Sports Life Stories Explained

Runtime:	60 Minutes
Creator:	ITV Sport
Country:	United Kingdom
Network:	ITV4
Last Aired:	present
Num Series:	3
Num Episodes:	24
Company:	ITV Sport

Sports Life Stories is an ITV Sport documentary series shown on ITV4 and ITV. Each episode is devoted to one sporting great and lets them tell their life story alongside contributions from friends and family as well as sporting archive. The first episode told the story of boxer Barry McGuigan and aired in October 2012 on ITV4. Reporters on the series have included Gabriel Clarke, Ned Boulting, Adam Darke and Leon Mann.

Episode guide

Series 3

Critical success

Sports Life Stories has been described as a 'first-class interview series' by broadcaster Des Lynam^[1] and as 'the best sports documentary series on television' by TV critic Ian Hyland.^[2] Sports Life Stories was awarded Television Programme of the Year 2013 at the Sports Journalists' Association Awards on 24 March 2014.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jason Kenny, Andrew Flintoff, Ricky Hatton and other stars are revealing the secret pain behind the glory - Telegraph. 16 November 2012 . telegraph.co.uk. 8 August 2016.
2. Web site: Lady Gaga's performance on X Factor's 'Movie Week' was like a tribute to the soft porn genre - Ian Hyland - Mirror Online. 28 October 2013 . mirror.co.uk. 8 August 2016.
3. Web site: Lennon and Samuel land SJA's major prizes « Sports Journalists' Association. 24 March 2014 . sportsjournalists.co.uk. 8 August 2016.