1000th race special with Murray Walker - ‘The Voice of F1’
F1 Beyond The Grid
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🗓️ 10 April 2019
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
He's been called ‘The Voice of F1’ - and for good reason. For more than 25 years, Murray Walker provided commentary on Grand Prix racing for the majority of the English-speaking world - and always in his own inimitable style.
This week on a special 1000th race edition of Beyond The Grid, supported by Bose, host Tom Clarkson speaks to the legendary British broadcaster, a man whose exhilarating, excitable style behind the microphone was once memorably summed up by Australian wit Clive James as akin to someone whose "trousers are on fire".
But there was much more to Murray Walker's super-charged F1 delivery than an iconic voice - he also had authority, wit and incredible knowledge. So get ready for stories on sharing the commentary booth with James Hunt and Martin Brundle, forging relationships with Nigel Mansell and Damon Hill, dealing with the tragedies of Imola ’94, and his favourite drivers and races from F1's first 1000 races...
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| 0:30.7 | Hi, I'm Mario Walker and you're listening to Beyond the Grid. |
| 0:40.7 | Hi everyone, Tom Clarkson here welcoming you to another edition of Beyond the Grid |
| 0:45.8 | presented by Bose Quiet Comfort 352 Wireless Headphones. |
| 0:50.4 | Now the upcoming Chinese Grand Prix is the 1000th race in their history of Formula One. |
| 0:56.6 | So how best for Beyond the Grid to reflect all of that history and passion? |
| 1:01.4 | Well, there's only one man for the job. |
| 1:03.8 | Third light, fourth light, fifth light. |
| 1:09.6 | Action, it's field of lost it. |
| 1:12.4 | Incredible. |
| 1:13.8 | My goodness, the third leader in two laps. |
| 1:17.6 | Oh, my goodness, I have never seen that before. |
| 1:22.8 | This is the opportunity to send us looking for. |
| 1:25.8 | Help! |
| 1:27.0 | Oh my goodness, this is fantastic. |
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