Sports Life Stories

Sports Life Stories
Created by ITV Sport
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of series 3
No. of episodes 24
Production
Running time 60 Minutes
Production company(s) ITV Sport
Release
Original network ITV4
Original release 23 October 2012 (2012-10-23) – present
External links
Website

Sports Life Stories is an ITV Sport documentary series shown on ITV4 and ITV. Each episode is devoted to one sporting great and lets them tell their life story alongside contributions from friends and family as well as sporting archive. The first episode told the story of boxer Barry McGuigan and aired in October 2012 on ITV4. Reporters on the series have included Gabriel Clarke, Ned Boulting, Adam Darke and Leon Mann.

Episode guide

Series 1

# Index Guest First TX Directed by
11Barry McGuigan23 October 2012 (2012-10-23)Gabriel Clarke
Tim Mackenzie-Smith
22Gareth Thomas30 October 2012 (2012-10-30)Gabriel Clarke
Tim Mackenzie-Smith
33Ronnie O'Sullivan [1]6 November 2012 (2012-11-06)Lewis Hurt
44Dame Kelly Holmes13 November 2012 (2012-11-13)Jason Bernard
55Lawrence Dallaglio20 November 2012 (2012-11-20)Tim Mackenzie-Smith
66Amir Khan27 November 2012 (2012-11-27)Gabriel Clarke
Neil Cox
77Fabrice Muamba [2]4 December 2012 (2012-12-04)Gabriel Clarke
Lewis Hurt
88Brian Lara11 December 2012 (2012-12-11)Jason Bernard

Series 2

# Index Guest First TX Directed by
91James Cracknell [3]22 October 2013 (2013-10-22)Gabriel Clarke
Tim Mackenzie-Smith
102David Weir[4]29 October 2013 (2013-10-29)James Williams
113Jermain Defoe5 November 2013 (2013-11-05) [5]Tim Mackenzie-Smith
124Nicola Adams12 November 2013 (2013-11-12)Jay Gill
135Jimmy White [6]26 November 2013 (2013-11-26)Lewis Hurt
146Eric Bristow [7]3 December 2013 (2013-12-03)Gabriel Clarke
Tim Mackenzie-Smith
157Didier Drogba10 December 2013 (2013-12-10)Daniel Hart
168Chris Eubank17 December 2013 (2013-12-17)Gabriel Clarke
Guney Gok

Series 3

# Index Guest First TX Directed by
171Peter Shilton[8]17 February 2015 (2015-02-17)Lewis Hurt
182Chris Froome24 February 2015 (2015-02-24)Ned Boulting
Andrew Hill
193Paula Radcliffe3 March 2015 (2015-03-03)Luke Mellows
204Andy Cole[9]10 March 2015 (2015-03-10)Shurwin Beckford & Laurence Koe
215Linford Christie24 March 2015 (2015-03-24)Adam Maynard
226John Barnes[10]31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)Gabriel Clarke
Jay Gill
237Jason Robinson7 April 2015 (2015-04-07)Joe Blake-Turner
248Carl Froch14 April 2015 (2015-04-14)Martyn Reardon

Critical Success

Sports Life Stories has been described as a 'first-class interview series' by broadcaster Des Lynam[11] and as 'the best sports documentary series on television' by TV critic Ian Hyland.[12] Sports Life Stories was awarded Television Programme of the Year 2013 at the Sports Journalists' Association Awards on 24 March 2014.[13]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/other-sports/ronnie-osullivan-opens-up-over-snooker-depression-8293402.html
  2. ↑ http://metro.co.uk/2012/12/07/fab-viewing-itv-mour-mourinho-fabrice-muamba-sports-life-stories-3816174/
  3. ↑ http://metro.co.uk/2013/10/22/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-british-sporting-hero-james-cracknell-4157152/
  4. ↑ http://metro.co.uk/2013/10/29/david-weir-five-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-british-sporting-hero-4165831/
  5. ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/jermain-defoe-sports-life-stories-video#.UtUB6uOTv38
  6. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-2513350/Jimmy-White-holding-hope-day-win-World-Championships.html
  7. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-2517352/Life-Eric-Bristow--I-carried-claw-hammer-I-choker-like-Jimmy-White-I-happy-blow-1m-winnings.html
  8. ↑ http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/gary-lineker-shoulders-blame-englands-5173741
  9. ↑ http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/dgxfxb/sports-life-stories--series-3---4-andy-cole-sports-life-stories
  10. ↑ http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/liverpool-legend-john-barnes-claims-5424668
  11. ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/9683941/Jason-Kenny-Andrew-Flintoff-Ricky-Hatton-and-other-stars-are-revealing-the-secret-pain-behind-the-glory.html
  12. ↑ http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-reviews/lady-gagas-performance-x-factors-2650991
  13. ↑ http://www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/awards-news/lennon-and-samuel-land-major-prizes-at-sja-awards/


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