Sanjay Manjrekar Interview

October 25, 2011.Reading time 10 minutes.

There has been a long list of Indian batsman down the years, who have been adjudged by their country as being the next Sunil Gavaskar or Sachin Tendulker, depending on the era the player in question first rose to prominence. But all too often, this potential and early promise is unrealised. Talented, former Indian Test match and […]

Mick Rathbone Interview

October 24, 2011.Reading time 18 minutes.

Mick Rathbone is a former professional footballer who made his football league debut for hometown club Birmingham City as a 17-year-old in 1976. Psychological difficulties and poor form meant his boyhood St Andrews dream ended prematurely, but Blackburn Rovers gave the full back a chance to reinvigorate his footballing career. Under Bobby Saxton, he enjoyed eight […]

John Challis Interview

October 22, 2011.Reading time 13 minutes.

John Challis is best known for his role as Boycie in the cult sitcom Only Fools and Horses. He became one of the most recognisable faces on British television for the best part of three decades and has recently brought out his autobiography: ‘Being Boycie’ covering his life from early childhood to playing the famous […]

Dave Prowse Interview

October 22, 2011.Reading time 15 minutes.

Dave Prowse MBE, 76, is a former bodybuilder, weightlifter and actor who became a household name thanks to playing Darth Vader in physical form during the original Star Wars trilogy. He also starred for 14 years as the Green Cross Code Man promoting road safety to children, which started in the 1970s and ran for […]

Simon Reed Interview

October 21, 2011.Reading time 13 minutes.

Simon Reed has become one of the undisputed voices of tennis. Since 1995, he has been Head of Commentators for Eurosport and has taken many of us through the most memorable moments in the sport over the past three decades. From the ferocious atmosphere of a Davis Cup final to the red dirt of Roland Garros, […]

Nasser Hussain Interview

October 11, 2011.Reading time 15 minutes.

He is remembered as one of England’s finest captains, a grafter with a no nonsense approach to run scoring and a man who tempered his fiery commitment to the English cause on the field, Nasser Hussain was a cricketer who most would have wanted in their team. Having enjoyed a baptism of fire during his […]

Lawrie McMenemy Interview

October 3, 2011.Reading time 13 minutes.

Lawrie McMenemy is without doubt Southampton Football Club’s most successful manager in their history. Having guided second division Saints to victory at Wembley in the 1976 FA Cup Final against the mighty Manchester United, steered his side to division one promotion two years later and helped the club to achieve their highest ever top division […]