An Hour with Dickie Bird

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.

A Barn Productions programme from 1997.

*** 4 Extra remembers Dickie Bird who died aged 92 on 22nd September 2025.