Bullseyes and Beer: When Darts Hit Britain

Tv Series
Tv Show :
Timeshift
Season 14
Episode Number :3
Rate : Not Rated
RunTime :60 mins
Air Date :2014-12-15
Story : How a traditional working-class pub game became a national obsession during the 1970s and 80s, and how television played a key role in elevating its players into household names.
Cast
Sid WaddellSelf - Darts Commentator (archive footage)
Siobhan FinneranSelf - Narrator (voice)
Martin AmisSelf - Novelist, 'London Fields'
Alan EvansSelf - Darts Player (archive footage)
Joe HitchcockSelf - Darts Player (archive footage)
Eric BristowSelf - Darts Player
John LoweSelf - Darts Player
Keith DellerSelf - Darts Player
Patrick ChaplinSelf - Author, 'Darts in Britain 1900-39'
Leighton ReesSelf - Darts Player (archive footage)
Phil TaylorSelf - Darts Player
Olly CroftSelf - British Darts Organisation
Fred TruemanSelf - Presenter, The Indoor League (archive footage)
Maureen FlowersSelf - Darts Player
Nick HunterSelf - BBC Sports Producer
Ceri MorganSelf - Darts Player (archive footage)
Leslie SaronySelf - The Dart Song, 1937 (archive footage)
Leslie HolmesSelf - The Dart Song, 1937 (archive footage)
Selina ScottSelf - BBC Breakfast Time, 1983 (archive footage)
Jonathan MillerSelf - BBC Breakfast Time, 1983 (archive footage)
Griff Rhys JonesSelf - Not the Nine O'Clock News, 1980 (archive footage)
Mel SmithSelf - Not the Nine O'Clock News, 1980 (archive footage)
Tony GreenSelf - Darts Commentator
Alan YentobSelf - Controller, BBC Two (archive footage)
Jocky WilsonSelf - Darts Player (archive footage)
Nicky VirachkulSelf - Darts Player (archive footage)