A brand new ten-part original podcast series, Legends of The Ashes is being launched by Global. Lifelong cricket fan and current Marylebone Cricket Club President, Stephen Fry is the host and it’s written by Simon Hughes. Simon is known in cricket as The Analyst for his unique work in explaining the game. The series features contributions from a range of legendary names in Ashes history, hearing from the likes of Lord Botham, Sir Andrew Strauss, Michael Vaughan, Glenn McGrath, Justin Langer and modern-day heroes such as Stuart Broad and Steve Smith.
- 6/13/2023
- by PodcastingToday
- Podcastingtoday
“The Greatest Game,” a documentary about the England 2019 cricket World Cup final, has been snapped up by Sky for the U.K. and Ireland.
Directed by Ashley Gething, the 90-minute film tells the story of England’s last-gasp victory over New Zealand to win the 2019 cricket World Cup. With first-person accounts from every member of the team, the documentary goes behind the scenes and provides a look at what it took to achieve the victory.
“The Greatest Game” is produced by Sylver Entertainment (“McEnroe”) in collaboration with Starfield Films and Pitch Productions. Victoria Barrell and Simon Lazenby of Sylver Entertainment serve as producers of the film while former cricketer and Starfield Film’s co-founder Simon Hughes is executive producer and co-wrote the film with Gething. Pitch Productions, known for their work on “Neymar: The Perfect Chaos” and “The Figo Affair” are co-producers and will also handle worldwide sales of the film.
Directed by Ashley Gething, the 90-minute film tells the story of England’s last-gasp victory over New Zealand to win the 2019 cricket World Cup. With first-person accounts from every member of the team, the documentary goes behind the scenes and provides a look at what it took to achieve the victory.
“The Greatest Game” is produced by Sylver Entertainment (“McEnroe”) in collaboration with Starfield Films and Pitch Productions. Victoria Barrell and Simon Lazenby of Sylver Entertainment serve as producers of the film while former cricketer and Starfield Film’s co-founder Simon Hughes is executive producer and co-wrote the film with Gething. Pitch Productions, known for their work on “Neymar: The Perfect Chaos” and “The Figo Affair” are co-producers and will also handle worldwide sales of the film.
- 11/2/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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