World at his feet

A new documentary looks at the turbulent life and career of Paul Gascoigne

- SEAN MARLAND, STEVEN PERKINS

NEW PROFILE

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Wednesday, 9pm, BBC2 (box set, BBC iPlayer)

With a career full of dizzying highs, crushing lows, wild antics and unbelievable goals, few professionals have captured the imagination of England football fans like Paul Gascoigne.

The story of his spectacular career and troubled private life is told in a two-part documentary, which begins with Gascoigne impressing for his hometown club, Newcastle United, before signing for Spurs in 1988 for a British record transfer fee at the age of 21.