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Between The Lines

The stories behind great sportswriting. Interviews with journalists and authors about an outstanding piece of writing on sport. From BackPage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat... Read more

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David Winner: Stillness & Speed (Dennis Bergkamp authorised biography)

David Winner: Stillness & Speed (Dennis Bergkamp authorised biography)

Dennis Bergkamp was a unique footballer, a player who inspired Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal to greatness in the nineties and ... Read more

17 Jan 2018

15mins

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Tim Parks: A Season with Verona

Tim Parks: A Season with Verona

Welcome to a new episode of Between the Lines.This is Martin's conversation with Tim Parks about his 2002 book A Season ... Read more

12 Feb 2020

52mins

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The Making of ... The Miracle of Castel di Sangro

The Making of ... The Miracle of Castel di Sangro

This final episode of this season of Between the Lines is a documentary about one of the most beloved of all sports book... Read more

12 Dec 2019

23mins

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Pol Ballus: Pep's City, The Making of a Superteam

Pol Ballus: Pep's City, The Making of a Superteam

In the ninth episode in this new season of Between the Lines, 26-year-old Catalan journalist Pol Ballus tells us how he ... Read more

5 Dec 2019

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Graham Hunter: Spain - The Inside Story of La Roja's Historic Treble

Graham Hunter: Spain - The Inside Story of La Roja's Historic Treble

In 2013, Graham book Spain: The Inside Story of La Roja's Historic Treble was released. Graham had behind-the-scenes acc... Read more

3 Jun 2018

47mins

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Michael Calvin: State of Play

Michael Calvin: State of Play

Michael Calvin’s new book is called State of Play: Under the Skin of the Modern Game. And In it, he shines a light on th... Read more

30 Sep 2018

34mins

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David Winner: Brilliant Orange

David Winner: Brilliant Orange

David Winner talks through his legendary exploration of Dutch football, Brilliant Orange. Published in 2000, it has beco... Read more

16 Jan 2018

35mins

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Iain Macintosh and Kenny Millar - Football Manager Stole My Life

Iain Macintosh and Kenny Millar - Football Manager Stole My Life

Eight years ago, BackPage produced Football Manager Stole My Life, an epic journey through 20 years of fandom around a c... Read more

1 Apr 2020

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Raphael Honigstein: How Dortmund Won the Race for Haaland

Raphael Honigstein: How Dortmund Won the Race for Haaland

As the transfer of Erling Braut Haaland from Red Bull Salzburg to Borussia Dortmund was announced at the end of 2019, Ra... Read more

4 Mar 2020

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Henry Winter: Reporting on a World Cup

Henry Winter: Reporting on a World Cup

Henry Winter, chief football writer of The Times, talks about the experience of covering major tournaments as a journali... Read more

11 Jun 2018

28mins

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Mike Calvin: Family

Mike Calvin: Family

Chances are you came to Michael Calvin’s writing through his later books The Nowhere Men, Living on the Volcano or Hunge... Read more

3 Oct 2018

35mins

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LIVE EPISODE: Fergie to Messi - A Football Writer's Guide to the Giants of the Game

LIVE EPISODE: Fergie to Messi - A Football Writer's Guide to the Giants of the Game

Welcome to our first live episode of Between the Lines. This is a conversation between Jonathan Northcroft, chief footba... Read more

16 Apr 2019

1hr 5mins

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Tim Lee: The official film of the 2019 Champions League final

Tim Lee: The official film of the 2019 Champions League final

Tim Lee was one of the producers of UEFA's official film of the 2019 Champions League final. Sometimes - often - these t... Read more

26 Feb 2020

24mins

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Andy Mitten: In Search of Maradona

Andy Mitten: In Search of Maradona

When Andy Mitten was commissioned to go to Mexico in search of Diego Maradona, he could have been forgiven for thinking ... Read more

6 Nov 2019

38mins

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James Montague: Inside the Secret World of Football in North Korea

James Montague: Inside the Secret World of Football in North Korea

In December 2017, Bleacher Report published James Montague's ground-breaking report from inside North Korea - the result... Read more

13 Feb 2018

36mins

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David Goldblatt: The Age of Football

David Goldblatt: The Age of Football

In 2006, David Goldblatt published 'The Ball is Round: A Global History of Football'. It was an extensive study of the b... Read more

27 Nov 2019

31mins

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James Montague: 1312 - Among The Ultras

James Montague: 1312 - Among The Ultras

Like James Montague's previous books – When Friday Comes; Thirty One Nil; and The Billionaires Club - 1312: Among The Ul... Read more

25 Mar 2020

35mins

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Oliver Kay: Matt Jansen returns to Rome

Oliver Kay: Matt Jansen returns to Rome

For his first piece since leaving The Times to join the new staff at the UK office of The Athletic, Oli Kay chose to tak... Read more

23 Oct 2019

33mins

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Martin BackPage: Read All About It

Martin BackPage: Read All About It

This is Martin BackPage speaking on another book podcast - yes, they do exist! - called Read All About It, where the hos... Read more

18 Mar 2020

42mins

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Ben Reiter: Astroball

Ben Reiter: Astroball

Welcome to the first episode in the new season of Between the Lines!It's playoff time in Major League Baseball and Ben R... Read more

15 Oct 2019

22mins

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