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4 Extra Debut. How does a woman of literary tastes end up writing on sport for a national newspaper? It starts with lunch. Read by the author.
Lynne Truss reads from her account of the four years she spent as a sports reporter.
How does a woman of literary tastes and neither knowledge of nor interest in sport end up covering great and not-so-great events for the sports section of a national newspaper? As Lynne explains, it all starts over lunch...
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.
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