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Watch Parkinson (1971) - Season 11, Episode 8 - John Arlott: Michael talks to John Arlott. Reviews, interviews and features from the international film magazine. “I got very close to him in the last 10 to 12 years of his live. I ended up living down the road from him in Alderney in the Channel Islands, when Kath and I bought a house there. John Arlott and Fred Trueman share the commentary box during the 1979 Cricket World Cup. John Arlott was born in 1914 at Cemetery Lodge, Chapel Hill, Basingstoke in Hampshire, the son of cemetery registrar William John Arlott and Nellie (née Jenvey-Clarke). From humble beginnings they both enjoyed the turn of fortune’s wheel at a critical stage of their development. The interview provides a fascinating insight into the life experience and attitudes of a liberal thinker born … Back to the top. John Arlott was a policeman, poet, wine-connoisseur, author, part time politician, anti-apartheid spokesperson and renowned host of dinner parties, all rolled into one. Home / Explore film & TV / Films, TV and people. John Arlott in Conversation with Mike Brearley. The distinguished BBC commentator John Arlott talks to former England cricket captain Brearley about growing up between the wars, his career as a helper in a mental hospital, a policeman, a poet, a wine and football correspondent, and a cricket writer and commentator. Arlott’s debt to Cardus was immense. Registered charity 287780. John Arlott . You are here. Production Company What’s on.
The interview provides a fascinating insight into the life experience and attitudes of a liberal thinker born almost a hundred years ago and who died in 1991. John Arlott was the voice of cricket for 34 years on the BBC “Bring your thirst” When Arlott retired, Botham took a holiday home just down from his. Videotape editor Reviews, interviews and features from the international film magazine.©2020 British Film Institute. More information. Tweet. Join Michael Parkinson and his midweek guest John Arlott Music HARRY STONEHAM Programme associate CHRIS GREENWOOD Director BRUCE MILLIARD Producers GRAHAM LINDSAY , GILL STRIBLING-WRIGHT Executive producer JOHN FISHER Contributors. interviewer Esteemed cricket writer and commentator John Arlott talks to former England cricket captain Mike Brearley about his early life and his love affair with the game of cricket.An edited version of a landmark series first broadcast in 1984. interviewee This programme is not currently available on BBC iPlayer