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The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson

3. Wimbledon Glory

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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

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