This audio sequence involves BBC Sports Chief Adviser Neil Land and Professional Cricketers Association, Chairman Daryl Mitchell talking about the deal recently agreed between the ECB and the BBC. Land discusses why test cricket is a logistic impossibility for terrestrial channels whilst Mitchell explains how important he thinks having the BBC on board will be […]
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A Statistical Break Down into Declining Participation in Cricket
This TV sequence puts together the facts and statistics collated by statista surrounding the falling participation numbers in cricket over the past six years, whilst also utilising the expert opinions of Worcestershire captain, Daryl Mitchell. Find out more from this project: Listen: Is the BBC Crickets Saviour? Read: Will Video Kill the Red Ball or Is the […]
ECB’s £1.1bn Deal with BBC & Sky Set to Re-Shape English Cricket
In 2017 the ECB agreed a £1.1bn deal with Sky and the BBC that aims to increase the sport’s popularity in the UK following years of declining participation. For the BBC it will be the first time in 21 years that cricket will be aired on the channel, as they host England men and women’s […]
Boys Don’t Cry: How is masculinity effecting the U.K’s male suicide crisis
If you’re a man under the age of 45 the thing most likely to kill you, is you. According to the Office of National Statistics, 2017 saw 5,821 deaths by suicide; of this 4,382 of these were men. This number is higher than deaths caused by road traffic accidents and cancer for men under 45. […]
British Cruiserweight boxer Richard Riakporhe on how boxing changed his life
After being brutally stabbed at a party aged just 15, Richard Riakporhe changed his life around and is a rising star on the British Cruiserweight scene, with a title on his record. In an exclusive interview, Riakporhe provides a gripping insight on his troubled beginnings, the significance of speaking openly on mental health issues and […]
Former footballer and boxer Leon McKenzie reveals how boxing helped him to overcome mental health problems
Former Norwich City and Crystal Palace striker Leon McKenzie suffered with depression during his successful, yet injury-plagued professional career. In an exclusive interview, McKenzie says believing he hadn’t reached his full potential led to him to the brink of suicide, but how becoming a professional boxer enabled him to overcome his mental demons. For more […]
Tyson Fury’s draw with Deontay Wilder is a win for mental health campaigners
“I just wanted to die, and I wanted to have fun doing it,” Tyson Fury explained candidly in a chilling interview with Joe Rogan in October in the lead up to his heavyweight world title fight with Deontay Wilder. Depression and mental health problems appear to be widespread in boxing and whilst there might not […]
Hope after sport: Rob Steed and Leon McKenzie discuss mental health and the importance of future employment
According to a Professional Players’ Federation survey, more than half of former professional sportspeople hold concerns about their mental wellbeing after retiring. Rob Steed, co-founder of Life After Professional Sport, a careers platform designed specifically for sportspeople, spoke to Struggles After The Whistle about the importance of LAPS’ work. Also hear from ex-professional footballer Leon McKenzie, […]
Leon McKenzie admits not wanting to show weakness during mental health struggles
Former professional footballer and boxer Leon McKenzie has opened up about his battle with mental illness, admitting ‘you don’t want to show weakness’ to the ‘old school set-up’ in the sporting world. The 40-year-old, now a leading mental health advocate, revealed his thoughts about the state of mental health in sport in an exclusive interview […]
Beating Cervical Cancer – The ‘C Word’
The ‘Jade Goody Effect’ seems to have worn off of women in Britain. I looked into why the number of smear test attendees is at a 20-year low.