket commentators such as Howard Marshall and the history of cricket commentary from the 1920s, [24:00-25:15] Martin-Jenkins talks about whether he had any regrets in his career, [25:15-27:55] Martin-Jenkins talks about moving from the Daily Telegraph to The Times and whether his writing style changed as a result, [27:55-29:30] Martin-Jenkins talks about Richie Benaud's commentary style, [29:30-34:00] Martin-Jenkins talks about other commentators he enjoyed including J P Agnew, Tony Cozier and Nasser Hussain, [34:00-37:07] Martin-Jenkins talks about his decision to stop working as a cricket correspondent.

Associations

Christopher Dennis Alexander Martin-Jenkins
David Rayvern Allen
Howard Marshall
BBC
Daily Telegraph
The Times
Richard Benaud
Jonathan Philip Agnew
Anthony Cozier
Nasser Hussain

Subject

commentary, broadcasting

Institution name

Marylebone Cricket Club

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English, 6574, , , , , , , , ,

Size

1 cassette: 37 minutes 7 seconds

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