The Story of Darts

From its early beginnings to the stars of the Embassy World Championships

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

Eric Bristow

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))

Steve Beaton

(Self (archive footage))

Mervyn King

(Self (archive footage))

Martin Adams

(Self (archive footage))

Wayne Mardle

(Self (archive footage))

Harry Leadbetter

(Self (archive footage))

Jarkko Komula

(Self (archive footage))

Alan Evans

(Self (archive footage))

Leighton Rees

(Self (archive footage))

Nicky Virachkul

(Self (archive footage))

Dave Whitcombe

(Self (archive footage))

Shaun Greatbatch

(Self (archive footage))

Dennis Priestley

(Self (archive footage))

Mike Gregory

(Self (archive footage))

Alan Warriner-Little

(Self (archive footage))

Magnus Caris

(Self (archive footage))

John Part

(Self (archive footage))

Peter Wright

(Self (archive footage))

Richie Burnett

(Self (archive footage))

Les Wallace

(Self (archive footage))

Marshall James

(Self (archive footage))

Lisa Mason

(Self (archive footage))

Chris Mason

(Self (archive footage))

Sharon Adams

(Self (archive footage))

Ronnie Baxter

(Self (archive footage))

Rachel Baxter

(Self (archive footage))

John Walton

(Self (archive footage))

Trina Gulliver

(Self (archive footage))

Tony David

(Self (archive footage))

Colin Monk

(Self (archive footage))