The Commentary at Home Podcast

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 ab

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

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. Kevi

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 L

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

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

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 bub

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

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 authorit

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. Richa

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 bal

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 n

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 Co

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 Can

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 mic

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

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 o

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 commenta

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 abo

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 c