From the bar to the book

How darts-player Keith Deller’s meteoric rise in 1983 inspired and influenced one of the leading novelists of the decade, Martin Amis.

08 October 2014

2 minutes

This clip is from

Timeshift—Series 14, Bullseyes and Beer: When Darts Hit Britain

All Sports Great and Small—Timeshift
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