Brian Johnston and Jonathan Agnew on TMS, August 1991. Classic broadcast when they lose it in the end of play summery when Agnew drops out the phrase Leg Over... Hilarious.
What a golden days those were. I was used to listen those voices of Brian Johnston, Henry Blowfeild, Jim Maxwel , Tony Cosier , Suresh Saraiyya , Dr. Narottam Puri and Anant Settlewad. I fall in love with cricket only because of these voices. Amazing days.
Yes apart from Jim Maxwell who doesnt pander to the current fad of 'gender nuetral' terms hearing todays broadcasts and their "bA-ers'and "nightwatchers" wouldhave dear old Brian Johnson and Richie Benaud turning in their graves
I can remember pulling over onto the hard shoulder of the M62 coming back from Bolton and finding that another four cars had pulled over. Pure magic! Sadly, never to be repeated
This has got to go down in history as one of the greatest moments of radio.It always put a big smile on my face.Whenever Aggers and Johnners got together to do commentary they were a comedy act and this just shows what fun they have on TMS.RIP Johnners
I had the privilege of listening to this live as I was driving home up the M1 in Bedfordshire from London at the end of the working week. I was literally in tears of laughter and a miracle that I kept control of the vehicle. It was amusing enough just to listen to test match commentary from Henry "blowers" Blofield and "Jonners" including the late afternoon break for tea when they'd describe the home made cakes that had been sent into the TMS team.
Apparently Johnners was so disappointed in himself for letting his guard down and he felt it was a lack of his professionalism. When he went back into the Beeb, the response was outstanding and he had no idea quite what a reaction it had on the nation. Quite something, laughter. Just brilliant!
You're correct! During one of the many breaks due to rain in the recent tests against Pakistan TMS broadcast a history of the programme and Johnners was indeed disappointed with that summary; only to find out the nation loved it. My favourite part is when Aggers tries to save it but is unable to control his laughter.
Quite possibly the funniest broadcast I have ever heard on radio - spontaneous, totally natural and utterly hilarious. Cracks me up every time I hear it - dear Jonners and Aggers - bless you both!
Brian Johnston was a lovely, lovely man. A neighbour of mine when I was a kid used to go up to the first Lords test match every summer. He met Johnners there one year and every single time he saw him after that he'd stop to have a chat. Remembered his name and everything.
Aggers said Johnners was not happy about corpsing on live radio, he felt it was unprofessional on his part. However, he was very pleasantly surprised by the response of TMS listeners the following day. My favourite part is where Aggers tries to rescue things..... and fails due to the giggles.
A truly lovely man.I was young and went to a book signing of his at George's bookshop in Bristol.I told him of my interest in cricket and i have loved the game ever since.A true gentleman.
Brian "Johnners" Johnstone the gold standard of commentators. Him and Ritchie Benaud were the two best by a country mile, one from radio, the other the best TV commentator there ever was.
Listening to this again brings back such memories. I remember driving home from work listening to this as it was happening on TMS. Absolutely hilarious, not planned, off the cuff. Brian Johnson absolute legend, will never be forgotten.
i remember listening to this on test match special and just rolling around in laughing ,Brian Johnston was Mr cricket,a true gentleman and one of a kind and very sadly missed ... i grew up listening to tms in the days of LW and MW listening with the radio under my pillow at stupid times of the morning as it faded in and out and then having to go to school the next day bleary eyed ... back then hearing a live cricket match from the other side of the world at 3am was something special and still is
Jan ‘66 in a hospital bed listening overnight to an Ashes Test. Bob Barber 180s, Geoff Boycott 80s. Nurses kept telling me off and to goto sleep but as I was only 15 I couldn’t care less.
I still listen to this every so often, always makes me laugh, Such a shame it was not on video. Having said that, that was the magic of TMS painting a picture with words.
@@siheath3648 Officially there is no such country as England. England is not represented at the United Nations, nor does it issue passports or have ambassadorial representation around the world.
@@Aidankiwi Symantec's, not independent blah blah, I've read the text... it's a country in the standard definition of the term, to say there is no such country as England is pedantic and silly
The thing I love about this isn't the mildly amusing joke about not quite getting his leg over, but Johnston trying his level best to remain professional. I don't know what it is, but when you're not supposed to laugh and trying to hold it in, it just makes it exponentially funnier! Another great example is the Biggus Dickus sketch in Monty Pythons life of Brian.
Trying not to laugh in a serious setting can be very difficult, as Johnston proved. There's a similar scene in the very first episode of the Good Life in which Tom's boss is spouting a load of management speak and Tom runs out of the room.
