2025 Festival Event

Trevor McDonald

On Cricket

Sir Trevor McDonald is one of Britain’s most celebrated broadcasters but he’s also known for his love of cricket. In conversation with sports broadcaster Eleanor Oldroyd, he discusses his memoir On Cricket.  It explores his childhood in the Caribbean and his life-long love of the sport that followed him no matter where in the world his career took him.  He celebrates cricket as an engine of national identity and an essential feature of daily life and community.  It is a sport that knows no boundaries and creates a common language between England, the West Indies and beyond.

Eleanor Oldroyd
BBC broadcaster Eleanor Oldroyd is well-known for her excellent coverage of sporting events, from Test match cricket to the Olympic Games.
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2025 Festival Schedule

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