Ian Wright talks about his teacher on Desert Island Discs

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4 жыл бұрын

England footballer Ian Wright appeared on BBC radio 4's Desert Island Disks. During the show he spoke very movingly about his former teacher, showing the importance of emotion in interviews. We're sharing this clip on a copyright exemption for criticism and education. Original BBC Sounds link: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00...

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@terragore7295 2 жыл бұрын

When he apologizes for bumbling and crying, and the interviewer says they’ll all be crying with you…… YOURE SO RIGHT 😭😭😭😭😭

@lcoconstruction2660 3 жыл бұрын

An old English Gentleman creates a new English Gentleman, no race or colour issues, just common decency. This clip is more powerful than any gestures currently going on and should be used as part of a media campaign! Respect everyone it's that simple.

@Revelian1982 2 жыл бұрын

It doesn't fit the mainatream media's narrative that we're all racist, so they won't want to mention it.

@jamesdavies3237 2 жыл бұрын

Incredibly well said. That's being English

@michellephillips3655 2 жыл бұрын

Excellently said.

@lcoconstruction2660 2 жыл бұрын

@@michellephillips3655 Thank you!

@jastallion45 Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the world doesn't work like this..

@gary6514 3 жыл бұрын

Ian Wright showed how much this man meant to him. He could not hide his emotions. Ian is a real guy.

@martinpower6254 2 жыл бұрын

Well said brother

@kevingrumbridge6718 4 жыл бұрын

Watch it every now and again always picks me up when iam a bit low

@kevingrumbridge6718 4 жыл бұрын

It's how it used to be back in the day / all I see now is emotion being stripped out society bit by bit seens like that reminds me how society used to be

@kevingrumbridge6718 4 жыл бұрын

We need more people like Mr pigden God bless him

@mjkrbjcw 3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@cpcompany3319 2 жыл бұрын

The exact reason I’m returning to it now.

@asillyoldmoo 3 жыл бұрын

"I know he loved me."

@trigzdidit9267 7 ай бұрын

You have to have had such an unbelievable impact to make a grown man cry on radio, my utmost respect to Mr Pigden and also to Ian Wright, two fantastic and humble gentlemen

@Youropinionmatterslittle 2 жыл бұрын

Shout out to the teachers that go above and beyond just teaching.

@tonystewart6592 4 жыл бұрын

Wrighty a real man with real emotions & never forgets where he came from, and who made him the man he was as a footballer and the good man he still is!...true Legend...you never forgot your past as it make your future Bless

@IGSTaaRI 3 жыл бұрын

Ian Wright is a national treasure.

@billybronco4223 4 жыл бұрын

People like Mr Pigden restore your faith in human nature. Maybe he was a product of his generation that served in the military through WWII?

@lukedavies4767 Жыл бұрын

People like Ian Wright make you believe in humanity bruv. Fucking hero. Legend of a man

@navykeef 3 жыл бұрын

What a lovely moment. I pray every little lad can have a male figure to look up to like Wrighty looked up to Mr Pigden.

@babyelephant260907 3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t think I could love Ian Wright anymore, until this. It was so raw, emotive and hilarious in parts. It just goes to show what we can become if people take a genuine interest in us (RIP Mr Pigden). I am so glad he’s finally found happiness.

@Evo65 4 жыл бұрын

Very moving.. Beautiful 👍 RIP Mr Pigden 😔

@JamieMarshallMusician 4 жыл бұрын

I love Wrighty and I love this wonderfully emotional story - every time I hear it it makes me cry with joy. The workd needs more Sid Pigdens

@martinpower6254 2 жыл бұрын

Irish and yes

@OldMovieFan1973 4 ай бұрын

Ian and Mr Pickton are proof of why Men are important in Teaching. God Bless you Ian, and God Bless you Mr.Pickton. You truly inspired Greatness.

@1967briano 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve replayed this clip dozens of times since I spotted this two weeks ago. I’m absolutely speechless. It reminds me of an old mentor and an uncle and a grandmother. All dead now. And I miss them everyday. Oh my.....!!

