John Woodcock on Wisden interviewed by Christopher Lane

Reference

MCC/AAL/3/207

Level of description

item

Extent

49 minutes 20 seconds

Part of

David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)

Scope and Content

John Woodcock, cricket writer, interviewed by Christopher Lane. The recording consists of 1 track.

Track 1: [0:00-0:18] Introduction by Lane, [0:19-2:45] Woodcock talks about when he became editor of Wisden, [2:46-4:49] Woodcock talks about Norman and Hubert Preston and being the first editor outside the firm since the Pardon's, [4:50-7:10] Woodcock talks about the Cricket Reporting Agency, [7:11-8:51] Woodcock talks about he first got to know Wisden and reading Neville Cardus, [8:52-9:42] Woodcock talks about his father loving cricket but not being a Wisden reader, [9:43-16:03] Woodcock talks about when he became a full-time cricket writer, [16:04-17:35] Woodcock talks about Reg Hayter and meeting Hubert Preston, [17:36-18:22] Woodcock talks about Norman Preston editing Wisden, [18:23-21:13] Woodcock talks about being offered the job of editing Wisden in 1981, [21:14-23:42] Woodcock talks about editing Wisden at the same time as being cricket correspondent of The Times and not being allowed to work on television, [23:43-26:39] Woodcock talks about editorial policy and getting Don Bradman to write for Wisden, [26:40-30:29] Woodcock talks about Michael Fordham changing the number of centuries W G Grace scored and also the number of centuries Jack Hobbs scored, [30:30-31:55] Woodcock talks the word of Wisden being revered, [31:56-35:54] Woodcock talks about the ownership of Wisden, Robert Maxwell and Sir John Paul Getty buying the company, [35:55-41:32] Woodcock talks about the South African issue during his time as editor and covering the first rebel tour, [41:33-43:51] Woodcock talks about not having to cover politics in cricket and not considering himself a journalist, [43:52-45:58] Woodcock talks about picking Wisden Cricketers of the Year, [45:59-48:32] Woodcock talks about why he resigned as editor of Wisden, [48:33-49:20] Woodcock talks about contributing to a BBC documentary and closing remarks.

Associations

John Charles Woodcock
Christopher Lane
Wisden
Cricket Reporting Agency
Sir Neville Cardus
Reginald James Hayter
Norman Preston
Hubert Preston
Sir Donald George Bradman
William Gilbert Grace
Sir John Berry Hobbs
Ian Robert Maxwell
Sir John Paul Getty

Subject

Journalism, cricket writing, cricket writers, rebel tours, Wisden Cricketers of the Year

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

49 minutes 20 seconds

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