Football

Farewell But Not Goodbye: My Autobiography

• ABRIDGED (2 hrs and 31 mins)
• By Bobby Robson
• Narrated By Bobby Robson

Revered in Newcastle and the North-East, Sir Bobby Robson is a man whose fame knows no boundaries and who enjoys phenomenal popularity. His hugely successful playing days with Fulham and West Brom in the 1950s and 1960s, his 20 England caps and his brilliant management career over the past 38 years mean that he has inspired generations of fans.

Why England Lose: And Other Curious Football Phenomena Explained

• UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 52 mins)
• By Simon Kuper, Stefan Szymanski
• Narrated By Colin Mace

Why do England lose? Why does Scotland suck? Why doesn't America play the sport internationally... and why do the Germans play with such an efficient but robotic style?

Using insights and analogies from economics, statistics, psychology and business to cast a new and entertaining light on how the game works, "Why England Lose" reveals the often surprisingly counterintuitive truths about soccer.

Gazza: My Story

• ABRIDGED (2 hrs and 40 mins)
• By Paul Gascoigne
• Narrated By Christian Rodska

Gazza's tears in the 1990 World Cup semi-final launched the boom of interest in football that continues to this day. Suddenly, Paul Gascoigne found himself the centre of attention in a way that only George Best and David Beckham have ever experienced. So much has been written about Gazza over the years, but he has said little - until now. For the first time, he talks in depth about the key events in his life.

Motty: 40 Years in the Commentary Box

• ABRIDGED (2 hrs and 46 mins)
• By John Motson
• Narrated By John Motson

For everyone in Britain, Motty, like Pele and Maradona, needs no other introduction. As the nation's best-known football commentator, he has had an unparalleled insight into sports broadcasting and the ups and downs of the game. With a career spanning over 40 years and 2,000 matches, including commentating on six World Cup Finals, Motson's time in the commentary box includes some unforgettable anecdotes.

The Gaffer: The Trials and Tribulations of a Football Manager

• UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 32 mins)
• By Neil Warnock
• Narrated By Neil Warnock

For the very first time, and straight from the horse's mouth, a top manager's intriguing insights into the daily trials and tribulations, the joyous peaks and soul-destroying troughs of life as a football 'gaffer'. Ever wondered how a transfer deal is done? What a manager says during his pre-match team-talk? What he screams from the technical area? What goes on in training sessions, and on those long away trips? How a manager carefully builds a team, and what he does when the planning is disrupted by injuries?

Manchester's Finest

• UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 51 mins)
• By David Hall
• Narrated By Jonathan Keeble

On 6 February 1958, British European Airways flight 609 crashed in a blizzard on its third attempt to take off from an icy runaway in Munich. On board were the Manchester United football team as well as a number of journalists and other passengers. News of the disaster sent shockwaves around the world. For people who lived in Manchester at the time and for football fans throughout Britain it was one of those moments when everybody remembers exactly where they were and how they heard the terrible news.

Africa United

• UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 15 mins)
• By Steve Bloomfield
• Narrated By Mark Meadows

Football inspires competition and inflames passions nowhere as strongly as in Africa. Travelling across thirteen countries, from Cairo to the Cape, Steve Bloomfield meets players and fans, politicians and rebel leaders, and discovers the role that football has played in shaping the continent. He recounts how football has helped to prop up an authoritarian regime in Egypt, end a conflict in Cote d'Ivoire and provide a tiny ray of light in war-torn Somalia.

I'm Not Really Here: A Life of Two Halves

• UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 29 mins)
• By Paul Lake
• Narrated By Paul Lake

Paul Lake was Manchester born, a City fan from birth. His footballing talent was spotted at a young age and, in 1983, he signed coveted schoolboy forms for City. Only a short time later he was handed the team captaincy. An international career soon beckoned and, after turning out for the England under-21 and B teams, he received a call-up to the England training camp for Italia '90.