An Hour with Dickie Bird

Available for 30 days

** 4 Extra celebrates a Summer of Cricket with a collection of programmes throughout the week.** 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.