'S' is for... 'Sports', 'Scotland', and 'SAS (and SBS)' [Episode 103]
British Culture: Albion Never Dies - A podcast by Thomas Felix Creighton - Tuesdays
Categories:
Don't be shy, send me a message! Happy New Year! Yes! The 'Alphabet of Britishness' is back!! S is for... Sport! I talk about the British codification of football (or 'soccer'), and how this was affected by the development of the railways, recommending Michael Portillo's 'Great British Railway Journeys'. I also talk about cricket, the magnificent beard of W.G. Grace, and 363 day Premiership of former cricketer Alec Douglas-Home. I spend the longest time looking into the origins of snooker in...
