Dave Podmore's Cricket Night [Dave Podmore]

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012004042920111204 (BBC7)
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For cricket's most unremarkable medium-paced trundler, Dave Podmore, every problem is an opportunity.

So Pod turns his 140 hours of community service, teaching the basics of the game to kids, into a novel way of promoting his testimonial dinner.

Mark Perry

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2004.

The player's ambitions to make money on the after-dinner speaker circuit are scuppered.

022004050620111211 (BBC7)
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Pod's attempts to find alternative employment after another poor season lead him to Whitecoats College.

Here, he faces the ultimate challenge of becoming a first-class umpire.

Ewan Bailey

John Kettley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2004.

Trying to find a job, can Pod meet the challenge of becoming a first-class umpire?

032004051320111218 (BBC7)
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There's uproar when a Russian billionaire turns Pod's cricket ground into a supermarket, leaving Pod with divided loyalties.

Ewan Bailey

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.

Loyalties are split for our hero, as a billionaire plans to demolish his home ground.

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After meeting Rory McGrath on TV, minor cricketing celebrity Pod is called to Buckingham Palace.

Ewan Bailey

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.

After meeting Rory McGrath on TV, the legendary player is called to Buckingham Palace.