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An Hour with Dickie Bird

UP NEXT: 11:00 - 11:45
Desert Island Discs Revisited
Olympic yachtsman Sir Ben Ainslie is castaway by Kirsty Young.
11:45 - 12:00
David Attenborough's Life Stories
The naturalist asks why the large blue butterfly recently died out in the UK.

** 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.

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