There will never be another like Peter O’Sullevan

Broadcasting legend Peter O’Sullevan, who has died at the age of 97, was the man who provided the soundtrack to racing’s unfolding drama for nigh on 50 years.

When he began his BBC career just after the Second World War, radio ruled the airwaves and television was still very much in its infancy.

O’Sullevan grew up with the new medium, calling home the horses in just about every big race as he acquired the title ‘the Voice Of Racing’.