Paul John Dykes is a Scottish podcaster, author, scriptwriter and documentary producer. His first book, ''The Quality Street Gang'', focusing on the group of footballers known by that term, was released by

Celtic F.C. The Celtic Football Club, commonly known as Celtic (), is a Scottish professional football club based in Glasgow, which plays in the Scottish Premiership. The club was founded in 1887 with the purpose of alleviating poverty in the immigran ...

in 2013. This debut was named in ''

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s 'Top 20 Sports Books of the Year' list. Throughout 2014, Dykes co-wrote the script, and conducted numerous on-screen interviews, for a feature-length documentary adaptation of his ''Quality Street Gang'' book. This project (which was nearing completion) was shelved after 12 months due to unforeseen budgetary constraints. The follow-up to The Quality Street Gang - ''Celtic's Smiler'' - was the authorised biography of former Celtic player Neil Mochan. Dykes also worked as the executive producer on the documentary adaptation of his second book, which was released in December 2015. In 2016, Dykes co-wrote the autobiography of former Celtic captain, Andy Lynch. The book (entitled ''Hoops, Stars & Stripes'') was again named in the 'Top Football Books of the Year' list by The Scotsman.Pattullo, Alan
"Football books of the year"
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'' , Edinburgh 18 December 2016.

Filmography

*''The Quality Street Gang'' - Unreleased (2014) *''Celtic's Smiler'' (2015)

Bibliography

*''The Quality Street Gang'' (2013) *''Celtic's Smiler'' (2015) *''Hoops, Stars & Stripes'' (2016)

References

External websites

A Celtic State of Mind
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