If you listen to this and don't get the giggles, you're most likely dead. My Dad used to listen to the cricket commentary on the radio, I recall being out sailing with him many times, bobbing along on the ocean waves, listening to this on a sunny day with a mug of tea. I was never that interested in the cricket, but even as a surly teenager I just loved listening to Johnners, just something about his tone and expressions summed up everything that used to be wonderful about being English.
1.17:- that’s when Johnners REALLY loses it. Bless him, what a spectacularly, wonderfully, fantastically entertaining man. I still miss him on TMS even now.
I reckon Agnew said, "Yes, just couldn't quite get his leg over" because he knew it would set off Johnston into hysterical laughter (he knew his 'schoolboy' sense of humour). Either way this was epically funny.
I had this very recording on cassette tape; it was taken from a radio show BBC 5 live did at Christmas time I think. Must have been in the early 1990s if my memory serves me right : )
Each sport in those days had it's iconic commentators Cricket - Brian Johnston and Richie Benaud Tennis - Dan Maskell Rugby - Bill McLaren Motor Sport - Murray Walker Snooker - Ted Lowe Athletics - Ron Pickering Sorely missed
Not forgetting Sid Waddel - Darts, Brian Moore - Footy and Ray French - Rugby League. Those were the days! I feel honoured to have been around during their pomp.
Yes, you can feel how he has registered it and wants to laugh but knows he is on live radio and so makes the (futile!) decision to try and ride it out! The little pause as you say and complete silence is the 'oh man did I really hear what I think I did?' moment.
I can visualise perfectly the man talking who is introducing the clip…but can’t remember his blasted name!! Please can someone put me out of my misery and tell me!!
I love TMS For me it's England.Its amazing how it's changed organically but at the same time kept the values.You only have to listen to that pathetic attempt to take over by Talk Sport to realise what it is.
What a golden days those were. I was used to listen those voices of Brian Johnston, Henry Blowfeild, Jim Maxwel , Tony Cosier , Suresh Saraiyya , Dr. Narottam Puri and Anant Settlewad. I fall in love with cricket only because of these voices. Amazing days.
Yes apart from Jim Maxwell who doesnt pander to the current fad of 'gender nuetral' terms hearing todays broadcasts and their "bA-ers'and "nightwatchers" wouldhave dear old Brian Johnson and Richie Benaud turning in their graves
My dear old thing
I play this over and over every time I feel down it always cheers me up and keeps me going
brilliant! love Johnners! may he rest in peace!
My favourite part is where Aggers tries to rescue the proceedings and fails, in style.
I am feeling so down at the moment but this has helped me smile a bit. Can't beat Johnners.
Ditto!
Yes, that's the bit. Heroic!@@geoffpoole483
What happy memories of our old ways / culture and TMS!
No matter how many times, still brings tears to the eyes 😂😂😂
It's the sound of someone putting their teacup down on 0:39 that does it for me. The most british thing ever.
I can remember pulling over onto the hard shoulder of the M62 coming back from Bolton and finding that another four cars had pulled over. Pure magic! Sadly, never to be repeated
Did you ever see Jonners revenge with Fred Truman and Jack Bannister being interviewed by Aggers?
Brian Johnson, a great man. I do miss him. TMS was never the same once he sadly passed.
This has got to go down in history as one of the greatest moments of radio.It always put a big smile on my face.Whenever Aggers and Johnners got together to do commentary they were a comedy act and this just shows what fun they have on TMS.RIP Johnners
He kept going what a trooper
Too right
I had the privilege of listening to this live as I was driving home up the M1 in Bedfordshire from London at the end of the working week. I was literally in tears of laughter and a miracle that I kept control of the vehicle. It was amusing enough just to listen to test match commentary from Henry "blowers" Blofield and "Jonners" including the late afternoon break for tea when they'd describe the home made cakes that had been sent into the TMS team.
'aggers for goodness sake stop it' so funny
Listening to it all these years afterwards you know what’s coming but it is still hilarious. Gloriously brilliant moment.
Apparently Johnners was so disappointed in himself for letting his guard down and he felt it was a lack of his professionalism. When he went back into the Beeb, the response was outstanding and he had no idea quite what a reaction it had on the nation. Quite something, laughter. Just brilliant!
You're correct! During one of the many breaks due to rain in the recent tests against Pakistan TMS broadcast a history of the programme and Johnners was indeed disappointed with that summary; only to find out the nation loved it. My favourite part is when Aggers tries to save it but is unable to control his laughter.
I've heard this so many times but it still cracks me up 😂
I remember listening to this with my dad, we were crippled with laughter , he passed soon after , this is absolutely priceless!...thankyou !!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I am so sorry to hear about his passing may he rest in peace
The finest piece of cricket commentary EVER.
Quite possibly the funniest broadcast I have ever heard on radio - spontaneous, totally natural and utterly hilarious. Cracks me up every time I hear it - dear Jonners and Aggers - bless you both!
