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Behind Closed Doors

By: Gary Lineker, Danny Baker
Narrated by: Gary Lineker, Danny Baker
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Summary

The official audiobook based on the acclaimed football podcast Behind Closed Doors.

Behind Closed Doors by Gary Lineker and Danny Baker is a rollicking inside guide to football that shares never-before-told dressing room tales and behind-the-scenes stories from Gary and Danny’s time in football and broadcasting.

Full of new and exclusive stories from Gary and Danny that have never appeared on the podcast - or anywhere - before, Behind Closed Doors is full of the intimate details of life in and around the game we all love. Gary abandons his usual role as chief interrogator on Match of the Day and instead joins Danny in an insightful, irreverent romp through life in English football.

©2019 Gary Lineker, Danny Baker (P)2019 Penguin Audio

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A great listen from two amazing broadcasters

At time hilarious but also educational. Highly recommended. Lineker is interesting, and Baker is hilarious.

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What an absolute gem!

The audiobook is as entertaining as it is informative. The juxtaposition experiences of Danny Baker and Gary Lineker may be a world a part but their love of football certainly has it's parallels.
An absolute must for any football fan.

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some funny bits but lots of old stories retold

I love Danny baker and his work, and I really enjoyed this podcast when it was in do I looked forward to this book. Sadly there is not a lot of new material in here and although it's nice to hear some of the old stories again, it does seem a bit of a let down when you are expecting something new.

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Baker & Linaker are top drawer.

What a fantastic book! I very much hope they think about doing a second one.

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Nice listen

Enjoyed the listen! Love the history of Gary’s past but felt didn’t need some of Danny’s stories in there other than that great purchase

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Super Smashing Great

What a cracker of a book.
2 men with insight into football that stretches over many years and many different view points.
Well written and well read.

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Great Reminiscents

I can't get enough of Danny Baker. His writing and reading of those words is lyrical and funny. I'm not sure if he wrote the Gary Lineker passages, but they were just as good and well recounted. This was a great book for those like me, who want wit and humourous anecdotes on a gentler scale than the all out assault on your ears of some biographies.

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A great book

Lots of great behind the scenes stories and lots of great insight. An enjoyable read

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Great Listen

Thoroughly enjoyed some of the old stories.

Danny and Gary Work really well together and the podcast is great too!

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Excellent

My first Audiobook and what great choice it was. Im now hooked and ready for my next listen.

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