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No proper job for a grown person: Hugh McIlvanney and the BBC Arena documentary Sportswriter

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Haynes R (2022) No proper job for a grown person: Hugh McIlvanney and the BBC Arena documentary Sportswriter. Viewfinder Magazine [Online Magazine] 06.07.2022. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/viewfinder/articles/no-proper-job-for-a-grown-person-hugh-mcilvanney-and-the-bbc-arena-documentary-sportswriter/

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An analysis of the BBC Arena documentary Sportswriter written and presented by leading sport journalist Hugh McIlvanney in 1992. The article reflects on what the craft of sports journalism means to McIlvanney through the lens of three sports: boxing, football and horse racing.

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Sport; journalism; documentary; BBC; Arena

Type of mediaOnline Magazine
StatusPublished
Publication date06/07/2022
Publication date online06/07/2022
PublisherLearning On Screen
Publisher URLhttps://learningonscreen.ac.uk/…ry-sportswriter/

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Professor Richard Haynes

Professor Richard Haynes

Professor, Communications, Media and Culture

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