The Contact Book with Craig Doyle
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The Contact Book is a chat show like no other. Craig Doyle interviews sporting legends about their lives and careers.
As he navigates their highs and lows, he has access to each guest’s contact book and calls up people who have lived through those experiences with them. Craig’s chats with his guests are witty, engaging and enlightening – and while he hears their versions of the stories, he also gets the real inside stories from people who know and love them best. Those with whom they grew up, who trained and played with them and those whose lives they crossed in the sporting world and beyond.
While the guests give access to their contacts they don’t always know exactly who is going to pop up during their interview and what stories they are going to tell. The Contact Book with Craig Doyle is a great listen as we get the insight into these sporting legends and their stories – from all sides.
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Special thanks to all of our guests on the show.
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Presenter, Craig Doyle
Theme music by Owen Parker
Series producer, Keith Doyle
Sound editing, Mark Sharman
Album art, Nicole Stewart
Executive producer, Andrew Sampson
Episode 3: Sean Fitzpatrick
In this episode, one of the greatest All Black of all time, the “All Black’s All Black” – Sean Fitzpatrick hands over his contact book. Craig delves into “Fitzy’s” life and career, calling up those who were part of it. We hear from the person who first spotted his talents on the field and how Sean went back to work as a carpenter after winning the first Rugby World Cup with New Zealand.
Sean also reveals how he never wanted to captain the All Blacks but says it made him a better person. He explains how losing the World Cup final in 1995 changed his life forever. Other legendary All Blacks line up to heap praise on their former captain, who has 121 caps and only missed two matches in a decade. They also reveal secrets including what the ice baths were really used for. The tough man of rugby, Sean tells how he regrets never telling his father he loved him and how he now makes sure he tells his daughters he loves them as often as possible. We also discover how, because of Sean, the Haka is now performed before matches in the most unlikely place.
