David Coleman mundane happenings at athletic events. Clive James wrote that the difference between commentating and 'colemantating' is that a commentator says something you may wish to remember; a colemantator says something you try to forget. However, Coleman's ability to generate excitement through his commentary was widely praised. In 1972, he broadcast for several hours during the siege at the Munich Olympics as well as the memorial service days later. Coleman concentrated on athletics commentary from 1984. Coleman also hosted sports quiz show "A Question Of Sport" for 18 years from 1979 to 1997, striking up a strong rapport with captains such
David Gell most popular songs from the previous week, together with a Second Chance Disc, which had previously been played but did not register enough votes to make the Top Ten. The show ran until it was dropped in early 1966. Around 1958-1959 he was the host of Manchester-based Granada Television's quiz show "Concentration" and also hosted the children's quiz show "Junior Criss Cross Quiz". In 1970, Gell was the commentator for the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest; he had previously provided the BBC Radio commentary for the 1965 contest. Gell later presented another 'voting' show for the BBC on