The Commentary at Home Podcast
With his daughter Isabelle having gone back to home schooling, Mark Church has decided to head into the world of podcasting on his own. Each week he will be chatting to somebody from the world of sport be it player, journalist, back room staff or fan. Plus there will be exclusive interviews with the key players from #gardencricket , the back garden Test series that is taking the sporting world by the scruff of its neck.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 32
- Years Active
- 2020
Knife in the Fast Lane
Bill Ribbans has been a doctor and orthopedic surgeon for over 40 years and has treated some of the greatest sportsmen and sportswomen in world sport. Bill has written about his experiences of workin…
00:40:22 |
Mon 30 Nov 2020
The Art of Sports Psychology
Renowned sports psychologist, Michael Caulfield chats to Mark about his career, working with elite sports teams and his sporting influences. He also discusses leadership and joins us from the Scotlan…
00:54:29 |
Mon 23 Nov 2020
Running 15,000 miles with Terminal Cancer
After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, Kevin Webber has run marathons all over the world to raise awareness of Prostate Cancer and his story is truly inspiring. Kevin has raised thousands of pou…
01:02:20 |
Mon 16 Nov 2020
The Thin White Line Part 2
Mark is once again joined by the Deputy Sports Editor of the Sunday Times, Nick Greenslade for the second part of their interview.
Nick’s first book , “The Thin White Line..The Inside Story of Cricke…
Nick’s first book , “The Thin White Line..The Inside Story of Cricke…
00:41:45 |
Mon 09 Nov 2020
The Thin White Line Part 1
Deputy Sport Editor of the Sunday Times, Nick Greenslade chats to Mark. Nick’s first book , 'The Thin White Line: The Inside Story of Cricket’s Greatest Scandal' has just been published. It's a gripp…
00:52:56 |
Mon 02 Nov 2020
Bowling To The Bowlers
Mark chats to bowling coach Stuart Barnes. They discuss Stuart’s bowling career for Gloucestershire and his move into coaching with the county he played for; coaching at Surrey; working with Somerset…
00:50:26 |
Tue 27 Oct 2020
Producing Test Match Special and Cover-Driving Wasim Akram
Mark is joined by the Test Match Special Producer, Adam Mountford. Adam discusses what it’s like being in charge of an institution, talks about life in the bio-secure bubble and driving Wasim Akram t…
00:48:40 |
Mon 19 Oct 2020
The Dream Maker
Surrey CCC Academy Director Gareth Townsend chats to Mark about producing Surrey and England players. Gareth also talks about his break into First Class cricket thanks to Martin Moxon’s testicles.
00:54:50 |
Mon 28 Sep 2020
Talking Women’s Cricket with Raf Nicholson
Mark chats to cricket writer, journalist Raf Nicholson about the Women’s game. Raf discusses how she fell in love with cricket and how she became one of the most authoritative writers on the women’s …
00:33:18 |
Mon 14 Sep 2020
The Welcome Return Of Women’s Cricket
Richard Bedbrook, the Regional Director of the South East Stars, chats to Mark about the return of the women’s game and the start of the Rachel Heyhoe Flint Trophy. Richard also chats about his time …
00:41:25 |
Mon 07 Sep 2020
The One With Isabelle And My Mum
The latest episode includes all the best moments of commentary with Mark's daughter Isabelle and his Mum. From Nasser’s coin toss at the Gabba, to David Gower’s first ball in Test cricket, this episo…
00:26:06 |
Mon 24 Aug 2020
Painting Cricketers and Mark Church
Mark chats to artist Paulette Farrell about her wonderful cricket paintings and drawings, and how they have enabled her to become a full-time artist. Paulette’s work is now seen across the world and …
00:43:50 |
Mon 17 Aug 2020
The County Cricket Live Streaming Episode
This week Mark looks at the brilliant live streaming service on county cricket and the Bob Willis Trophy. He's joined by Ben Warren from Somerset and Jon Surtees, Adam Corbett and Jack Wilson Mumford…
00:46:14 |
Tue 11 Aug 2020
From Paolo Di Canio to The Cricketer
Back in the commentary box at the Kia Oval, Mark is joined by the Digital Editor of The Cricketer, Sam Morshead. Sam chats about his career from interviewing Paolo Di Canio to becoming an expert on v…
00:42:30 |
Mon 03 Aug 2020
Doing Actual Commentary From An Actual Commentary Box
This week’s episode comes from The Kia Oval as commentary returns to an actual commentary box. Surrey have played Middlesex in both the men’s and women’s game and the microphone has been switched bac…
00:34:14 |
Tue 28 Jul 2020
From The Badger To The Hand
With county cricket getting underway again this week, Mark chats to Surrey batsman Scott “The Badger” Borthwick about returning to the middle. Plus, the BBC’s Kevin Hand talks about being the “voice …
00:56:58 |
Mon 20 Jul 2020
Being the Colin de Grandhomme of Cricket Broadcasting
Presenter, broadcaster and writer Melinda Farrell chats about her journey into cricket journalism and her cricketing travels across the globe. Plus Isabelle commentates on a very fast delivery from S…
00:57:14 |
Mon 13 Jul 2020
From The Sofa to Test Match Special
Test Match Special’s very own Daniel Norcross chats about his journey from his sofa to the TMS commentary box and his deep love of all cricket broadcasting. Plus commentary from Isabelle on that over…
01:06:10 |
Mon 06 Jul 2020
From Politics To Cricket Across The Globe
Cricket writer and broadcaster, Adam Collins chats about his move from politics to cricket journalism - and his cricketing marriage to Geoff Lemon. Adam also tells us about buying the commentary righ…
00:54:46 |
Mon 29 Jun 2020
Cricket, Smelly Chat and Berbatov’s Cheekbones
Sports Feature Writer for the Independent, Vithushan Ehantharajah talks all things cricket, including life in an international press box. Plus another moment of classic commentary at home with Isabel…
00:44:43 |
Mon 22 Jun 2020
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