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Dirs is the author of [https://www.bendirs.co.uk/books |
Dirs is the author of [https://www.bendirs.co.uk/books seven books]. He lives in [[Manchester]] with his dog Doris, a [[Boston Terrier]]. |
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* ''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 |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/We-Could-Be-Heroes-Championships/dp/0230736157 |title=We Could Be Heroes: One Van, Two Blokes and Twelve World Championships |edition=paperback |year=2009|publisher=[[Pan Macmillan]]|pages =256 |isbn=0230736157|accessdate=7 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="Unabridged">{{cite book |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/We-Could-Heroes-Tom-Fordyce/dp/0330517384 |title=We Could Be Heroes |edition=Unabridged|year=2010|publisher=[[Pan Macmillan]]|pages =320 |isbn=0330517384|accessdate=7 June 2014}}</ref> |
* ''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 |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/We-Could-Be-Heroes-Championships/dp/0230736157 |title=We Could Be Heroes: One Van, Two Blokes and Twelve World Championships |edition=paperback |year=2009|publisher=[[Pan Macmillan]]|pages =256 |isbn=0230736157|accessdate=7 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="Unabridged">{{cite book |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/We-Could-Heroes-Tom-Fordyce/dp/0330517384 |title=We Could Be Heroes |edition=Unabridged|year=2010|publisher=[[Pan Macmillan]]|pages =320 |isbn=0330517384|accessdate=7 June 2014}}</ref> |
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* ''Box to Box: From Premier League to British Boxing Champion'', the autobiography of [[Curtis Woodhouse]] was published in 2016.<ref>https://www.amazon.co.uk/Box-Premier-League-British-Champion/dp/147114772X</ref> |
* ''Box to Box: From Premier League to British Boxing Champion'', the autobiography of [[Curtis Woodhouse]] was published in 2016.<ref>https://www.amazon.co.uk/Box-Premier-League-British-Champion/dp/147114772X</ref> |
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* ''401: The Extraordinary Story of the Man who Ran 401 Marathons in 401 Days and Changed his Life Forever'' (2018) |
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Dirs has another two books due for publication in 2018. |
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* ''Death Row – The Final Minutes'' (2018) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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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. 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 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)
References
- ^ https://www.bendirs.co.uk/
- ^ https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/digital/news/2017/01/ben-dirs-leaves-bbc-sport-after-16-years
- ^ "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.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ 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.
- ^ We Could Be Heroes (Unabridged ed.). Pan Macmillan. 2010. p. 320. ISBN 0330517384. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Karma-Chameleons-No-one-happiness-dignified/dp/0230736165
- ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everywhere-We-Went-Tales-Crickets/dp/0857208365
- ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hate-Game-British-Boxings-Bitterest/dp/1471129039
- ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Box-Premier-League-British-Champion/dp/147114772X
External links
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- Ben Dirs' BBC profile
- Brief mention of Dirs in a Daily mail cricket article
- Rugby World Cup Blog
- Articles by Ben Dirs at Journalisted
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