LEGACY - A PERSONAL HISTORY OF BARRY SHEENE

Documentary DVD on a Sporting Icon from EMI

"The coolest motorcycle rider in the story." Valentino Rossi
"A truly great person and personality...Above all his personality allied to his
success and the way he achieved it made him someone who was truly
unforgettable."
Murray Walker
"He was just a cheeky bugger." Stephanie Sheene

A hero and inspiration to millions, Barry Sheene has a particularly unique place
in the hearts of bike and sports fans the world over. Born in London in 1950,
Sheene rose to fame in the 1970s for his sporting prowess, and blessed with good
looks and buckets of charisma he became an inspiration to many. Breaking
numerous bones and winning countless hearts along the way, he reached the
pinnacle of the motor biking world, becoming a celebrity in his own right and
endearing himself to the wider public. These achievements together with his
personality have left an unrivalled legacy for future sporting generations.
Double Jab Productions & EMI Music have produced the definitive documentary of
his life and his legacy, which encompasses his childhood, to the heights of his
success in the 70s, through to his untimely death in 2003 and looks at what
enchanted so many people including the media. Narrated by actor and bike fan
Ewan McGregor, LEGACY - A PERSONAL HISTORY OF BARRY SHEENE is a two disc DVD
that features unseen footage and extras. Made with the full cooperation of his
widow Stephanie Sheene, the DVD features contributions and interviews from
family , friends and fellow motorsport legends such as Murray Walker, Sir Henry
Cooper, Damon Hill, Valentino Rossi, Carl Fogarty, Mick Doohan and many more.
LEGACY - A PERSONAL HISTORY OF BARRY SHEENE will be released in March.
LEGACY - A PERSONAL HISTORY OF BARRY SHEENE offers an intimate and frank look at
the life of Sheene as a sportsman as well as the individual, putting together
never before seen archive and home movie footage along with in-depth interviews
with those who loved, admired and were inspired by Sheene. The DVD looks at how
Sheene first became fixated with motorbikes and racing, his first race in 1969
and how in 1970 he really came into his own. Sheene rocketed to fame, winning
back to back 500cc World Championships in 1976 and 1977 on his Suzuki bike, and
dominated 500cc racing throughout the world for the most of the decade. The 70s
was an era when safety standards were still pretty lax in the sport and the
risks associated became all too apparent during his career, as Sheene was
blighted with serious crashes and injuries - at one stage, he had metal plates
in both knees, 28 screws in his legs and a bolt in his left wrist. A serious
crash in Daytona, Florida, left him in hospital, but Sheene ever the
professional still conducted interviews from his bedside. The DVD also explores
Sheene's life away from the racing track, which gripped the public in equal
measure and added to his persona.

Sheene enjoyed all the glamorous and lucrative fruits of his labour, and he
successfully went on to establish himself as one of the UK's best loved sporting
icons of his time. His popularity was in part down to his flamboyant personality
and Sheen lapped up all the trappings of the good life that his success brought
him; fast cars, big houses and the attention of the opposite sex. A canny
operator, Sheene was aware of his marketability, and took advantage of the
endorsement deals that were beginning to open up for sportsmen, including a deal
with Brut, Texaco, and Faberge, Sheene's position as a household name was
solidified. Once he married Stephanie McLean, a former page three girl, they
became known as 'Barry and Steph' in the media, one of the most glamorous
couples of the late 70s. During the 1982 British Grand Prix, Sheene suffered
massive injuries from which he never truly recovered his form. Sheene eventually
retired from racing in 1984, and the DVD goes on to look at Sheene's forging of
a new life and career in Australia. Racing commentator, Murray Walker, knew
Sheene from his childhood years, becoming a close friend and was witness to the
highs as well as the lows. Together with contributions from his family and
friends, these at times candid interviews, paint a rich picture of the man both
on and off the race track.

"LEGACY - A PERSONAL HISTORY OF BARRY SHEENE" is made by Double Jab Productions
for EMI DVD, it is produced & directed by Mark Tinkler, Executive Producer
Stuart Watts.

Disc one contains the main film and extras while disc two is entirely composed
of extras including extended interviews, extended home movie sequences, photo
galleries and much more.

Interviews have been conducted with the following for the making of the film:
Stephanie Sheene (widow), Sidonie Sheene (daughter) Freddie Sheene (son), Maggie
Smart (sister), Paul Smart (brother-in-law and fellow Suzuki team rider), Murray
Walker, Damon Hill, Valentino Rossi, Steve Parrish, Kenny Roberts, Mick Doohan,
Carl Fogarty, Sir Henry Cooper and many many more.


Disc 2 Extras include:
Additional home movie footage, previously unseen archive material and extended
interviews with the likes of Valentino Rossi, Carl Fogarty, Mick Doohan, Murray
Walker, Damon Hill and many more.

Home Movies

· "Barry as a boy" commentary by Barry sister's, Maggie - watching her father's
early home movies, footage never seen outside of the family before.

· "Early Racing Days" commentary by Paul & Maggie Smart, and Murray Walker &
Damon Hill - watch and talk about the home movies of Sheene's early racing
career from the mid-1960s to 1971,

· "The Glory Years" commentary with Andrew Marriott, Martyn Ogbourne, Peter Agg
& Steve Parrish - including home movies shot by Sheene's father at Grand Prixs
in 1976 & '77

Extended Interviews:

· Barry in Three words

· Barry & Steph

· Barry & Brut

· Four World Champions on Barry

Interviewees featured in "Extended Interviews" include Carl Fogarty, Mick
Doohan, Kenny Roberts, Valentino Rossi, Damon Hill, Murray Walker, Sir Henry
Cooper, Steve Parrish, Andrew Marriott, Maggie Smart and Barry's family of wife
Stephanie and children Sidonie & Freddie.