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 Lowe (television and radio composer) 1999 his themes have been remixed numerous times for BBC News in the UK as well as the international channel, BBC World News. Two CDs of Lowe's music have been released by the BBC. "BBC World: The Music", released in 2001, is a compilation of some of Lowe's work for BBC World, made available after significant demand from viewers. David Lowe's first television composition was the 1983 title music for "BBC Midlands Today", followed in 1988 by "BBC Wales Today" and he went back to BBC Birmingham and "Midlands Today" again in 1992, creating title music for both "Midlands Today"