William Hill Sports Book of the Year, Simon Callow, Michael Oglesby
Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including the William Hill Sports Book of the Year shortlist and winner, Simon Callow on Orson Welles and philanthropist Michael Oglesby.
Simon Callow discusses Orson Welles: One Man Band, the third volume in his exploration of the life and work of one of cinema's greatest mavericks.
This week Front Row talks to leading arts philanthropists; today to Michael Oglesby, founder of the Bruntwood Group.
A survivor's account of the Bradford stadium fire, and a controversial boxing match that left one fighter dead are the subjects of two of the six books on this year's William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. Samira hears from all the shortlisted authors at the awards ceremony, and reveals the winner of the 2015 prize.
Shortlisted books:
Speed Kings by Andy Bull
Living on the Volcano: The Secrets of Surviving as a Football Manager by Michael Calvin
Fifty-Six: The Story of the Bradford Fire by Martin Fletcher
The Game of Our Lives: The Meaning and Making of English Football by David Goldblatt
Fire in Babylon: How a West Indies Cricket Team Brought a People to its Feet by Simon Lister
A Man's World: The Double Life of Emile Griffith by Donald McRae
Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Rebecca Armstrong.
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William Hill Sports Book of the Year
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Simon Callow on Orson Welles
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Michael Oglesby
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Sports Book of the Year
The shortlist for the .
- Speed Kings by Andy Bull
- Living on the Volcano: The Secrets of Surviving as a Football Manager by Michael Calvin
- Fifty-Six: The Story of the Bradford Fire by Martin Fletcher.
- The Game of Our Lives: The Meaning and Making of English Football by David Goldblatt      Â
- Fire in Babylon: How a West Indies Cricket Team Brought a People to its Feet by Simon Lister
- A Man’s World: The Double Life of Emile Griffith by Donald McRae     Â
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Role Contributor Presenter Samira Ahmed Interviewed Guest Simon Callow Interviewed Guest Michael Oglesby Interviewed Guest Andy Bull Interviewed Guest Michael Calvin Interviewed Guest Martin Fletcher Interviewed Guest David Goldblatt Interviewed Guest Simon Lister Interviewed Guest Donald McRae Producer Rebecca Armstrong Broadcast
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