Episode 16: CLARE BALDING

Episode 16: CLARE BALDING - summary

Olly shares a glass of white burgundy with Queen of Sports Clare Balding as they chat about her experience of wine, and her career as a broadcaster.

00:02 - this episode is sponsored by Peter Yealands wines of New Zealand
02:10 - Meursault is a white wine from the Côte de Beaune in Burgundy, France
02:15 - Sir Peter O'Sullevan was a renowned horse racing commentator
03:01 - Jacques Lardière is the winemaker at Louis Jadot
03:29 - Clare opens a bottle of Louis Jadot, Les Narvaux 2012 Meursault - from the same year that the Olympic and Paralympic games were held in London. The average price is £39 per bottle.

04:09 - Jimmy Anderson is an England cricketer
04:46 - Gavi di Gavi is an Italian white wine from Piedmont, made from the Cortese grape
05:50 - Tokaj is a sweet white wine from Hungary
08:37 - Ramblings is a BBC Radio 4 programme in which Clare chats to a special guest during a countryside walk
08:44 - Ed Byrne is an Irish comedian - listen to his episode of Ramblings here

11:56 - In 2012, Clare reported on the London Olympic and Paralympic games for the BBC
12:22 - Clare's interview with Bert Le Clos became well known

14:32 - This episode is sponsored by Peter Yealands wines of New Zealand
20:27 - The Korean women's hockey team featured players from both north and south Korea in the 2018 Winter Olympics
21:03 - John Skeaping was a British sculptor and painter
23:13 - David Morrissey is a British actor. Clare also mentions actresses Maxine Peake and Miranda Hart
24:00 - Colin Cowdrey was the captain of the England cricket team
25:10 - Olly recommends Aaron Lee Tasjan and Lee Ann Womack

26:49 - Clare's favourite walk is St Oswalds Way
31:25 - Olly gives Clare a bottle of Ocean Eight, Verve Chardonnay 2011 Mornington Peninsula - the price is £29 per bottle

Recorded on 5 March 2018 at Clare's home in west London
Hosted by Olly Smith
Produced and edited by Richard Hemming MW
Mastered by David Thomas
Hardware list: 2 x AT-2020 condenser microphones with pop shields, Zoom H6 digital recorder, ATH-M20X headphones
Software list: Audacity 2.2.2, Garageband 10.2.0