Sir Bobby Charlton documentary on BBC Two

April 26, 2011   ·   1 Comments

BBC Sport is to screen a documentary looking back at the remarkable career of arguably England’s most iconic and greatest ever footballer, Sir Bobby Charlton.  The programme airs at 9pm on Thursday 28th April on BBC Two.

Sir Bobby was a key member of the England team that won the World Cup on home soil in 1966 and part of a Manchester United team touched by success and tragedy in equal measure.

Charlton survived the Munich Air disaster in 1958 which killed several of his teammates, dubbed the Busby Babes. He became a crucial figure in the club’s resurgence, winning two league titles and, unforgettably, in 1968, the European Cup against Benfica. Renowned for his attacking instincts and ferocious long-range shot, he is still the record goal scorer for England and Manchester United.

He received a knighthood in 1994 and was awarded the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. A fiercely proud Englishman, Charlton helped to promote London’s successful bid for the 2012 Olympic Games, plus bids for the Fifa World Cup and Manchester’s hosting of the 2002 Commonwealth Games. He remains a pivotal figure at Manchester United as an ambassador, Club Director and close confidante of manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

The programme features archive footage from Sir Bobby’s life in football plus contributions on the Munich crash from survivors including Sir Bobby himself. It also hears from the biggest names in world football, including Franz Beckenbauer, Eusebio, David Beckham, Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Geoff Hurst, Harry Greig, Gordon Banks, Ryan Giggs, Gary Lineker and Bobby’s brother, Jack Charlton, who all pay tribute to the much-loved man they simply call “Sir Bobby”.

Sir Bobby Charlton – Football Icon is on BBC Two on Thursday 28th April from 9pm.

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