The Pictures are Better on the Radio
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The Pictures are Better on the Radio

One Fan's Love Affair with Sport on the Radio

  1. 192 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

The Pictures are Better on the Radio

One Fan's Love Affair with Sport on the Radio

About this book

A funny, heart-warming tale of a lifelong love affair with sport on the radio.

Adam Carroll-Smith shares his enduring passion for sport on the radio, from furtively listening to Premier League matches under his duvet as a boy to secretly following Ashes Tests when he should have been working. The Pictures are Better on the Radio tells the story of one fan's unique relationship with the wireless.

Full of acute observations and Adam's customary mix of deadpan and absurdist humor, this memoir effortlessly gets to the heart of what it means to be a sports obsessive. It explores why radio continues to be such a cherished medium for fans across the world. Will this nostalgic trip down memory lane resonate with you?

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Information

Publisher
Pitch Publishing
Year
2015
Topic
Social Sciences
eBook ISBN
9781785311260
Subtopic
Social Science Biographies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Thanks
  6. Prologue
  7. Chapter 1: Midweek evening football, circa 1995, at home in Portsmouth
  8. Chapter 2: The Ashes, August 2005, Rosie’s Vineyard, Southsea
  9. Chapter 3: Football, England vs. Brazil, June 2002, The Portsmouth Grammar School
  10. Chapter 4: The men’s 100 and 200 metres finals, August 2015, Beijing
  11. Chapter 5: Various, winter 2008, Archway
  12. Chapter 6: Football, April 2005, Bath
  13. Chapter 7: The Ashes, November 2010, Edinburgh
  14. Chapter 8: Golf, September 2012, The Ryder Cup, Medinah Golf Club
  15. Chapter 9: Football, England vs. Germany, June 2010, Glastonbury; Portsmouth vs. Manchester City, November 2004, Fratton Park
  16. Chapter 10: Football, August 8th 2015, 606 on BBC Radio Five Live
  17. Chapter 11: Tennis, Summer 2013, Wimbledon
  18. Chapter 12: American Football, January 2013, a house in the countryside near Weymouth
  19. Chapter 13: The ballad of A.G.P
  20. Chapter 14: The Ashes, November 2013, Southsea
  21. Chapter 15: Football, The County Ground, Swindon, sometime in 2009 or 2010
  22. Chapter 16: Football, Saturdays throughout the 1990s, northbound on the M27
  23. Chapter 17: Football, August 2015, Arsenal vs. Liverpool
  24. Epilogue

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