Priceless. I remember it live.
Brilliant. No matter how many times I hear this, it always leaves me with tears of laughter on my cheeks. Gawd bless 'em.
Absolute classic. Those were the days!
Brian Johnston was a lovely, lovely man.
A neighbour of mine when I was a kid used to go up to the first Lords test match every summer. He met Johnners there one year and every single time he saw him after that he'd stop to have a chat. Remembered his name and everything.
Aggers said Johnners was not happy about corpsing on live radio, he felt it was unprofessional on his part. However, he was very pleasantly surprised by the response of TMS listeners the following day. My favourite part is where Aggers tries to rescue things..... and fails due to the giggles.
A truly lovely man.I was young and went to a book signing of his at George's bookshop in Bristol.I told him of my interest in cricket and i have loved the game ever since.A true gentleman.
Brian "Johnners" Johnstone the gold standard of commentators. Him and Ritchie Benaud were the two best by a country mile, one from radio, the other the best TV commentator there ever was.
Don't forget John Arlott and Rex Alston and many others.
Whenever i feel down i play this clip and it cheers everybody up RIP Johnners
TMS. No shortage of unintentional innuendo.
A piece of broadcasting gold ......that still shimmers with fun, and was just a magical moment
I love how the other guy tries to step in and rescue it and lasts about a second before cracking up.
Listening to this again brings back such memories. I remember driving home from work listening to this as it was happening on TMS. Absolutely hilarious, not planned, off the cuff. Brian Johnson absolute legend, will never be forgotten.
I don't know anything more funny than listening to ,or watching someone else crying laughing, its infectious, this is the one though!
Still great in 2023 😂😂😂😂😂😂
And 2024
i remember listening to this on test match special and just rolling around in laughing ,Brian Johnston was Mr cricket,a true gentleman and one of a kind and very sadly missed ... i grew up listening to tms in the days of LW and MW listening with the radio under my pillow at stupid times of the morning as it faded in and out and then having to go to school the next day bleary eyed ... back then hearing a live cricket match from the other side of the world at 3am was something special and still is
Great story.
Jan ‘66 in a hospital bed listening overnight to an Ashes Test. Bob Barber 180s, Geoff Boycott 80s. Nurses kept telling me off and to goto sleep but as I was only 15 I couldn’t care less.
The sound of pure laughter ... I love it, u can't stop the smile xx
Probably one of the best bits of radio you will ever hear still makes me laugh to this day
I still listen to this every so often, always makes me laugh, Such a shame it was not on video. Having said that, that was the magic of TMS painting a picture with words.
I find this so life affirming, wonderful...
A cure for feeling low. Brilliant!
Still funny even now! I was dead at 'Aggers, for goodness sake stop it!'.
I like the part where Aggers tries to save it but starts laughing after a few seconds.
Oh I just love this. I must have listened to it dozens of times and it never ceases to amuse does it? All part of being British
English, not British.
@@jasonali4122 British not English...no such country as England
@@Aidankiwi Huh?
@@siheath3648 Officially there is no such country as England. England is not represented at the United Nations, nor does it issue passports or have ambassadorial representation around the world.
@@Aidankiwi Symantec's, not independent blah blah, I've read the text... it's a country in the standard definition of the term, to say there is no such country as England is pedantic and silly
This is so funny no matter how many times I have listened to it, 🤣🤣
Listen to this when I've had a bad day or somet thing, every time it makes me laugh. And all is well again.
How can anyone dislike this 😫
If I need a laugh and cheering up this is my go to. Love this.
This will never cease to be funny. It's guaranteed to lift a dull day - a shining example of English humour at its very best.
Colin and I talked about this lunchtime. Absolutley Epic for those who are old enough to understand cricket, and remember this classic. Tears of joy
The thing I love about this isn't the mildly amusing joke about not quite getting his leg over, but Johnston trying his level best to remain professional. I don't know what it is, but when you're not supposed to laugh and trying to hold it in, it just makes it exponentially funnier! Another great example is the Biggus Dickus sketch in Monty Pythons life of Brian.
Trying not to laugh in a serious setting can be very difficult, as Johnston proved. There's a similar scene in the very first episode of the Good Life in which Tom's boss is spouting a load of management speak and Tom runs out of the room.
@justandy333
Yes, but Biggus Dickus is fictional and acted. But this clip is 100% natural and spontaneous which makes it much much funnier.
It's happened a few times to me, thankfully.
One of the greats from any sport.
Haven't listened to this for a while. Still so funny!
Me neither,and yes.
Brian johnston and terry wogans laughs are just the best,,,, . Keep laughing guys up there ,,, cheers to you both.
Well said. So true.
