Sports movies and TV
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore sport on screen, from Field of Dreams to Ted Lasso.
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Show Notes
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore sport on screen, from Field of Dreams to Ted Lasso.
Ellen looks at the life lessons to be gleaned from baseball movies such as Field of Dreams, The Natural and A League of Their Own, with the help of film critic Simon Brew and the first woman to coach men's baseball in the US - trailblazer Justine Siegal.
And Mark focuses on football in film and TV, speaking to Ted Lasso co-creator and star Brendan Hunt about the inspirations for the sitcom about an American football manager hired to manage a fictional Premier League team. He also talks to critic and programmer Ashley Clark about his favourite screen depictions of the beautiful game, from Escape to Victory to Sunderland 'Til I Die.
Pioneering BBC Sport broadcaster and journalist Eleanor Oldroyd shares her Viewing Notes.
Producer: Jane Long A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4