Bill Borrows

Bill Borrows is a leading journalist, feature writer and columnist. His work appears in most UK national newspapers from the Daily Mirror and The Independent to the Daily Telegraph, but also in publications such as the Times Magazine where he has recently produced exclusive interviews with rugby legend Owen Farrell and heavyweight World champion boxer Tyson Fury. He has been a regular contributor to the prestigious Radio Times magazine (and online) for over 10 years and during that time, alongside cover interviews with major TV personalities, has covered programmes on everything from the Paralympics to poltergeists and the Qatar World Cup to the Iraq War. His work has also appeared in many other magazines, including Cosmopolitan, Marie Clare, Grazia, Vogue Hommes International and TimeOut. In a previous life he was Editor-at-Large at Loaded and Maxim magazines and Contributing Editor at Esquire and launch editor of both TimeOut Manchester and talkSPORT digital magazine. He is the author of the best-selling The Hurricane: The Turbulent Life and Times of Alex Higgins, which was shortlisted for Sports Books of the Year (The Times & Sunday Telegraph) and Books of the Year (New Statesman). He has edited several sport-related books including the talkSPORT Book of Premier League Legends and, along with fellow journalist Tom Bailey, co-edited the highly-regarded talkSPORT 100 Greatest British Sporting Legends. On television Borrows conceived and developed the Posh Pawn TV series for Channel 4 and was Associate Producer on the award-winning Murder in the Outback for Channel Seven in Australia. A frequent contributor for BBC Radio 5, talkSPORT and talkRADIO, his areas of specialisation include sport, history, politics, TV and film. He is currently writing a biography of the greatest detective of the Victorian period and doesn’t get much free time but does admit to an addiction to true crime podcasts, following Manchester City and a weakness for Spanish food.