Barry Hearn: The People's Promoter
A revealing insight into the life of Barry Hearn, one of the most powerful and colourful characters in sport who has represented some of the biggest stars of the last four decades.
Sir David Jason narrates a revealing and intimate insight into the life of Barry Hearn, one of the most powerful and colourful characters in sport.
A self-made millionaire, Barry Hearn has wheeled and dealed, charmed and chanced his way to the top from humble beginnings. He has managed some of the biggest sporting stars of the past four decades in snooker, boxing and darts, he has turned fishing, poker and tenpin bowling into top televised sports and he bought his local football club, Leyton Orient, to save them from extinction. He even had a Top 10 hit in the 80s as the brains behind Chas and Dave's Snooker Loopy. Always opinionated, often controversial, never dull, Barry has survived a heart attack and near bankruptcy to emerge as one of the unlikeliest sporting heroes of the age.
Featuring contributions from former snooker world champions Steve Davis, Dennis Taylor and Stephen Hendry, darts legend Phil 'The Power' Taylor as well as Greg Dyke, boxing promoter Frank Maloney and son and daughter Eddie and Katie Hearn.
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