When Brian Johnston was a schoolboy, his reports were full of phrases such as 'talks too much in school' and 'apt to be a buffoon'. Later millions of radio listeners would be delighted to discover that some things never changed! Johnners brought his unique wit and personal charm to an enormous range of BBC radio and television programmes for nearly 50 years, fromIn Town TonightandDown Your WaytoTest Match Special. After Brian died in 1994, Christopher Martin-Jenkins wrote: 'It is hard to believe that anyone in the history of broadcasting has induced such widespread affection'.

A Further Slice of Johnnerscovers Brian's early days, from his childhood in Hertfordshire and his schooldays at Eton and Oxford to his job in the family coffee business in the City and his service with the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War. There is also a selection of the most memorable characters and locations from his fifteen years on the Radio Four programmeDown Your Way.Finally there is a collection of Brian's popular 'View From the Boundary' interviews onTest Match Special, including fascinating conversations with Eric Idle, John Major and Peter O'Toole.

Brian Johnston was one of the best-loved figures on radio and television and will always be remembered as 'the voice of cricket'. He joined the Outside Broadcasts Department of the BBC in 1946 and was a cricket commentator for the next 48 years, most notably as a member of theTest Match Specialteam. He commentated on state occasions and royal weddings and events such as the Boat Race and he also presented 733 episodes ofDown Your Way.He died in 1994 at the age of 81. Barry Johnston is Brian's eldest son and has edited several of his father's books includingLetters Home 1926 -- 1945,A Delicious Slice of JohnnersandAnother Slice of Johnners.

Stories, interviews and anecdotes from the life of Brian Johnston, 'the voice of cricket'>