49 minutes 20 seconds

John Woodcock, cricket writer, interviewed by Christopher Lane. The recording consists of 1 track. Track 1: [0:00-0:18] Introduction by Lane, [0:19-2:45] Woodcock talks about when he became editor of Wisden, [2:46-4:49] Woodcock talks about Norman and Hubert Preston and being the first editor outside the firm since the Pardon's, [4:50-7:10] Woodcock talks about the Cricket Reporting Agency, [7:11-8:51] Woodcock talks about he first got to know Wisden and reading Neville Cardus, [8:52-9:42] Woodcock talks about his father loving cricket but not being a Wisden reader, [9:43-16:03] Woodcock talks about when he became a full-time cricket writer, [16:04-17:35] Woodcock talks about Reg Hayter and meeting Hubert Preston, [17:36-18:22] Woodcock talks about Norman Preston editing Wisden, [18:23-21:13] Woodcock talks about being offered the job of editing Wisden in 1981, [21:14-23:42] Woodcock talks about editing Wisden at the same time as being cricket correspondent of The Times and not being allowed to work on television, [23:43-26:39] Woodcock talks about editorial policy and getting Don Bradman to write for Wisden, [26:40-30:29] Woodcock talks about Michael Fordham changing the number of centuries W G Grace scored and also the number of centuries Jack Hobbs scored, [30:30-31:55] Woodcock talks the word of Wisden being revered, [31:56-35:54] Woodcock talks about the ownership of Wisden, Robert Maxwell and Sir John Paul Getty buying the company, [35:55-41:32] Woodcock talks about the South African issue during his time as editor and covering the first rebel tour, [41:33-43:51] Woodcock talks about not having to cover politics in cricket and not considering himself a journalist, [43:52-45:58] Woodcock talks about picking Wisden Cricketers of the Year, [45:59-48:32] Woodcock talks about why he resigned as editor of Wisden, [48:33-49:20] Woodcock talks about contributing to a BBC documentary and closing remarks.

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