Many of the killer shots Perry perfects to win the world table tennis championships in 1929, he adapts and applies to the tennis court.

Jon Henderson's biography of English tennis great Fred Perry, charting his extraordinary life from his childhood in Stockport to Wimbledon glory, the glamour of Hollywood and the founding of a clothing empire.

Read by Jamie Bamber.
Abridged by Viv Beeby.
Produced by Gemma Jenkins.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2009. Show less