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Billy
Boston DVD Interview
Reviewed
by Sean Fagan of RL1908.com
Format:
DVD (all regions)
Available from:
The
National Archive of Rugby League Video Interviews
 Advances
in technology have had a profound effect upon rugby league over
the past decade. Now, thanks to The National Archive of Rugby League
Video Interviews, you can enjoy interviews from some of the greatest
players from rugby league's past.
Reduced
costs and improved video production gear has meant that it is now
economically feasible for DVDs to be made and released in much smaller
niche markets.
Too
many of our most famous rugby league men have quietly faded away
without their memoirs and personal recollections being recorded.
Sure, a few have written books, but it isn't quite the same as seeing
and hearing these men.
Not
all retired footballers are comfortable in front of the camera,
so the key task for video interviewers is to make their guest comfortable
enough that they open up. This is not easy to achieve.
 To
the credit of The National Archive of Rugby League, their first
DVD "subject" Billy Boston warmed to the situation after
the first few questions.
Throughout the entire DVD, all we see on the screen in Boston -
it is as if we are sitting opposite him having a friendly chat in
a pub.
Boston
begins by telling us of his early days playing rugby union in Wales,
and from there, takes us on a personal journey through his life
on and off the field in rugby league.
The
producers did not skim on the content either - while a few minor
edits have been made, the whole interview comprises a generous 100
minutes.
 Also
now available is an interview with Alex Murphy, with the promise
of more DVDs to follow.
The National Archive of Rugby League deserves to be congratulated
for a wonderful initiative - I suspect that rugby league fans 50
years from now will be thanking them the most.
The
DVDs are available to purchase via the web worldwide.
Available
from:
The
National Archive of Rugby League Video Interviews
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