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 Barker (zoologist) David Barker (zoologist) David Barker (18 February 1922 – 7 January 2009) was a United Kingdom zoologist and neurologist specialising in animal neuroanatomy. He was professor emeritus of zoology at the University of Durham and is honoured by the annual award of the David Barker Prize in Zoology. In February 1963 he published "Zoology and Medical Research". Barker studied anatomy at the University of Oxford from 1941 to 1943 under the tutellage of John Zachary Young. Until his death in January 2009 he lived in Durham with his wife, the author Pat Barker. His daughter is the novelist Anna Ralph.