The Story of Darts

This documentary tells the complete story of darts from its early beginnings in English pubs in the Middle Ages right through to the dramatic televised competitions of the Embassy World Championship. Presented by the legendary Bobby George, the BBC's face of darts, and narrated by Dougie Donnelly, the film uses a mix of archive footage and stills to tell the early history, before moving on to the televised era from the 1970's onwards.

Bobby George

Self - Presenter

Dougie Donnelly

Narrator (voice)

Patrick Chaplin

Self - Darts Historian

Olly Croft

Self - Chairman of BDO

Martin Fitzmaurice

Self

Eric Bristow

Self

John Lowe

Self (archive footage)

Dick Summers

Self - Betvedere Darts Team

Phil Taylor

Self (archive footage)

Andy Fordham

Self (archive footage)

Co Stompé

Self (archive footage)

Keith Deller

Self (archive footage)

Jocky Wilson

Self (archive footage)

Ted Hankey

Self (archive footage)

Paul Lim

Self (archive footage)

Raymond van Barneveld

Self (archive footage)

• Andrew DagnallDirector · Writer · Producer
• Jules GammondExecutive Producer
• Tim ExellExecutive Producer

Release date

December 1, 2002

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 35m

Genres

Documentary

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