Murray Walker O.B.E

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Biography

Graeme Murray Walker (known as Murray Walker; born 10 October 1923 in Hall Green, Birmingham, England) was a Formula 1 (F1) motorsport commentator. He…more

Born

10/10/1923, Birmingham

Birth Name

Graeme Murray Walker

Gender

Male

Credits

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Role
- The One Show
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  - S 3: Ep 216 Monday 3rd November 2008
    11/3/08
- Petrolheads
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    3/5/06
- Top Gear
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 Series 2 Episode 1
    5/11/03
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 15 Show #1878
    9/30/02
- Celebrity Ready, Steady, Cook
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 4 Murray Walker and Jenson Button
    2/3/02
- This is Your Life (UK)
  Himself
  - S 38: Ep 11 Murray Walker
    11/10/97
- Clive Anderson All Talk
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  - S 1: Ep 3 Frank Skinner, Damon Hill, Murray Walker
    10/20/96

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- Murray came out of retirement to commentate the 2007 Race of Champions for Sky Sports live coverage.
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- Murray, who retired in 2001, returned to the commentary booth for the 2007 German Grand Prix, filling in for BBC Five Live's David Croft, whose wife was expecting a baby that weekend. Murray also hosted a special F1 edition of the BBC Five Live's 606 phone-in on the Saturday evening.
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- During the 2001 Canadian Grand Prix, Murray crossed to Louise Goodman for an interview in the pits, referring to her as "Louise Allen", getting her confused with the other pit-lane reporter, James Allen. After doing this twice, Louise got her revenge by switching back to him, referring to him as "Murray Brundle".
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- Murray: (on commentating the 2007 Race of Champions) The Race of Champions is a brilliant concept and it's going to be a fantastic occasion. The driver line-up is great and the venue unique. I'm raring to get into the Sky Sports commentary box. The prospect of seeing Michael Schumacher back in the seat is mouth-watering. I also can't wait to see how the likes of Jenson Button, David Coulthard and Andy Priaulx get on against him too.
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- Murray: (following Lewis Hamilton first win in F1) It's more than feasible that he could win the Championship this year, which would be incredible. There aren't enough superlatives for what Lewis Hamilton is doing race after race. He has been on the podium for six successive grands prix, it is unprecedented in the history of Formula One. I've been watching Formula One since it began and I have never seen anything like this in my life, it is quite incredible. But let's not forget if he did not have the right car or the right infrastructure that McLaren have provided him with, he wouldn't be able to exploit his natural talent. It takes two to make a bargain. The only thing that worries me about Hamilton's situation is the pressure he is getting from the media. With the British Grand Prix coming up the press will go berserk. We mustn't go overboard too soon, he's driven in six F1 races but to rank him with other greats would be much, much too early.
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- Murray: (revealing where he'd been when Jenson Button took his first victory) My wife had persuaded me to go on a cruise to Greenland. I asked one of the stewards, who was German, to find out who had won the Hungarian Grand Prix. Nothing interesting ever happens at the Hungaroring, I thought. He came back and told me the winner was Jenson Button. I told him "In English there's an expression called "a wind up'"!
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