BBC Radio Sheffield press release:

The steel city of Sheffield has seen some pretty fierce rivalry on the football field - now Kevin Blackwell and Brian Laws are going to play out a battle of the minds.

The two managers have agreed to take part in a special charity edition of the long running quiz A Question of Sport, organised by BBC Radio Sheffield.

They'll be joined by Radio Sheffield's Paul Walker and Seth Bennett, plus two other special sporting guests. Quizmaster will be Look North's Harry Gration.

All money raised will go towards the BBC Sheffield Kids' Scanner Appeal for the Children's Hospital in Sheffield, and you can be part of this unique event.

It takes place at the Pennine Lecture Theatre at Sheffield Hallam University on Thursday, December 10th. Tickets are free but a donation of at least £5 is being requested per ticket.

Doors open at 7.30pm for a recording that starts at 8.15pm and the entire show will be broadcast on Radio Sheffield the following weekend, on Sunday December 13th at 1pm. It's intended that the audience will be an important part of the show.

To get your tickets you need to call in to reception at BBC Radio Sheffield. Or write to the station at 54 Shoreham St, Sheffield with your ticket request, enclosing a stamped addressed envelope. And don't forget that all important donation.

So far BBC Sheffield has raised more than £170,000 for a new CT Scanner, but it needs to hit a target of £500,000 by the end of March next year.

Station Editor Hannah Kennedy said: "This promises to be a great night out. We all know about the rivalry between the two managers on the football field, it'll be interesting to see how they cope on questions of sport.

"I'd like to thank them both for giving up their time to take part in this event and hopefully raise a lot of money for our kids' scanner appeal."


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