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Jonathan Agnew
"What is that noise?!"
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Friday, 11 May, 2001, 10:01 GMT 11:01 UK
Super bloopers
BBC Radio's Rob Nothman has got together a collection of his favourite howlers - many of which happened live on air.

The fourth in the series features the voice of BBC cricket, Jonathan Agnew, attempting to broadcast from an underground car park.

'Car trouble'


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The life of the sports commentator is a hugely enjoyable one, but occasionally it's not quite as glamorous as it's cracked up to be.

There are times when broadcasting equipment doesn't work properly - a source of considerable frustration - and then there are the slightly dubious locations that reporters are sometimes required to broadcast from.

Here's the BBC's cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew on tour in South Africa.

When he arrived in Johannesburg, he discovered he would have to file his preview of the forthcoming Test from a broadcasting point, which was situated in an underground car park....

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