Brian Johnston - Johnners - Its Been A Lot Of Fun

Product Description

Details: When Brian Johnston died in 1994 at the age of 81, the " Daily Telegraph" described him as 'the greatest natural broadcaster of them all'. In this delightful reading from his autobiography " It's Been a Lot of Fun", Brian recalls his schooldays at Eton & Oxford, his early career in the family coffee business in the City, Hamburg & Brazil, & his service as a Technical Adjutant in the Grenadier Guards during World War II. In January 1946, Brian joined the BBC Outside Broadcasts Department. For the next 48 years, he presented hundreds of programmes on radio & television, from " Let's Go Somewhere" to royal weddings & " Down Your Way", but he was probably best known as a cricket commentator & he became a national institution on " Test Match Special". Recorded in 1990 when he was 77, Brian tells some of his favourite stories & gaffes in this cheerful look back at a unique career behind the microphone, a life full of lucky breaks & private disappointments, but always a lot of fun. The fascinating autobiography of a legendary cricketing commentator. Read by Brian Johnston Ideal for: Fans of Brian Johnston & fans of cricket. Running time approximately: 1 hours 15 minutes. 1 CD abridged.