Commentator
A commentator was an individual that provided information and opinions on a subject.
Lord Gerber, (AUDIO: Fractures [+]Loading...["Fractures (audio story)"]) Runcible, (TV: The Deadly Assassin [+]Loading...["The Deadly Assassin (TV story)"]) and Antimon were commentators on Gallifrey. (AUDIO: Imperiatrix [+]Loading...["Imperiatrix (audio story)"])
Digger Wells and Brian were cricket commentators during the 1981 Ashes series. During their commentary, the Fifth Doctor's TARDIS materialised in the press box. The two men were unfazed, with Digger replying, "I thought he was here already," to Brian's casual, "The Doctor's here." They allowed the Doctor to remain in the commentary box with them for the remainder of the match. (PROSE: Graham Dilley Saves the World [+]Loading...["Graham Dilley Saves the World (short story)"])
Colin Stubbs was the commentator for the darts tournament that Iris Wildthyme and Panda attended. He later allowed Panda to commentate with him. (AUDIO: Iris at the Oche [+]Loading...["Iris at the Oche (audio story)"])
Trey Chomsky was an author and political commentator. (PROSE: Battleship Anathema [+]Loading...["Battleship Anathema (short story)"])
Logan was the commentator for the 309th Intergalactic Song Contest. After he was killed, Strindberg was forced to fill in. (AUDIO: Bang-Bang-a-Boom! [+]Loading...["Bang-Bang-a-Boom! (audio story)"])
Ian Glendennis was a BBC commentator for the 2004 Olympics. (PROSE: Time Lapse [+]Loading...["Time Lapse (short story)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Bang-Bang-a-Boom!'s Logan was conceived as a spoof of Terry Wogan, the then-current BBC commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest, who would later be replaced by Graham Norton.
