[thegeek]

Maybe he needs someone counting in his earpiece to sync it all up?

Bit late to the thread here - I think they've hit a sweet spot with this revival: it's going to be popular with adults for the nostalgia factor, but also many of them will be watching with their own kids. There's probably not a lot of linear telly these days that'll be getting talked about in the playground.

I think my only nitpick is Mark Clattenburg's "contenders, you will go on my first whistle". Surely the emphasis should be on the 'first' or 'second', not 'whistle'!