Ruth Holdaway on Helen Rollason
Ruth Holdaway, Chief Executive of Women in Sport, chooses sports broadcaster Helen Rollason. With Matthew Parris. From 2016.
Ruth Holdaway - the former Chief Executive of Women in Sport - picks pioneering sports broadcaster Helen Rollason.
Helen trained as a teacher, but after stints in community and local radio moved to the ±«Óãtv to report for and later present the ±«Óãtv’s 'Newsround' for children.
She kept her hand in with sport and made history in 1990 when she was appointed as the first female presenter of ±«Óãtv TV’s flagship 'Grandstand'. Sport was largely a male-dominated world at the time and there were plenty both inside and outside the Corporation who would have happily have seen her fail.
Presented by Matthew Parris, with John Caunt who helped Helen write her autobiography.
Plus contributions from Clare Balding, James Pearce and Deb Crook.
Producer: Toby Field
First broadcast on ±«Óãtv Radio 4 in December 2016.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Matthew Parris |
| Interviewed Guest | Ruth Holdaway |
| Interviewed Guest | John Caunt |
| Interviewed Guest | Clare Balding |
| Interviewed Guest | James Pearce |
| Interviewed Guest | Deb Crook |
| Producer | Toby Field |
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Tue 27 Dec 2016 16:30±«Óãtv Radio 4- Fri 30 Dec 2016 23:30±«Óãtv Radio 4
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