Sporting Witness   /     Alex Higgins: The rock star snooker legend

Description

Alex Higgins was the two-times World Snooker champion from Northern Ireland whose speedy style of play helped turn the game into a must-watch sport. But, away from the table, he was a wild boy – whose gambling, drinking and womanising eventually led to his downfall. He died in 2010 at the age of 61. Producer Vicky Farncombe uses archive interviews to tell the story of Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins in his own words.(Photo: Alex Higgins. Credit: Getty Images)

Subtitle
How Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins brought new audiences to snooker with his playboy lifestyle
Duration
546
Publishing date
2024-04-20 09:00
Link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5wd6
Contributors
  BBC World Service
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Enclosures
http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0hps3n7.mp3
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