Just listening to this to cheer me up. 🤣🤣🤣
It makes u burst with laughter every time u hear it
If you listen to this and don't get the giggles, you're most likely dead. My Dad used to listen to the cricket commentary on the radio, I recall being out sailing with him many times, bobbing along on the ocean waves, listening to this on a sunny day with a mug of tea. I was never that interested in the cricket, but even as a surly teenager I just loved listening to Johnners, just something about his tone and expressions summed up everything that used to be wonderful about being English.
1.17:- that’s when Johnners REALLY loses it. Bless him, what a spectacularly, wonderfully, fantastically entertaining man. I still miss him on TMS even now.
Magic - TMS is the very best radio in the world even if you don’t understand or like cricket.
"He hit a four..." is a brilliant bit.
Whenever i feel down i listen to this it will make you smile within seconds
I remember this being on the radio in the car on my 13th birthday. I found it funny, My Dad was howling!
Brilliant can't beat a wheezy laugh
Not heard this for years. What an absolute classic. Thanks.
Brian was great to hear on the radio loved that man.he was fantastic
Pure gold. Radio will never be the same again.
Just Joyful,perfect direction of a Producer saying 'Let's go with it' and we got this Magic moment .
I remember this like it was yesterday. I was crying in the car listening to this 😂😂😂😂
I believe all over the country people had to stop on the hard shoulder to collect themselves
I was there, listening on the mini radio. Crying!
I reckon Agnew said, "Yes, just couldn't quite get his leg over" because he knew it would set off Johnston into hysterical laughter (he knew his 'schoolboy' sense of humour). Either way this was epically funny.
the great man, reduced to tears! Aggers, do stop it! Classic!
Comedy gold. It's so funny as they are trying so desperately to be professional...these little moments are to be treasured.
It's the (failed!) efforts to remain professional that make it such a gem.
So beautifully funny; how I wish for old fashioned humour !
I had this very recording on cassette tape; it was taken from a radio show BBC 5 live did at Christmas time I think. Must have been in the early 1990s if my memory serves me right : )
I still miss Johnners!
0:40 Was the moment he lost it, you can hear the "leg over" comment working its way into his mind! 🤣
This is why Tms is so special and an institution that must remain at all costs.
Was special...
Each sport in those days had it's iconic commentators
Cricket - Brian Johnston and Richie Benaud
Tennis - Dan Maskell
Rugby - Bill McLaren
Motor Sport - Murray Walker
Snooker - Ted Lowe
Athletics - Ron Pickering
Sorely missed
Not forgetting Sid Waddel - Darts, Brian Moore - Footy and Ray French - Rugby League. Those were the days! I feel honoured to have been around during their pomp.
@@GavinWoods Not forgetting Harry Carpenter - Boxing, Peter Alice - Golf
Impossible to listen to this without smiling ❤
Hilarious and one of my much played videos on here but...
54 extras?!?!
Absolutely priceless 😂😂😂
Still funny even after all theses years
Absolutely classic , Jonners still much missed
Please please please I want some more commentary clips from Brian Johnston Sir from the past
i love the little pause as aggers comments registers
That’s the moment! He’s trying to control himself but falls apart later! Brilliant 😂😂😂
Yes, you can feel how he has registered it and wants to laugh but knows he is on live radio and so makes the (futile!) decision to try and ride it out! The little pause as you say and complete silence is the 'oh man did I really hear what I think I did?' moment.
If you ever want to make yourself smile this is it. Brilliant
Just listen to this if you need cheering up!!
Never stops being funny.
Priceless.
I don't like or understand cricket but this is genius.
I can honestly say that I think this is the funniest thing in the history of the human race.
You are right.
I’ve never missed a man I’ve never met more than Jonners.
I can visualise perfectly the man talking who is introducing the clip…but can’t remember his blasted name!! Please can someone put me out of my misery and tell me!!
Makes me proud to be English, that
Utterly Brilliant
Simply beautiful
Gets the tears rolling every time!
I love TMS For me it's England.Its amazing how it's changed organically but at the same time kept the values.You only have to listen to that pathetic attempt to take over by Talk Sport to realise what it is.
I come and watch this when I'm feeling down it always makes me giggle (Aggers for goodness sake stop it )
I challenge anyone to listen to that without laughing :)
Fond memories of the old man up the garden listening to cricket on the radio in the summer
I remember having to stop the car as the tears were running down my cheeks and I couldn't see to drive!!!
I heard this for the first time today and cried laughing too....
Priceless
The reason I love TMS 😊
What a great man , a real English gentleman still miss him on the test match special
"Aggers, do stop it." And it was all downhill from there.
When Aggers tries to jump back in at 1:22, I always lose it.
Brilliant memories
I crack up every single time. Love it! :-)