Sports Entertainment Book of the Year

SHORTLIST 2023

BBC Sports Report

BBC Sports Report

A Celebration of the World's Longest-Running Sports Radio Programme

By Pat Murphy

BBC Sports Report pays tribute to a programme that is still followed affectionately by millions. Patrick Murphy has been a reporter on the programme since 1981 and here he highlights memorable moments from Sports Report, details the challenges faced in getting live interviews on air and celebrates the feat of just a small production team who somehow get the show up and running every Saturday.

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