Ben Dirs

Ben Dirs[1] is a freelance writer and journalist. He was a sports journalist for the BBC news website from 2001-2017[2]. Whilst at the BBC he covered a wide range of major sporting events. He provided live blogging on sports including boxing, golf and rugby[3] for people who cannot watch live television coverage, often for people who live abroad.

Dirs is the author of five books. He lives in Manchester with his dog Doris, a Boston Terrier.

  • We Could be Heroes: One Van, Two Blokes and Twelve World Championships with Tom Fordyce on 3 July 2009, charting the madcap escapades that resulted from trying to become the world champion in something.[4][5]
  • Karma Chameleons: No-one said the search for happiness would be dignified . .[6] was published in 2010.
  • Everywhere We Went: Top Tales from Cricket's Barmy Army[7] about The Barmy Army was published in 2012.
  • Box to Box: From Premier League to British Boxing Champion, the autobiography of Curtis Woodhouse was published in 2016.[9]

Dirs has another two books due for publication in 2018.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.bendirs.co.uk/
  2. ↑ https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/digital/news/2017/01/ben-dirs-leaves-bbc-sport-after-16-years
  3. ↑ "Live blogging Big Brother: A new take on journalism or mindless rubbish?". Press Gazette. 11 June 2007. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  4. ↑ We Could Be Heroes: One Van, Two Blokes and Twelve World Championships (paperback ed.). Pan Macmillan. 2009. p. 256. ISBN 0230736157. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  5. ↑ We Could Be Heroes (Unabridged ed.). Pan Macmillan. 2010. p. 320. ISBN 0330517384. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  6. ↑ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Karma-Chameleons-No-one-happiness-dignified/dp/0230736165
  7. ↑ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everywhere-We-Went-Tales-Crickets/dp/0857208365
  8. ↑ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hate-Game-British-Boxings-Bitterest/dp/1471129039
  9. ↑ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Box-Premier-League-British-Champion/dp/147114772X
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