Can Anyone Hear Me?: Testing Times with Test Match Special on Tour

Can Anyone Hear Me?: Testing Times with Test Match Special on Tour

by PeterBaxter (Author)

Synopsis

For 34 years from 1973 Peter Baxter was BBC producer of the hugely popular Test Match Special, and during that time he reported on Test matches from around the world. This funny and revealing book takes us behind the scenes as Baxter and his much-loved TMS colleagues do battle with local conditions and sometimes bizarre red tape to bring back home the latest news of England's progress (or otherwise) on the field. It should have been straightforward, but somehow it rarely was...

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Publisher: Corinthian
Published: 01 Nov 2012

ISBN 10: 1906850437
ISBN 13: 9781906850432

Media Reviews
'The stories are told with avuncular warmth and no little charm.' -- Rob Smyth, The Cricketer
'This diverting book relates [Baxter's] tales of the trials and tribulations of the job ... the characters he shared press boxes with' -- Roderick Easdale * Country Life *
Author Bio
Peter Baxter first worked on Test Match Special in 1966, and was the producer of the programme from 1973-2007.