06/03/10 - Lynne Truss

The Central United Reform Church - one of several outposts of the Bath Literature Festival - was packed to hear Lynne Truss’s anecdotes about life as a sports reporter.

Appointed originally because she cared little about sport and knew even less, she was expected to bring a breath of fresh air to the subject. This she certainly did, despite considerable opposition from the sports establishment. The title of her book, Get Her Off The Pitch! says it all.