Sir Vivian Richards

Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth

Gyles Brandreth / Plain Jaine Media

Society & Culture, Unknown

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Our guest today is a sporting legend, and one of cricket's all-time greats: Sir Vivian Richards. Sir Vivian talks to Gyles about his childhood in the close-knit community on the island of Antigua, the discipline and faith he was given by his parents, his early memories of practising his batting technique in his bedroom mirror and his dramatic first international match for Antigua. He tells Gyles how he made it to Somerset, about the racism he experienced and about his close friendship with Ian Botham. Sir Vivian is not only a legendary sportsman; you will meet in this interview a remarkable person: wise, humble and inspiring. Even if you don't know much about cricket, this interview is worth hearing. Sir Vivian describes life in Antigua and Barbuda in this interview, and you can find out more about those beautiful places by visiting this website: www.visitantiguabarbuda.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:41.8	T.S. Eliot. I'm Charles Brandreth. Thank you for joining us. Let's cue the music. A very special guest today described regularly in the cuttings as one of the greatest cricketers of all time,
1:16.2	described to me by a friend of mine who really loves cricket as probably the greatest batsman who ever lived.
1:24.0	Anyway, you'll be familiar with his name if you remember a golden age of cricket, particularly in the West Indies.
1:31.0	My guest is Sir Vivian Richards, born in Antigua, St. John's Antigua, back in 1952.
1:40.5	But as a cricketer, well, the golden age, 70s, 80s, remarkable,
1:46.0	a remarkable career, and as you're going to discover,
1:49.1	a remarkable human being with a fascinating childhood,
1:53.6	impressive parents, his very nicknames, the master blaster,
1:57.9	Smoking Joe, King Viv, they give you a flavour of the man with the swagger,
2:03.2	who is joining us on Rosebud. So, cue the music. Here he is. Watch him coming up to the crease. Do I call you Viv, Sir Viv, Sir Vivian?
2:25.3	Vivian, I think, would be quite appropriate because that's where it started.
2:29.3	Very good. Well, we're going to go to the beginning.
2:32.3	Forgive me if I'm a little bit nervous today, but I do feel conscious of being in the presence of the living legend. I today have shaken hands. Well, I've shaken the hand that held the bat that conquered the world. So that for me is a good start today. I really appreciate that.
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