@paultwiss199 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it is a cracking clip.

@michaelbrown984 3 жыл бұрын

Ian Wright is a national treasure..

@kevindunmore6494 2 жыл бұрын

Well done Ian, I’m in tears hearing your interview

@juuls7082 2 жыл бұрын

Dear Ian, thanks for your moving personal story! If Mr Pigton could hear you talk, he would surely be even more proud of you for daring to be vulnerable by showing your honest emotions.

@willgibb5067 3 жыл бұрын

Phenomenal. I don't know what to write to describe how powerful this is.

@sybutler4194 3 жыл бұрын

Ian Wright is a absolute legend..Gentleman, Arsenal great, all round good guy...

@robertdraper5782 3 жыл бұрын

Ian had a teacher in every sense of the word

@paulthoburn4992 Жыл бұрын

The Video when Wrighty met Mr Pigdeon again years after becoming a footballer and thinking he had died is an absolutely unbelievable Video

@lazyhazeldaisy9596 3 жыл бұрын

For any teachers out there I hope when you feel that it all gets too much just remember some children will never forget you because you went that extra mile for them, I am in my fifties now and I still remember with great fondness a few of my teachers.

@adtwins82 3 жыл бұрын

Wow..just shows the power of a good teacher xx

@ziakarim6663 3 жыл бұрын

This is so very beautiful, and in its way, quintessentially English.

@malhardy511 3 жыл бұрын

An honest man giving a genuine lad a chance in life ! Brilliant

@djalkemyUK 25 күн бұрын

Ian Wright has to be one of the most genuine people in football. So relatable and likeable. Mr. Pigden helped set that in motion. Beautiful story.

@Harvles93 2 жыл бұрын

Can feel the guys pain. What a fantastic teacher, to have such an impact on a pupils schooling is unbelievable. The utter respect Ian showed him just goes to show what a great character, personality and teacher he was. RIP Mr Pigden.

@danisthatshmyea Жыл бұрын

I don't hear pain tbh. In Wrights emotion I hear his pure shock, amazement, love, and intense gratitude he felt for Pigden. An in his quote about Buckingham Palace, realizing that Pidgen loved him just as much as he loved him. Its almost as if he's saying it out loud for the first time. Amazing.

@FACELOWNER 2 жыл бұрын

Ian is one in a million, a really genuine top lad, if you get a chance watch him on the true geordie podcast, he tells his whole life story, it's a great watch.

@miniminimi12 4 жыл бұрын

I love listening to this.

@matthias.3005 3 жыл бұрын

I’m not crying, I’m not 😭

@brienneoffriggintarth5510 2 жыл бұрын

We're all crying...

@Jasonmulla Жыл бұрын

Mr Pigden is an example to us all, regardless of race or religion and uncle Ian is a living embodiment of that ❤

@shinnrana6580 3 жыл бұрын

Mr Pigton I hope you are still around to read this. You are the best of the best and as so many, a real life hero. It's people like yourself, who go about without making fuss and without financial reward, because you do it for humanity. God bless you ame Pigton you are a true hero. 👍❤🙏Shinn Rana

@albertoftw 2 жыл бұрын

Sadly he passed away in 2017

@soud986 2 жыл бұрын

A little bit of love will go a long way . RIP Mr Pigden

@chriscarpenter5688 2 жыл бұрын

I found this so utterly beautiful! Such a moment of connection is such a key element of the human condition.

@Greenockianx 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful.

@michaelpeterlynch 2 жыл бұрын

If you don’t cry at this clip you are probably dead inside.

@henryjamesnigel Жыл бұрын

I am in bits. I hope and pray I can do the same for my children and others. Absolutely amazing.

@ashtonworth6288 3 жыл бұрын

Shit I just cried to this 😭

@xavierng2631 2 жыл бұрын

Let this prove that discipline done properly literally will save people's futures. Listen how reverently he says his mentor's name.

