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William Hill Sports Book of the Year, Simon Callow, Michael Oglesby

Duration: 30 minutes

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

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Simon Callow discusses Orson Welles: One Man Band, the third volume in his exploration of the life and work of one of cinema's greatest mavericks.

This week Front Row talks to leading arts philanthropists; today to Michael Oglesby, founder of the Bruntwood Group.

A survivor's account of the Bradford stadium fire, and a controversial boxing match that left one fighter dead are the subjects of two of the six books on this year's William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. Samira hears from all the shortlisted authors at the awards ceremony, and reveals the winner of the 2015 prize.

Shortlisted books:

Speed Kings by Andy Bull
Living on the Volcano: The Secrets of Surviving as a Football Manager by Michael Calvin
Fifty-Six: The Story of the Bradford Fire by Martin Fletcher
The Game of Our Lives: The Meaning and Making of English Football by David Goldblatt
Fire in Babylon: How a West Indies Cricket Team Brought a People to its Feet by Simon Lister
A Man's World: The Double Life of Emile Griffith by Donald McRae

Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Rebecca Armstrong. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Simon Callow
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Oglesby
Interviewed Guest:
Andy Bull
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Calvin
Interviewed Guest:
Martin Fletcher
Interviewed Guest:
David Goldblatt
Interviewed Guest:
Simon Lister
Interviewed Guest:
Donald McRae

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