Life Lessons and Making Sporting History
Apr 14, 2022•1 hr 1 min
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Episode description
This week, Lucy Dallas and Alex Clark are joined by Dinah Birch to discuss Elizabeth Finch, the new novel by Julian Barnes, and find themselves in a world of charismatic teachers and forgotten Roman emperors. Also, the sports historian David Goldblatt explores a global survey of sport through the ages from the ancient Chinese game of cuju to the glories of Bristol Rovers.
‘Elizabeth Finch’ by Julian Barnes
‘Games People Played: A Global History of Sport’ by Wray Vamplew
Produced by Sophia Franklin
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