@kriggs444 2 жыл бұрын

I am so happy I found this

@Loki1815 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, Wrighty! You absolute star! Coyl

@stevenwilliams1329 2 жыл бұрын

Just shows how much a positive role model can change someone's life.

@fredjma 3 жыл бұрын

So touching 😢

@lukejeffries59 4 жыл бұрын

Love that man!

@ronjones2448 2 жыл бұрын

You wear your heart on your sleeve Ian, thankyou

@martinpower6254 2 жыл бұрын

Ian I'm still crying brother

@nathancooper2500 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your story Ian! Very heart warming!

@chubbybunny915 2 жыл бұрын

So heartwarming, inspiring and lovely to listen to. 🥰

@mccawpa 2 жыл бұрын

Ah man this conversation gets me every time. I need to hoover the livingroom, there's dust everywhere. Got some in my eye...

@chrisfawden9226 2 жыл бұрын

So humble 😌

@kevinell6605 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry ? What for being human ...touching moments, beautiful !

@des7741 2 жыл бұрын

Wow god bless you that’s just blown me away 🙏🏻🙏🏿🙏🏽🙏🏾🙏

@dannylondon11 3 жыл бұрын

crying right now.

@paulholloway1447 4 жыл бұрын

Truth, honour, decency, respect,humans

@sbakernyc5761 3 жыл бұрын

Wrighty you are such a legend

@grahamcareford4303 2 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful story.

@seanocalaghan2225 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that's very human and moving Ian seems like a great lad

@cpcompany3319 2 жыл бұрын

Makes me cry. Every. Fucking. Time.

@PaulMathias1 Жыл бұрын

I shed a tear every time I hear this.

@janvandemaas4148 2 жыл бұрын

A very touching story.

@cherrypopma1 2 жыл бұрын

Both these guys are total LEGENDS!!!

@lawreence13 3 жыл бұрын

I do love Ian and now Mr Pidgen as well.

@buddyrabbit1453 3 жыл бұрын

How can you dislike this ...

@masterprocrastinator6252 2 жыл бұрын

This is just so wholesome.

@24567442 3 жыл бұрын

We love you as well Ian

@onlythebiggesthitsoneleano8461 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@stuartpotterton6701 2 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️luv this and the clip. Thats real men right there.

@danieladams4561 3 жыл бұрын

Sid Pigden man. What a fucking hero!

@dublinbay2362 2 жыл бұрын

I am an Irishman and listening to Ian describe the feeling that he had for that gentleman was inspiring.

@Revelian1982 2 жыл бұрын

What does being an Irishman have to do with anything?

@dublinbay2362 2 жыл бұрын

@@Revelian1982 I will tell you what it means, we had very few black people in Ireland for years. Yet when I seen the actual video of them meeting many years later, there was no black or white bullshit that is dividing A lot of people around the world.

@Revelian1982 2 жыл бұрын

@@dublinbay2362 Fair enough.

@samuelpepys2108 2 жыл бұрын

Always have to bring Ireland into it, via the back door. Bullshit!

@dublinbay2362 2 жыл бұрын

@@samuelpepys2108 just because your mongol nation has no culture like the Irish, don’t show your jealousy and envy for such a proud nation such as Ireland. We are loved by every nation around the world except for a few Bigoted Gobshites.

@CrossPurposes 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Take note, you race agitators and grievance hawkers, this is what race relations in Britain are really all about, Ian Wright and Mr Pigden, and many many more like them.

@Revan-eb1wb 3 жыл бұрын

this has nothing to do with race. This is about 2 people truly caring for each other. Do not destroy and drag it down with that remark.

@minkstar9021 2 жыл бұрын

@@Revan-eb1wb You have to look at the context man. It’s the 1970’s, a time where racial relations where very poor, and a young black child and white teacher end up forming a special relationship, it is something to be seen. The point Michael made is that there are plenty of people in Britain who like to stoke up racial divide fires in our liberal generation, and the point is that this video proves that even in times of true animosity, these kinds of relationships were possible and they ended up affecting a whole generation. It’s proof of why race shouldn’t mean a thing.

