Slowly its scope expanded, and with football playing an ever bigger role in British life, it became possible to have long editions in winter months also.
[citation needed] The programmes closest to his heart drew attention to humanitarian movements and initiatives.
[4] Feeny retired not long after the death of his wife Patricia Brewer in 1994, and he presented his last edition of Sportsworld in June 1995.
[5] He was a supporter of Liverpool Football Club, having been born in the city, but the sport nearest to his heart was cricket.
[citation needed] He had two daughters, Cathy Feeny and Sarah Lockyer; four grandchildren, Sophie Wodzak, Rebecca Spears, Daisy Quine and Ned Welch; and six great-grandchildren.