BBC Sports Report: A Celebration of the World’s Longest-Running Sports Radio Programme
by Pat Murphy

On the 3rd of January 1948, the first broadcast of BBC Sports Report went live on air. 75 years on, it is still regarded by millions as one of the most beloved and distinguished radio programmes ever broadcast.

Since 1981, Pat Murphy has been a reporter on the programme, and in this book, he comprehensively weaves stories of its beginnings, the challenges it has faced over the years, and the myriad sporting memories, personal experiences and vivid historical moments that have shaped British culture throughout its record-breaking reign.

BBC Sports Report is much more than a radio programme, but a unique record of the changing world of sport and its place in society. Managing the rarest feat of all, it has continued to be both relevant and enduring across generations. In the book, Pat hears from commentators, reporters, presenters and producers down the decades as he shares the stories and history that built BBC Sports Report to becoming the national treasure that it is still today.

BBC Sports Report: A Celebration of the World’s Longest Running Sports Radio is the one-stop book to enchant readers of all ages with magnificent stories across the history of sport and broadcasting.