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Arlott, swanton and the soul of english cricket.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- FAY, STEPHEN. KYNASTON, DAVID.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arlott, John.
- Swanton, Ernest William, 1907-.
- Swanton, Ernest William.
- Cricket--England--History--20th century.
- Cricket.
- Sportscasters--Great Britain.
- Sportscasters.
- Radio broadcasting of sports--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Radio broadcasting of sports.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- England.
- Physical Description:
- 384 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : BLOOMSBURY Publishing, 2018.
- Summary:
- "A fascinating account of how two BBC broadcasters battled for the soul of English cricket during a time of great social change For more than a quarter of a century after the Second World War, as the BBC tightened its grip on the national consciousness, two of the most famous English voices were commentators on games of cricket. John Arlott and E.W. ('Jim') Swanton transformed the broadcasting of the nation's summer game into a national institution. Because of their strong personalities and distinctive voices - Swanton's crisp and upper-class, Arlott's with its Hampshire burr - each had a loyal following in the post-war years, when England's class system had a slot for almost everyone. Arlott and Swanton never grew to like each other, but both typified the contrasting aspects of post-war Britain and the way both it and the game they loved was to change. Wise, lively and filled with rich social and sporting history, Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket shows how these two very different men battled to save the soul of the game as it entered a new era."-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1408895404
- 9781408895405
- OCLC:
- 1009244095
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