My Sporting Life

Informationen zum Autor Born in Yorkshire, Michael Parkinson left school at sixteen with the ambition to play cricket for Yorkshire and England and to write about cricket for the Manchester Guardian . Although he didn't manage to fulfil the first half of his ambition, he has since become one of the most successful journalists of his generation. He wrote a sports column for The Sunday Times for fifteen years and has also written for the Telegraph . He is a legendary TV and radio presenter - his long-running chat show Parkinson was hugely popular for many years. Klappentext This exciting new memoir charts legendary broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson's love of cricket, football and family throughout his life. Reflecting on his sporting life, he touches on his relationship with the late Shane Warne, who he was the first to interview in long form, and recalls his friendship with the legends of sport. A keen sportsman himself, having played for the Yorkshire seconds and a lifelong Barnsley supporter, this memoir is a love letter to sport, full of heart and humour. Vorwort Michael Parkinson recalls his sporting life in this amusing memoir full of personality, anecdotes and insight. Zusammenfassung Michael Parkinson recalls his sporting life in this amusing memoir full of personality, anecdotes and insight.

Product details

• Authors: MICHAEL PARKINSON, Michael Parkinson, Parkinson Michael
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9781399711470
• ISBN: 978-1-399-71147-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 236 mm x 34 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Autobiography: general, cricket, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, Memoirs, Football variants and related games, Ball games