Sports Life Stories is an ITV Sport documentary series shown on ITV4 and ITV. Each episode is devoted to one sporting great and lets them tell their life story alongside contributions from friends and family as well as sporting archive. The first episode told the story of boxer Barry McGuigan and aired in October 2012 on ITV4. Reporters on the series have included Gabriel Clarke, Ned Boulting, Adam Darke and Leon Mann.
| Sports Life Stories | |
|---|---|
| Created by | ITV Sport |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 Minutes |
| Production company | ITV Sport |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV4 |
| Release | 23 October 2012 – present |
Episode guide
editSeries 1
edit| # | Index | Guest | First TX | Directed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Barry McGuigan | 23 October 2012 | Gabriel Clarke Tim Mackenzie-Smith |
| 2 | 2 | Gareth Thomas | 30 October 2012 | Gabriel Clarke Tim Mackenzie-Smith |
| 3 | 3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan[1] | 6 November 2012 | Lewis Hurt |
| 4 | 4 | Dame Kelly Holmes | 13 November 2012 | Jason Bernard |
| 5 | 5 | Lawrence Dallaglio | 20 November 2012 | Tim Mackenzie-Smith |
| 6 | 6 | Amir Khan | 27 November 2012 | Gabriel Clarke Neil Cox |
| 7 | 7 | Fabrice Muamba[2] | 4 December 2012 | Gabriel Clarke Lewis Hurt |
| 8 | 8 | Brian Lara | 11 December 2012 | Jason Bernard |
Series 2
edit| # | Index | Guest | First TX | Directed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | James Cracknell[3] | 22 October 2013 | Gabriel Clarke Tim Mackenzie-Smith |
| 10 | 2 | David Weir[4] | 29 October 2013 | James Williams |
| 11 | 3 | Jermain Defoe | 5 November 2013 [5] | Tim Mackenzie-Smith |
| 12 | 4 | Nicola Adams | 12 November 2013 | Jay Gill |
| 13 | 5 | Jimmy White | 26 November 2013 | Lewis Hurt |
| 14 | 6 | Eric Bristow | 3 December 2013 | Gabriel Clarke Tim Mackenzie-Smith |
| 15 | 7 | Didier Drogba | 10 December 2013 | Daniel Hart |
| 16 | 8 | Chris Eubank | 17 December 2013 | Gabriel Clarke Guney Gok |
Series 3
edit| # | Index | Guest | First TX | Directed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | Peter Shilton[6] | 17 February 2015 | Lewis Hurt |
| 18 | 2 | Chris Froome | 24 February 2015 | Ned Boulting Andrew Hill |
| 19 | 3 | Paula Radcliffe | 3 March 2015 | Luke Mellows |
| 20 | 4 | Andy Cole[7] | 10 March 2015 | Shurwin Beckford & Laurence Koe |
| 21 | 5 | Linford Christie | 24 March 2015 | Adam Maynard |
| 22 | 6 | John Barnes[8] | 31 March 2015 | Gabriel Clarke Jay Gill |
| 23 | 7 | Jason Robinson | 7 April 2015 | Joe Blake-Turner |
| 24 | 8 | Carl Froch | 14 April 2015 | Martyn Reardon |
Critical success
editSports Life Stories has been described as a 'first-class interview series' by broadcaster Des Lynam[9] and as 'the best sports documentary series on television' by TV critic Ian Hyland.[10] Sports Life Stories was awarded Television Programme of the Year 2013 at the Sports Journalists' Association Awards on 24 March 2014.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Ronnie O'Sullivan opens up over 'snooker depression' | Other Sports | Sport | London Evening Standard". standard.co.uk. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Fab viewing over on ITV Mour: 'Mourinho' and 'Fabrice Muamba: Sports Life Stories' | Metro News". metro.co.uk. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Five thing you need to know about sporting hero James Cracknell | Metro News". metro.co.uk. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "David Weir: Five things you need to know about the British sporting hero | Metro News". metro.co.uk. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Jermain Defoe Sports Life Stories ITV4". itv.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Gary Lineker shoulders some blame for England's 1990 World Cup penalty shoot-out heartbreak - Mirror Online". mirror.co.uk. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Sports Life Stories - what time is it on TV? Episode 4 Series 3 cast list and preview". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool legend John Barnes claims racism is the reason he hasn't been given another crack at management - Mirror Online". mirror.co.uk. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Jason Kenny, Andrew Flintoff, Ricky Hatton and other stars are revealing the secret pain behind the glory - Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Lady Gaga's performance on X Factor's 'Movie Week' was like a tribute to the soft porn genre - Ian Hyland - Mirror Online". mirror.co.uk. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Lennon and Samuel land SJA's major prizes « Sports Journalists' Association". sportsjournalists.co.uk. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
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