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Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 11:18 am
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Today was the 100th anniversary of the birth of Don Bradman, undoubtedly the greatest batsman who ever lived and arguably the world’s greatest sportsman.
In a BBC interview, England fast bowler Sir Alec Bedser – who took Bradman’s final Test wicket in 1948 – has been sharing memories of a very private man with whom he [...]

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Friday, August 1, 2008, 11:52 am
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The Independent today runs an obituary for John Norman, an otherwise unremarkable producer for the BBC who once saved the skins of his bosses – by ignoring their instructions.
During a routine broadcast of Grandstand in 1968, he received the call to turn off cameras at a county cricket game between Glamorgan and Nottinghamshire in Swansea. [...]