Stumped (radio programme)

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Stumped
Genre	Sport
Running time	26 minutes
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
Home station	BBC World Service
Syndicates	ABC NewsRadio Akashvani
Hosted by	Alison Mitchell Jim Maxwell Charu Sharma
Produced by	Sam Sheringham
Edited by	Matt Davies
Recording studio	MediaCityUK, Salford
Original release	17 January 2015 (2015-01-17)
Audio format	Mono
Website	Official website
Podcast	www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02gsrmh/episodes/downloads

Stumped is a weekly cricket show from the BBC World Service produced in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Akashvani (formerly known as All India Radio). Stumped is produced by BBC Sport for the BBC World Service.^[1]

Presenters

Stumped has three presenters: Alison Mitchell from the BBC's Test Match Special, ABC Grandstand commentator Jim Maxwell, and Charu Sharma, English language commentator for Akashvani.

Content

The first series of 12 episodes coincided with the 2015 Cricket World Cup, in Australia and New Zealand. Mitchell presented the show from Melbourne, with Jim Maxwell in Sydney and Prakash Wakankar in Mumbai. Episodes examine the headlines of the week and presents features on topics such as cricket terminology and the sport's influence on the Bollywood film industry.

The BBC's Test Match Special commentator Henry Blofeld appears in each episode with his 'tales from the test', where he shares stories from his travels. In one episode, Blofeld describes how he drove from London to Mumbai in a vintage Rolls-Royce. His tale of a tea interval in Cyprus where the players were served retsina made for an interesting evening session.

Charu Sharma replaced Prakash Wakankar as the All India Radio presenter for the first half of the second series.

Stumped can be heard across the weekend on all three radio partners: at 00:30 GMT Saturday on the BBC World Service, at 11:30 IST on AIR FM Rainbow, and at 11:30 AEDST Sunday on ABC NewsRadio. The show can also be downloaded as a podcast from 01:00 GMT Saturday, immediately after its broadcast on the World Service.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Cricket gets global radio run in new programme Stumped on World Service". Media Centre (Press release). BBC. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

External links

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