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The Verb: Sports Writing

Sports Writing

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With Frank Skinner, Zaffar Kunial, Rob Drummond and Joseph Bond.

The world of writing about sports. On Ian McMillan's team are Frank Skinner, Zaffar Kunial, Rob Drummond and Joseph Bond.

This week the cabaret of the word heads to the playing field to examine the language of sports writing. Playing for Ian McMillan's team are the T.S.Eliot nominated poet Zaffar Kunial who has just published a pamphlet of poems on cricket, Frank Skinner, whose 'Fantasy Football League' set the tone for sports coverage in the 90's, and we'll hear another short form audio piece recorded as part of the 'New Creatives' Scheme; Joseph Bond's creative documentary 'All Ball'. Verb regular Rob Drummond returns with an analysis of the lexicon of sports commentators 

Presenter: Ian McMillan
Producer: Cecile Wright

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