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 Nixon (magician) Continental". Nixon's big break came in 1954 when he was invited to be a panelist on the British version of the highly successful television quiz show "What's My Line". He presented various series including the British version of "Candid Camera", "Comedy Bandbox" (1962) (later "David Nixon's Comedy Bandbox" (1966) and was Basil Brush's first partner. His magic shows included "Tonight with David Nixon" (1969), "David Nixon's Magic Box" (1970) and "The David Nixon Show" (1972) as well as "David Nixon's Christmas Magic" (1974) that featured a classic magic trick where Lynsey de Paul appears to disappear from a glass casket