Dickie Bird on the life of Sir Leonard Hutton
4 Extra Debut. Cricket umpire Dickie Bird chooses one of England's opening batsmen, Sir Leonard Hutton. With Matthew Parris. From 2015.
Harold 'Dickie' Bird, now retired but one of our best known cricket umpires champions the life of Sir Leonard Hutton.
According to Dickie, this Yorkshireman is one of the greatest opening batsmen of all time, who made history by becoming the first professional England captain. Joining him, the Sunday Times cricket correspondent and author Simon Wilde.
Matthew Parris is the presenter.
Producer: Perminder Khatkar
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 2015.
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Dickie Bird with Matthew Parris (L) and Simon Wilde (R)
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Matthew Parris |
| Interviewed Guest | Dickie Bird |
| Interviewed Guest | Simon Wilde |
| Producer | Perminder Khatkar |
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Tue 8 Dec 2015 16:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4- Fri 11 Dec 2015 23:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Thu 19 Nov 2020 18:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 20 Nov 2020 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 21 Nov 2020 07:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 21 Nov 2020 17:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 22 Nov 2020 05:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
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