![]() ![]() Barrett commentated on Wimbledon men's singles finals until 1998. Barrett's voice was heard on the BBC broadcast of the epic fourth set tiebreak between Borg and McEnroe in the 1980 final (this has often been shown again on TV). Barrett began commentating on Wimbledon men's singles finals for BBC Television at the end of the 1970s. John Barrett's broadcasting career with BBC Television began in 1971. The last tennis match Maskell commentated on for BBC Television was the 1991 Grand Slam Cup final between David Wheaton and Michael Chang. The last Wimbledon match that he commentated on was the 1991 Men's Singles final between Michael Stich and Boris Becker (which Stich won). When commenting on a particularly exciting piece of play or an outstanding shot, he sometimes used his most remembered and revered catchphrase "Oh, I say!". He would remain as the "voice of tennis" on the BBC until his retirement in 1991. Mansfield also composed the piece "World Champion", used by NBC during intervals (change-overs, set breaks, etc.) and at the close of broadcasts throughout the tournament.īelow is a list of men's singles final commentators for BBC TV.īelow is a list of men's singles final commentators for ITV.ĭan Maskell began commentating on the Wimbledon Championships in 1949 as an expert summariser for BBC Radio alongside Max Robertson, before switching to television in 1951 with Freddie Grisewood. A piece titled "A Sporting Occasion" is the traditional closing theme, though nowadays coverage typically ends either with a montage set to a popular song or with no music at all. The BBC's opening theme music for Wimbledon was composed by Keith Mansfield and is titled "Light and Tuneful". Beginning 2018, all centre court matches are televised in 4K ultra-high-definition. Coverage is now shown on BBC One and Two's HD feeds. 1 as well as an evening highlights show Today at Wimbledon. Since 2007, Wimbledon matches have been transmitted in high-definition, originally on the BBC's free-to-air channel BBC HD, with continual live coverage during the tournament of Centre Court and Court No. The tennis balls used were traditionally white, but were switched to yellow in 1986 to make them stand out for colour television. Footage of that historic match no longer survives, however, the Gentlemen's Final of that year is still held in the BBC archives because it was the first Gentlemen's Final transmitted in colour. Four hours live coverage of the 1967 Championships was shown on BBC Two, which was the first television channel in Europe to regularly broadcast in colour. Wimbledon was also involved in a piece of television history, when on 1 July 1967 the first official colour television broadcast took place in the UK. Tim Henman and John McEnroe were among the ex-players commentating. The BBC added that it hoped it had achieved "the right balance" across its coverage and was "of course sorry if on occasion you have not been satisfied". ![]() It said in a statement that views on commentary were subjective but that they "do appreciate that over-talking can irritate our audience". The BBC was forced to apologise after many viewers complained about "over-talking" by its commentary team during the TV coverage of the event in 2011. Highlights of the rest of the tournament must be provided by terrestrial stations live coverage (excepting the finals) may be sought by satellite or cable TV. The Wimbledon Finals are obliged to be shown live and in full on terrestrial television (BBC Television Service, ITV, Channel 4, or Channel 5) by government mandate. Previous BBC presenters include Des Lynam, David Vine, John Inverdale and Harry Carpenter. The coverage is presented by Sue Barker (live) and Clare Balding (highlights). Current commentators working for the BBC at Wimbledon include British ex-players Andrew Castle, John Lloyd, Tim Henman, Samantha Smith and Mark Petchey tennis legends such as John McEnroe, Tracy Austin and Boris Becker and general sports commentators including Andrew Cotter and Nick Mullins. John Barrett succeeded him in that role until he retired in 2006. One of the most notable British commentators was Dan Maskell, who was known as the BBC's "voice of tennis" until his retirement in 1991. During the days of British Satellite Broadcasting, its sports channel carried extra coverage of Wimbledon for subscribers. ITV covered Wimbledon live from 1956 to 1968, but for fewer hours each day than the BBC. The BBC holds the broadcast rights for Wimbledon until 2024. ![]() This can result in live matches being moved across all 3 channels. The matches covered are primarily split between its two main terrestrial channels, BBC One and BBC Two, and their Red Button service. Since 1937 the BBC has broadcast the tournament on television in the UK. ![]()
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