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Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket

Hardcover • 2018 • 1. edition

Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket

By Stephen Fay, David Kynaston

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About the book

A fascinating account of how two BBC broadcasters battled for the soul of English cricket during a time of great social changeFor more than a quarter of a century after the Second World War, as the BBC tightened its grip on the national consciousness, two of the most famous English voices were commentators on games of cricket. John Arlott and E.W. ('Jim') Swanton transformed the broadcasting of the nation's summer game into a national institution. For any cricket follower in his fifties or older...Show more

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9781408895405

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published year

2018

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1

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Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket

Format

Hardcover

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