@danielhernandez2575 2 жыл бұрын

@@minkstar9021 I wish more people would pay attention to your comment.

@oleggorky906 2 жыл бұрын

I’m not an Arsenal fan but I love this.

@ginnungagap69 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@grahamtaylor6507 Жыл бұрын

Never be sorry for speaking about the guy who changed your life and helped you be the man you are ,,,we all no how proud you are of him and how much love and respect you have for him ,,,REMEMBER HIM WITH A SMILE IAN ,,for he is very much alive inside your heart and inside you ,

@jakelarman5728 3 жыл бұрын

I need a mr pigden in my life !! Salute to you sir and RIP

@marcpayne2441 3 жыл бұрын

Verry verry raw ang emotional.

@Timekeeper1200 3 жыл бұрын

We all need a Mr. Pigden

@seaniebrhcpindialb3341 3 жыл бұрын

Im in absolute bits. ⚒⚒⚒

@robinchipchase5701 Жыл бұрын

Christ, that clip of Wrighty and Mr Pigden gets me everytime.

@greghumphreys6350 6 ай бұрын

Gets me every time 😢❤️❤️❤️

@cbyrne2466 2 жыл бұрын

Ian Wright is gold

@jackscott6395 2 жыл бұрын

Ian you are the heart and soul of Holloway road

@Sreeve94 Жыл бұрын

Love wrighty, as an arsenal fan myself, but also love him as a human being. Sounds like he was struggling at school, and that he might have ADHD. Maybe it would be easier to spot in today's education and health systems, but people with ADHD need more stimulation. They find certain tasks (usually those that are lower stimulation like sitting, reading, etc.) much harder to stay focused on. So glad that this teacher spotted that Wrighty was a restless child in these situations and encouraged him to follow the things he was more interested in and stimulated by.

@martinpower6254 Жыл бұрын

You can hear it in wtightys voice how much he loved sid. Rip sid

@Coultermark23 2 жыл бұрын

My eyes are sweating

@mannyvanny3699 2 жыл бұрын

Women must have some special moments with other women. But as a man nothing moves me more than when a man sees that magic that can change the world in another man. And then makes them understand what they have. It’s magic.

@BossySwan Жыл бұрын

The importance of good male role models and mentors.

@64HomeMade Жыл бұрын

We love you Wrighty xx

@martinlavelle9917 Жыл бұрын

Couldn't love Wrighty more xxx

@siggybuttbrain7026 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly wish I had a teacher like that, plenty would sit me down and talk but none of them ever really got through to me.

@nervo6321 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful story

@TheoHiggins Жыл бұрын

I love this video

@xmikerx666 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone made it through this clip without crying?

@paulmacgregor529 2 жыл бұрын

watched it a hundred times and cry in happiness every time. I love Ian Wright !!!

@dcx45 Жыл бұрын

NO!!!

@jayrajpareek4716 3 жыл бұрын

Man is it raining 😭😭

@peterah7957 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@arthurpewtey 2 жыл бұрын

Class.

@greencase 2 жыл бұрын

It's what you do outside of the gram, the tube, the Facebook that really counts.

@bodsnvimto 2 жыл бұрын

I listen to Desert Island Discs on a regular basis (I work outdoors so I find the theme tune to often be taunting me, given our weather in Greater Manchester). This and the one a few years ago with the fascinating Nile Rodgers are my two favourites thus far. The last one I thought was a full 5-star rating was with Madness' lead singer, Suggs.

@butti5734 2 жыл бұрын

Try the Steve McQueen one. And there's a war surgeon called Mr Nott ( I think). Both amazing.

@martinpower6254 2 жыл бұрын

Best part of this is the presenter correct me if I'm wrong Laura Woods new how to talk to wrighty brilliant cry everytime

@pauljohnston2483 Жыл бұрын

Lauren Laverne