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Midnight in the Garden of Evel Knievel: Sport on Television
Giles Smith
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Description for Midnight in the Garden of Evel Knievel: Sport on Television
Paperback. A hilarious book on sport, television and our love/hate relationship with both. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 588.
In an age when sporting stars can win championships whilst hosting chat shows, the relationship between sport and television has never been stronger. Broadcasters’ schedules determine when fixtures are played and if a sport isn’t deemed ‘TV friendly’ then who cares about it? Giles Smith has spent five years in front of the television scouring over seventy channels for any sport he can lay his eyes on.
Manchester United scooping the Treble; Schumacher barging Hill off the track; Tyson chewing Holyfield; Argentina beating England on penalties; Germany beating England on penalties; everybody else beating England on penalties . ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447219552
SKU
V9781447219552
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Giles Smith
Giles Smith is a journalist whose writing has appeared in many British publications and in the New Yorker. He was named Sports Columnist of the Year in 1998.
Reviews for Midnight in the Garden of Evel Knievel: Sport on Television
‘If there’s a better book to keep in your loo we’ve yet to find it. Excellent’ Maxim ‘Smith comes from the Clive James school of TV criticism – and that’s meant to be high praise’ Time Out ‘Brilliant title. Brilliant book.’ GQ