Ian Botham in hospital

Title

Ian Botham in hospital

Genre

Interview

TX Date

3 Jun 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:11:21

Description

Richard Smith talks to Ian Botham at his hospital bedside in Worcester as he vows his back operation will not put him off reclaiming his place in the England cricket squad next year. On success of the operation; timescale for convalescence; watching the test cricket on TV; plans for enforced time off work; passing the time in hospital. Background sound from Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony most of the way through.

Contributors

Ian Botham; Richard Smith

Keywords

Sport; Surgery; Hospitals; Cricket; Sportsmen; Worcester

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