SPEAKERS INCLUDE: DARREN GOUGH HARRY GRATION BARRY NORMAN COLIN MURRAY GRAHAM POLL NORMAN HUNTER SATURDAY 14TH NOVEMBER Headingley Carnegie Stadium
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SAT 14 NOVEMBER THE LONG ROOM YORKSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB. HEADINGLEY CARNEGIE STADIUM
FIGHTING TALK LIVE BROADCAST 10.30 AM – 12.00 PM - FREE Admission free, advance booking is essential to avoid disappointment. Call the Booking Hotline to reserve your place. BBC Radio 5 Live’s flagship programme returns to the Carnegie Sporting Words Festival for a live broadcast in front of an audience of sports fanatics. Colin Murray is judge and jury as a panel of experts defend the indefensible, usually politically and morally incorrect… MCCORMICKS' SPORTING QUIZ 12.00 PM - 1.30 PM - £5 (including lunch) The solicitors to the Premier League know their sport. Do you? Some of the top sports lawyers in the UK from McCormicks Solicitors will be joined by broadcaster and journalist Martin Kelner in the role of quizmaster to provide the chance for teams of dedicated sports fans to truly test their knowledge of sporting trivia with questions probing every last corner and drop goal of the sporting world. Teams should consist of up to 6 people with a prize pot of £600 on offer for the triumphant table. A bar service will be available and lunch will be provided within the ticket price. LEAGUE, LITERATURE AND THE MEANING OF LIFE 2.00 PM - 3.00 PM - £5 Just a few hours before the giants of world rugby league go into battle in the Four Nations final, Carnegie Sporting Words will be taking a fresh look at the sport’s links with literature. Illustrated by readings and historic films, authors Tony Collins (Leeds Met), Dave Hadfield (The Independent), Phil Caplan and Tony Hannan (Scratching Shed Publishing) will discuss their books, the recent boom in rugby league literature and why writers as diverse as David Storey and Thomas Keneally have found the game so fascinating. MATCH OF MY LIFE 3.30 PM - 4.30 PM - £5 Book for both Two stars of Leeds Rhinos, who turned their playground dreams ‘League, Literature and The of playing for their local team into reality, tell their own stories to Meaning of Life’ and ‘Match inspire the next generation. They will share tales of their greatest of My Life’ and pay just £8 moments in a Rhino’s shirt and reveal their rugby journeys from for tickets to both childhood to landing their first professional contracts. Hosting rugby events! the session will be author Phil Caplan, whose new book captures the experiences of Rhinos on the rise.
TOM PALMER’S CHILDREN ACTIVITIES 1.00 - 4.00 PM - FREE (Sports Area underneath the Long Room) Children’s author, Tom Palmer, returns with the ever popular ‘Football Reading Game’, a football reading quiz and penalty shoot out! The game will be played from 1–2pm and 3–4pm. Tom will also lead a game of Football Writing Consequences between 2.15 – 2.45 pm, (This is a fun group storywriting game). Free to attend so please book to avoid disappointment. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times. Suitable for ages 7-12.
Ticket Hotline: 01423 562303 • SPORTINGWORDS.COM “IT’S A GOOD JOB I’M NOT COLOUR BLIND BECAUSE BOTH TEAMS ARE PLAYING IN BLACK AND WHITE.” - HARRY GRATION ‘Geoff Hurst & The Hand Of God’ With Graham Poll and Mick Dennis 5.00 PM - 6.00 PM - £5 Out-spoken, controversial and considered the greatest referee this country has ever produced, Graham Poll takes to the stage with sports writer and broadcaster Mick Dennis to bring their book, Geoff Hurst, the Hand of God and the Biggest Rows in World Football to life. Recreating some of the most outrage-inducing moments from football history, Graham will bring his own experience and insight into what went wrong and how football needs to change to prevent such travesties happening again. LEATHER ON WILLOW: A VERY ENGLISH AFFAIR 6.30 PM - 7.30 PM - £5 Award-winning sports biographer and journalist Duncan Hamilton and broadcaster, film-critic and life-long cricket fanatic Barry Norman look at the impact of cricket on the English sensibility. From warm beer and fading light on village greens to the last vestiges of Britain’s Imperial past, these fans of the game will express how cricket has shaped their own lives, as well as discussing the wider cultural and political implications of the sport. Chairing the event will be broadcaster and journalist Martin Kelner. Followed by the presentation of the Pongo Cricket Emerging Journalism Award Pongo Cricket is a new and ground-breaking media platform especially for cricket fans. Pongo Cricket, in association with Yorkshire CCC and other partners, this year launched the Pongo Cricket Writing Competition, an opportunity for existing and aspiring cricket journalists to showcase their work. Barry Norman will present the 2009 award to winner Benjamin Matthews. HARRY GRATION'S SPORTING HEROES 8.00 PM - 9.30 PM - £5 A celebration of the career of the renowned broadcaster Harry Gration and the chance to see Harry in conversation with three of his own sporting heroes; former Yorkshire and England cricketer Darren Gough, Leeds rugby superstar Ellery Hanley, and Leeds United legend Norman Hunter. Over the decades Harry Gration’s name has become synonymous with the championing of Yorkshire Sport and this will be a unique opportunity to join him for an absorbing discussion of great sporting achievements and revealing anecdotes from some of the most high-profile and entertaining champions the county has produced.
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Saturday 14th November SPORTINGWORDS.COM Headingley Carnegie Stadium Booking Information Ticket Hotline: 01423 562303 Email: [email protected] sportingwords.com Concessions - Students and Under 18s: Tickets Half Price to all events (excluding the McCormicks’ Sporting Quiz). Booking Fees -Credit and debit card payments are subject to a £1 charge. Postage Fees - Postage of tickets is subject to a £1 charge. You can avoid postage costs by choosing to collect your tickets at the event. Booking Hotline opening hours - 9.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday. Tickets on the door - Tickets to all events will be sold on the door, subject to availability. For general enquiries or more information, please call 01423 562303 or email:[email protected] Travel Info By car: Limited on-street parking is available near the stadium. Travel by public transport is recommended. By bus: To the stadium - Services 18 18A and 56 from Leeds City Centre to Cardigan Road. To Headingley Centre - Services 1, 28, 92, 95, 96, 97, 97A and 731 from Leeds City Centre to the Arndale Centre (5 mins walk to stadium). By rail: Nearest station is Burley Park on the Leeds-Harrogate line. Venue address: Headingley Carnegie Cricket Ground, St Michael’s Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 3BU Success In Sports Media A Day of Free Seminars and Events Friday 13th November. Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Lewis Jones Suite, Leeds Rugby An essential event for students of Sports Media or anyone with an interest in breaking into the sporting media industry. Free to attend, Success in Sports Media will take a practical careers-based approach with expert speakers from a range of professions within the sports media industry. Whether your interest is in broadcast journalism, online innovations, sports marketing at the highest levels, or press agencies there will be something here for you. If you are looking to break into this highly competitive world, Success In Sports Media could give you the inside track you need to get ahead of the game. To book or for more information, call 01423 562303.
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FIGHTING TALK • SPORTING QUIZ • CHILDREN ACTIVITIES • TONY COLLINS • DAVE HADFIELD • PHIL CAPLAN • TONY HANMAN • GRAHAM POLL AND MICK DENNIS • DUNCAN HAMILTON AND BARRY NORMAN • PONGO CRICKET • HARRY GRATION • DARREN GOUGH • ELLERY HANLEY • NORMAN HUNTER