{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/636b836658edfe00129276d8/66827e8fcbd71a01fe0b4f8b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why Wimbledon means so much to Andrew Castle","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/636b836658edfe00129276d8/1719828086848-247314426bc2c97d3407f4ae591614bf.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Think of Wimbledon and the name Andrew Castle won’t be far from your mind.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>A former British number one as a player, he took a chance in broadcasting and never looked back - his voice is now one of the most recognisable soundtracks to the British summer.</p><p><br></p><p>Andrew talks frankly and entertainingly about his early life, how he got his break in tennis, his trials on tour and why making it as a pro from an unlikely background is something he’s still proud of.</p><p><br></p><p>He also shares how he got his break in TV and looks back on the many highs and lows of a life in TV and radio - like why the stresses of covering news made him quit LBC, and why calling the Wimbledon final is a privilege he'll never take for granted.</p>","author_name":"Georgie Ainslie"}