Brian Moore Saved Our Sundays
Brian Moore Saved My Sunday is a nostalgic romp through the golden days of regional televised football.
It revisits a time when the voices of not just the peerless Brian Moore, but of Hugh Johns, Gerald Sinstadt, Gerry Harrison and others, brought drama to TV sets. Whether The Big Match, Shoot or Kick Off Match, each ITV region had its own version.
Dozens of people from in front of or behind the camera, or on the mic, were interviewed for this fascinating book that was ten years in the making. The families of Moore, Johns and Sinstadt provide priceless insights and many exclusive photographs. Pioneering director Bob Gardam, creative mastermind Jeff Foulser, ITV stalwart Gary Newbon, and forces of nature like Granada's Paul Doherty, also share their memories.
Brian Moore Saved My Sunday will thrill those fans who wolfed down their Sunday lunch to grab the best spot in front of the TV for footballing heaven. And, frankly, who didn't?
Matt Eastley is an author, journalist, broadcaster and retro-football expert who has written ten books, including 66 on 66 and three books on the FA Cup finals of the 1960s, 70s and 80s. He has been a journalist for more than 30 years, spent seven years at the BBC in a senior role and has appeared in many newspapers and on numerous TV and radio programmes. He is a football commentator for BBC Kent.