136: John Motson

Episode 136 of the Blank Podcast with Giles Paley-Phillips & Jim Daly podcast, hosted by Blank Podcast with Giles Paley-Phillips & Jim Daly, titled "136: John Motson" was published on September 20, 2021 and runs 79 minutes.

September 20, 2021 ·79m · Blank Podcast with Giles Paley-Phillips & Jim Daly

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John Walker Motson, OBE, also known as Motty, is an English football commentator. Beginning as a television commentator with the BBC in 1971, he has commentated on over 2000 games on television and radio. We talked to John about his early life and discovering his love of football through attending games with his methodist minister father. John tells us about those difficult moments in the commentary box and how sometimes he could be a little hard on himself. PLUS we have bonus content for our Patrons available at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our Patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland, Katherine Keen, Lynn Robinson, It's Coming Home 2022, Alice Chrystall, Shereen Qadri, Maddie Lightfoot, Alex Collis. @blankpod @eliistender @jimdalycomedy [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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John Walker Motson, OBE, also known as Motty, is an English football commentator. Beginning as a television commentator with the BBC in 1971, he has commentated on over 2000 games on television and radio. We talked to John about his early life and discovering his love of football through attending games with his methodist minister father. John tells us about those difficult moments in the commentary box and how sometimes he could be a little hard on himself. PLUS we have bonus content for our Patrons available at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our Patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland, Katherine Keen, Lynn Robinson, It's Coming Home 2022, Alice Chrystall, Shereen Qadri, Maddie Lightfoot, Alex Collis. @blankpod @eliistender @jimdalycomedy [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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