Chris Green

"Why are those bells making such a bloody racket?, asked my fellow commentator. "Tell your mate that that’s the call for bloody Evensong, cried the plummy voice through the headphones."

Commentating on county cricket over the peeling bells of Worcester Cathedral is one of the many journalistic joys that sports-fan Chris Green has experienced over the years. It’s a far cry from his early career co-ordinating paper-clip movements at the vast Austin-Rover car plant in Longbridge.

After his gritty first hand experiences of the British motor industry, he gained a degree in Cultural Studies and followed it up with a Postgraduate Diploma in Radio Journalism that has equipped him for working with such legends as Geoffrey Boycott - ‘Ows ‘ee gonna play todae, then, Chris? - and Garth Crooks (‘Don’t ask me for any ideas, I’ve only ever been a good finisher’).

As a freelance reporter he has one of the most impressive lists of credits in British broadcasting with over 700 features for BBC Radio 1,2,4 and 5 Live including PM, You and Yours, Sports Shop and Going Places. He has also presented the BBC 5 Live sports investigative series, On The Line, and many other programmes.

As a regular Whistledown reporter and producer, he has always been keen to bring stories from his native West Midlands to a wider audience. Recent credits include the two part history of Black Country comedians, "Aynuck and Aylii" with Josie Lawrence, and "Three Degrees West", the story of West Brom’s 1978 trio of pioneering black footballers presented by Garth Crooks.

He is the author of "The Sack Race" (Mainstream Publishing), about the perils of football management and is married to fellow sports writer Teresa with whom he lives in Worcester with their son Nicholas.