An Hour with Dickie Bird

** 4 Extra celebrates a Summer of Cricket with a collection of programmes throughout the week.**

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 in London.

Producer: Barry Johnston

A Barn Productions programme from 1997.