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1. Desmond Michael Lynam, OBE [1] (born 17 September 1942) is an Irish-born British television and radio presenter. In a broadcasting career spanning more than forty years, he has hosted television coverage of many of the world's major sporting events, presenting Grandstand, Match of the Day, Wimbledon, the Grand National, Sportsnight, the ...
Jun 12, 2024 · The legendary broadcaster, famous for Grandstand, Countdown and Match of the Day, was the voice and face (and moustache) of British sports telly for decades.His accent was, as Lynam says himself ...
Nov 12, 2007 · Dennis Pennis meets his match in Des Lynam, but Alan Hanson finds it a bit harder to swallow the jokes of the spoof interviewer. From BBC Worldwide.This is a...
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Nov 21, 2022 · Des Lynam. You remember him. Grey hair. Moustache. A nod and a wink that made housewives across the land go weak at the knees. Sid Lambert remembers him at his finest… Throughout the 80s and 90s, time with Des was a sporting ritual, his voice like a pair of silk pyjamas welcoming us to another glorious two hours in front of the telly.
May 14, 1998 · The director of My Summer with Des, Simon Curtis, is also a card-carrying member of the Des Lynam Appreciation Society. "Those sporting events on the BBC like the World Cup, Euro 96 and Wimbledon ...
Des Lynam in 2005. Desmond Michael Lynam (born 17 September 1942) was an Irish television and radio presenter. He was born in Ennis, County Clare, Republic of Ireland. He was best known for presenting the BBC 's sport coverage such as Grandstand . Lynam also presented Countdown on Channel 4 from 2005 to 2006.
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Des Lynam. Self: Have I Got News for You. Des Lynam was born on 17 September 1942 in County Clare, Ireland. He is an actor, known for Have I Got News for You (1990), World Cup 98 (1998) and Trevor's World of Sport (2003).
