No proper job for a grown person: Hugh McIlvanney and the BBC Arena documentary Sportswriter

Citation

Haynes R (2022) No proper job for a grown person: Hugh McIlvanney and the BBC Arena documentary Sportswriter. Viewfinder Magazine [Online Magazine] 06.07.2022. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/viewfinder/articles/no-proper-job-for-a-grown-person-hugh-mcilvanney-and-the-bbc-arena-documentary-sportswriter/

Abstract
An analysis of the BBC Arena documentary Sportswriter written and presented by leading sport journalist Hugh McIlvanney in 1992. The article reflects on what the craft of sports journalism means to McIlvanney through the lens of three sports: boxing, football and horse racing.

Keywords
Sport; journalism; documentary; BBC; Arena