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An Hour with Dickie Bird

Legendary cricket umpire Dickie Bird talks about his funniest moments and the greatest characters in Test cricket. From 1997.

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Legendary cricket umpire Dickie Bird shares some of his favourite stories with a theatre audience.

He talks about his funniest moments and the greatest characters in Test cricket, including:

* Ian Botham
* Geoffrey Boycott
* Allan Lamb
* Fred Trueman
* Merv Hughes

He also describes the memorable day when he was invited to lunch with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in London.

Producer: Barry Johnston

A Barn Productions programme from 1997.

1 hour

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Mon 13 Jul 202605:00
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