Book description
In 1957 a whole day's play of a Test Match was broadcast on BBC Radio
for the first time with the slogan 'Don't miss a ball, we broadcast
them all'.
This book celebrates 50 years of Test Match Special with
anecdotes, behind-the-scenes stories, photos, reminiscences and
champagne moments from five decades of top-quality cricket commentary.
Sprinkled throughout are 'My First TMS Match' articles by a
number of the programme's main contributors, including Jonathan Agnew,
Harsha Bhogle, Henry Blofeld, Tony Cozier, Angus Fraser, Bill
Frindall, Gerald de Kock, Simon Mann, Vic Marks, Christopher
Martin-Jenkins, Jim Maxwell, Shilpa Patel, Mike Selvey, Donna Symmonds
and Bryan Waddle.
Edited by Peter Baxter, the organising brain behind TMS and
the programme's producer for 34 years, this is a comprehensive and
celebratory account of this most respected and prestigious brand in
cricket and an essential read for all fans of the game.
Peter Baxter first worked on Test Match Special as a production
assistant 40 years ago and became the programme's producer in 1973. Born
in Derby in 1947 and educated at Wellington College, Peter joined the
BBC in 1965 after a short spell in the British Forces Broadcasting
Service in Aden. As well as cricket, Peter was rugby producer for eight
years, produced the coverage of the annual University Boat Race for 10
years and has worked on almost every other type of radio outside
broadcast - sporting or otherwise. He lives in north Buckinghamshire
with his two children.
