This has been an excellent Wimbledon on 5 Live, with brilliant coverage by Clare Balding
As Richard Bacon (Radio 5 Live) opened Thursday's show from Wimbledon, you got a reminder of how eclectic the network's programmes are. There was the tennis to cover, but also public sector strikes across the country. As if that wasn't tricky enough, there was guest Barbara Windsor to throw into the mix.
But this has been an excellent Wimbledon on 5 Live. The station blends passionate, sharp analysis and a sense of humour, and always sounds at ease with itself at the All England Club. The coverage is second to none, but it also has personality that makes you chuckle between games. I enjoyed Bacon playing back dodgy weather predictions to the forecaster ("the weather forecast of shame") and Alistair McGowan as David Attenborough encountering "The Grunter".
The network's star over the two weeks has been Clare Balding. She's brilliant chatting to people about tennis, and she's funny observing each day's shenanigans. Yesterday, watching Nadal practice, she noted that he was wearing very tight, dark underwear. "He's only picked at his pants once today," she added. But she's also a hugely engaging commentator, as she demonstrated in the Tsonga-Federer match, and that's a whole other skill set. "I've got goose bumps, here," she told listeners, as the match started to go Tsonga's way. Thanks to her dynamic yet friendly commentary, so did we.
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2011/jun/30/richard-bacon-5-live-review
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