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Radio 4 Extra,24 Dec 2025,60 mins

An Hour with Dickie Bird

Available for 12 days

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.

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