commentary

commentary
com‧men‧ta‧ry AC /ˈkɒməntəri $ ˈkɑːmənteri/ noun (plural commentaries) [uncountable and countable]1. a spoken description of an event, given while the event is happening, especially on the television or radio:
    Commentary is by Tom Ferris.
    commentary on
    We’ll be bringing you full commentary on the game between Notts and Brescia.
    running commentary (=a continuous description of something)
2. something such as a book or an article that explains or discusses a book, poem, idea etc:
    political commentary
3. be a sad/tragic/devastating etc commentary on something to be a sign of how bad a particular situation is:
    The incident was a sad commentary on British football.
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + commentary
   ▪ a radio/television commentary The royal wedding will be accompanied by a live television commentary.
   ▪ a running commentary (=continuous commentary while an event is happening) The coach driver gave us a running commentary on where we were going.
   ▪ a live commentary (=given at the time the event is happening) He got into trouble for a remark he made during a live commentary of a football match.
   ▪ an audio commentary (=a recorded commentary that you listen to) The DVD extras include an audio commentary by the film director.
■ verbs
   ▪ give a commentary His job is to give a non-stop commentary on each moment in the game.
   ▪ provide a commentary The helicopter was providing a running commentary to the police control room.
   ▪ keep up a commentary (=give one continuously) Attenborough kept up a running commentary on the animals' movements.
   ▪ listen to a commentary I was listening to the football commentary on the radio.
■ nouns
   ▪ a commentary box (=a small room where the commentators on a sports game sit) He was in the commentary box, microphone in hand.