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John Arlott in Conversation with Mike Brearley
Esteemed cricket writer and commentator John Arlott talks to former England cricket captain Mike Brearley about his early life and his love affair with the game of cricket.
An edited version of a landmark series first broadcast in 1984. The distinguished ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ commentator John Arlott talks to former England cricket captain Brearley about growing up between the wars, his career as a helper in a mental hospital, a policeman, a poet, a wine and football correspondent, and a cricket writer and commentator. The interview provides a fascinating insight into the life experience and attitudes of a liberal thinker born almost a hundred years ago and who died in 1991.
Last on
Fri 12 Jul 2013
00:00
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Interviewer | Mike Brearley |
Interviewed Guest | John Arlott |
Producer | Derek Brandon |
Broadcasts
- Wed 14 Dec 2011 22:00
- Fri 12 Jul 2013 00:00