What Goes on Tour, Stays on Tour…Until Now! What Goes on Tour, Stays on Tour…Until Now! As a cricketer, broadcaster and celebrity jungle-dweller, Phil Tufnell has travelled the world far and wide. From the great cricket tours of Australia and South Africa to his equally memorable jaunts to Benidorm and Blackpool, Phil has spent much of his life living out of a suitcase, meeting a host of colourful and memorable characters along the way. The Tourist takes you out on the road, into the dressing room and behind the scenes of the commentary box to reveal just what really happens on Tour. Did Phil once push a baby grand piano down the stairs of a plush hotel? Did he accidentally eat a rat? Was he blamed for England being bowled out for 46 against the West Indies without even being in the team? There’s only one way to find out… It’s time to take a hilarious trip across the world with one of our most treasured sports personalities. Phil Tufnell is one of Britain’s most beloved sporting and broadcasting icons. He was born in Barnet in 1966 and played cricket for Middlesex and England between 1986 and 2002, winning 42 Test caps and taking 121 wickets. Since retiring from the game, he has become a hugely popular summariser on Test Match Special, a decorated author and a team captain on A Question of Sport, and won I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here! 16 col plates (8pp) - England’s Ashes starts in June to coincide with Father’s Day so Phil will be on the BBC airwaves throughout the Summer as a much-loved part of the Test Match Special commentary team- Phil has a large and loyal core fanbase across social media with over 500,000 followers, including 350,000 across Twitter and 250,000 on Instagram- Phil will be appearing on ITV’s big entertainment series of the Summer next year – I’m a Celebrity All-Stars – which will run through May and into June. This primetime show and slot regular gets over 10,000,000 viewers, and Phil will undoubtedly be a strong fan-favourite again- Phil has now fully evolved into the ‘sporting national treasure zone’ following a brilliant cricket career with England and his long-term stint as one of the team captains on Question of Sport- Will be undertaking a 15-date UK nationwide tour in October and November 2023 alongside Sue Barker and Matt Dawson- In final conversations with Mike Tindall to do a travel/banter TV series with a major broadcaster – also for this Autumn!
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