{"product_id":"9781472994226-bbc-sports-report","title":"BBC Sports Report","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Celebration of the World's Longest-Running Sports Radio Programme: Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Sports Book Awards 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSports Report\u003c\/i\u003e is as much a 75-year history of sport as a BBC radio institution and Pat Murphy pays handsome tribute to a programme that is still followed affectionately by millions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023 - SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSports Report\u003c\/i\u003e is as much a 75-year history of sport as a BBC radio institution and Pat Murphy pays handsome tribute to a programme that is still followed affectionately by millions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor nearly 75 years, one BBC programme has been a constant factor in chronicling the way sport is covered, in all its many facets. It has been a window on the sporting world all over the globe – packed tightly into every Saturday evening for the bulk of the year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast in 1948, \u003ci\u003eSports Report\u003c\/i\u003e is the longest-running radio sporting programme in the world and one of the BBC’s hardy perennials. Pat Murphy has been a reporter on the programme since 1981 and here he sifts comprehensively through the experiences of his contemporaries and those who made their mark on \u003ci\u003eSports Report\u003c\/i\u003e in earlier decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe hears from commentators, reporters, producers, presenters and the production teams who regularly achieved the broadcasting miracle of getting a live programme on air, without a script, adapting as the hour of news, reaction and comment unfolded. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on unique access from the BBC Archives Unit, he highlights memorable moments from \u003ci\u003eSports Report\u003c\/i\u003e, details the challenges faced in getting live interviews on air from draughty, noisy dressing-room areas and celebrates the feat of just a small production team in the studio who, somehow, get the show up and running every Saturday, with the clock ticking implacably on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40955313258593,"sku":"9781472994226","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33136402.jpg?v=1779358273","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472994226-bbc-sports-report","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}