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An Hour with Dickie Bird

4 Extra Debut. Legendary cricket umpire Dickie Bird talks about his funniest moments and the greatest characters in Test cricket. From 1997.

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.

*** Dickie Bird died aged 92 on 22nd September 2025.

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24 December 2025

1 hour

Christmas Eve 2025 10:00

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