Newsreader, BBC Radio 4: “Working mothers are the backbone of the third half of the economy.”

Glenda Jackson, Channel 4 TV: “There’s nothing athletes like – or indeed hate – more than hanging around like this.” – David Coleman, BBC 1 TV

“Not being in the Rumbelows Cup for those teams won’t mean a row of beans, ‘cos that’s only small potatoes.” – Ian St John, ITV

“Oldham are leading 1-0, a well deserved victory at this stage of the game.” – Tommy Docherty, Picadilly Radio

Brian Johnson, BBC Radio 3: “We don’t appear to have Jim Fish on the line at the moment.”

“Are there any more great swimmers in the pipeline?” – Cliff Morgan, BBC Radio 4

“Andre Vandapole has four silver medals in cyclocross, and none of them gold.” – Phil Liggott, Channel 4 TV

“Well, I shall remember that catch for many a dying day.”