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Ben Dirs^[1] is a freelance writer and journalist. He was a sports journalist for the BBC news website from 2001 to 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 seven books.

We Could be Heroes: One Van, Two Blokes and Twelve World Championships with Tom Fordyce published 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.
The Hate Game: Benn, Eubank and Boxing's Bitterest Rivalry, documenting the boxing matches between Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank was published in 2013.^[8]
Box to Box: From Premier League to British Boxing Champion, the autobiography of Curtis Woodhouse was published in 2016.^[9]
401: The Extraordinary Story of the Man who Ran 401 Marathons in 401 Days and Changed his Life Forever (2018)
Death Row – The Final Minutes (2018)
“Too Many Reasons to Live” the Rob Burrow Story 2021.

References

^ "Home". bendirs.co.uk.
^ "Ben Dirs leaves BBC Sport after 16 years". 18 January 2017.
^ "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.
^ We Could Be Heroes: One Van, Two Blokes and Twelve World Championships (paperback ed.). Pan Macmillan. 2009. p. 256. ISBN 978-0230736153.
^ We Could Be Heroes (Unabridged ed.). Pan Macmillan. 2010. p. 320. ISBN 978-0330517386.
^ Fordyce, Tom; Dirs, Ben (2010). Karma Chameleons. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0230736160.
^ Dirs, Ben (23 April 2012). Everywhere We Went: Top Tales from Cricket's Barmy Army. Simon & Schuster UK. ISBN 978-0857208361.
^ Dirs, Ben (24 October 2013). Benn Vs Eubank: Boxing's Bitter Rivalry. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1471129032.
^ Woodhouse, Curtis (October 2016). Box to Box: From the Premier League to British Boxing Champion. Simon & Schuster, Limited. ISBN 978-1471147722.

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[1] "Home". bendirs.co.uk.

[2] "Ben Dirs leaves BBC Sport after 16 years". 18 January 2017.

[pressgazette-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.

[amazon-4] We Could Be Heroes: One Van, Two Blokes and Twelve World Championships (paperback ed.). Pan Macmillan. 2009. p. 256. ISBN 978-0230736153.

[Unabridged-5] We Could Be Heroes (Unabridged ed.). Pan Macmillan. 2010. p. 320. ISBN 978-0330517386.

[6] Fordyce, Tom; Dirs, Ben (2010). Karma Chameleons. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0230736160.

[7] Dirs, Ben (23 April 2012). Everywhere We Went: Top Tales from Cricket's Barmy Army. Simon & Schuster UK. ISBN 978-0857208361.

[8] Dirs, Ben (24 October 2013). Benn Vs Eubank: Boxing's Bitter Rivalry. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1471129032.

[9] Woodhouse, Curtis (October 2016). Box to Box: From the Premier League to British Boxing Champion. Simon & Schuster, Limited. ISBN 978-1471147722.

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+'''Ben Dirs'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bendirs.co.uk/ |title=Home |website=bendirs.co.uk}}</ref> is a freelance writer and journalist. He was a sports journalist for the [[bbc.co.uk|BBC news website]] from 2001 to 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/digital/news/2017/01/ben-dirs-leaves-bbc-sport-after-16-years|title=Ben Dirs leaves BBC Sport after 16 years|date=18 January 2017}}</ref> Whilst at the BBC he covered a wide range of major sporting events. He provided live [[blogging]] on sports including boxing, golf and rugby<ref name="pressgazette">{{cite web
-His name sounds funny
+ |url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/node/37866
+ |title=Live blogging Big Brother: A new take on journalism or mindless rubbish?
+ |date=11 June 2007
+ |publisher=[[Press Gazette]]
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+ |archivedate=14 July 2014
+}}</ref> for people who cannot watch live television coverage, often for people who live abroad.
+Dirs is the author of [https://www.bendirs.co.uk/books seven books].
-He published his first book called ''We Could be Heroes'' with [[Tom Fordyce]]<ref>[http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/viewProduct.do?ISBN=9780230736153]</ref> on 3 July 2009 and was published by Macmillan.
+* ''We Could be Heroes: One Van, Two Blokes and Twelve World Championships'' with [[Tom Fordyce]] published 3 July 2009, charting the madcap escapades that resulted from trying to become the world champion in something.<ref name="amazon">{{cite book |title=We Could Be Heroes: One Van, Two Blokes and Twelve World Championships |edition=paperback |year=2009|publisher=[[Pan Macmillan]]|pages =256 |isbn=978-0230736153}}</ref><ref name="Unabridged">{{cite book |title=We Could Be Heroes |edition=Unabridged|year=2010|publisher=[[Pan Macmillan]]|pages =320 |isbn=978-0330517386}}</ref>
+* ''Karma Chameleons: No-one said the search for happiness would be dignified''<ref>{{cite book |isbn=978-0230736160|title=Karma Chameleons |last1=Fordyce |first1=Tom |last2=Dirs |first2=Ben |year=2010 |publisher=Macmillan }}</ref> was published in 2010.
+* ''Everywhere We Went: Top Tales from Cricket's Barmy Army''<ref>{{cite book |isbn=978-0857208361|title=Everywhere We Went: Top Tales from Cricket's Barmy Army |last1=Dirs |first1=Ben |date=23 April 2012 |publisher=Simon & Schuster UK }}</ref> about the [[Barmy Army]] was published in 2012.
+* ''The Hate Game: [[Nigel Benn vs. Chris Eubank|Benn, Eubank and Boxing's Bitterest Rivalry]]'', documenting the boxing matches between [[Nigel Benn]] and [[Chris Eubank]] was published in 2013.<ref>{{cite book |isbn=978-1471129032|title=Benn Vs Eubank: Boxing's Bitter Rivalry |last1=Dirs |first1=Ben |date=24 October 2013 |publisher=Simon & Schuster }}</ref>
+* ''Box to Box: From Premier League to British Boxing Champion'', the autobiography of [[Curtis Woodhouse]] was published in 2016.<ref>{{cite book |isbn=978-1471147722|title=Box to Box: From the Premier League to British Boxing Champion |last1=Woodhouse |first1=Curtis |date=October 2016 |publisher=Simon & Schuster, Limited }}</ref>
+* ''401: The Extraordinary Story of the Man who Ran 401 Marathons in 401 Days and Changed his Life Forever'' (2018)
+* ''Death Row – The Final Minutes'' (2018)
+* “Too Many Reasons to Live” the Rob Burrow Story 2021.
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
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-*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/U1657561 Ben Dirs' profile]
+* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/U1657561 Ben Dirs' BBC profile]
-*[http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=37866 article on live blogging]
+* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/rugbyworldcup/tom_and_ben/ Rugby World Cup Blog]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090630043344/http://www.journalisted.com/ben-dirs Articles by Ben Dirs] at [[Journalisted]]
-*[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/columnists/columnists.html?in_article_id=419346&in_page_id=1951 Brief mention of Dirs in a Daily mail cricket article]
-*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/rugbyworldcup/tom_and_ben/ Rugby World Cup Blog]
-* [http://www.journalisted.com/ben-dirs Journalisted - Articles by Ben Dirs]
-[We Could Be Heroes Guardian review and shopping]
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