Wednesday 20th May
The Football Men - The Price of Glory documentary screening
Venue: Facebook
Time: 10am
Tickets: Free
The Football Men – The Price of Glory charts the incredible success that legendary football managers Matt Busby, Jock Stein and Bill Shankly brought to their clubs during the sixties and seventies, and examines their later years. Presented by sports writer Hugh McIlvanney, directed by Frank Hanly, and executive produced by long-time Arena series editor, Anthony Wall, the film evokes memories of the glory days of English football at a time when the game was all that mattered.
Presented below by the Your Local Arena project working with the BBC Arena archives, Writing on the Wall are delighted to host an exclusive screening of this Arena documentary alongside a film of responses from Lizzi Doyle from The Anfield Wrap, Pitch Black author Emy Onuora and award-winning journalist Brian Reade. As well as the films, there are specially commissioned poetic responses from Yemeni-Scouse poet Amina Atiq and writer and performer Ashleigh Nugent, as well as an online life writing workshop at the bottom of this page from Tony Wailey for aspiring writers.
Venue: Facebook
Time: 10am
Tickets: Free
The Football Men – The Price of Glory charts the incredible success that legendary football managers Matt Busby, Jock Stein and Bill Shankly brought to their clubs during the sixties and seventies, and examines their later years. Presented by sports writer Hugh McIlvanney, directed by Frank Hanly, and executive produced by long-time Arena series editor, Anthony Wall, the film evokes memories of the glory days of English football at a time when the game was all that mattered.Presented below by the Your Local Arena project working with the BBC Arena archives, Writing on the Wall are delighted to host an exclusive screening of this Arena documentary alongside a film of responses from Lizzi Doyle from The Anfield Wrap, Pitch Black author Emy Onuora and award-winning journalist Brian Reade. As well as the films, there are specially commissioned poetic responses from Yemeni-Scouse poet Amina Atiq and writer and performer Ashleigh Nugent, as well as an online life writing workshop at the bottom of this page from Tony Wailey for aspiring writers.
Read more about the making of The Football Men and BBC Arena from Series Editor Anthony Wall here: https://lhannah.com/football-men
To listen to the creative responses, click the links below: