Clare Balding is one of Britain’s leading broadcasters, having won the BAFTA Special Award and RTS Presenter of the Year Award for her expert coverage of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. A well-known and much admired local celebrity, Clare is an enthusiastic supporter of The Watermill Theatre and will speak to the Friends about her various roles.
Clare has worked on five Olympic Games, four Paralympics and three Winter Olympics and has presented racing for the BBC and Channel 4 and, amongst many other programmes, hosts Ramblings on Radio 4 and The Clare Balding Show on BT Sport and BBC 2 featuring some of the most famous names in sport.
Her first book My Animals and Other Family was published in 2012 and went on to win biography of the year at the National Book Awards. Her second book Walking Home was published in 2014 and Clare will be pleased to sign copies of this book which will be on sale at the theatre after her talk.
Price: £25
This talk will take place in the theatre. Lunch is not included but the restaurant will be serving a two course traditional Sunday Roast from 12.30pm. If you would like to make a reservation, please do so when you book your tickets. A complimentary cup of tea will be served after the event.