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Watching the Match: The Remarkable Story of Football on Television
Brian Barwick
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Description for Watching the Match: The Remarkable Story of Football on Television
Paperback. Football and television have been intertwined in culture for more than half a century and Brian Barwick has played a massive role in the continuing liaison between them. This book tells the story of how football on television became a national obsession. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 images. BIC Classification: APT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
Football and television have been intertwined in culture for more than half a century and Brian Barwick has played a massive role in the continuing liaison between them. Watching The Match tells the story of how football on television became a national obsession. The first live football match in England was the 1938 FA Cup final, and the winning goal was a penalty in the last minute of extra time - proof if ever it was needed that football can deliver the dramatic like no other sport. The BBCs Match of the Day, the first dedicated football highlights show, was ... Read more
Football and television have been intertwined in culture for more than half a century and Brian Barwick has played a massive role in the continuing liaison between them. Watching The Match tells the story of how football on television became a national obsession. The first live football match in England was the 1938 FA Cup final, and the winning goal was a penalty in the last minute of extra time - proof if ever it was needed that football can deliver the dramatic like no other sport. The BBCs Match of the Day, the first dedicated football highlights show, was ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Andre Deutsch
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780233004327
SKU
V9780233004327
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Brian Barwick
Brian Barwick went from being an avid viewer growing up as a football mad schoolboy in Liverpool to Editor of BBC's flagship football programme Match of the Day to BBC Head of Sport, then ITV Controller of Sport. At the BBC he worked on four FIFA World Cups, and was in charge when ITV Sport delivered its highest ever audience, ... Read more
Reviews for Watching the Match: The Remarkable Story of Football on Television
"... the long history of football on the box... told in detail by Brian Barwick" (Sport magazine) "... celebrating the characters who have regularly brought the beautiful game into our living room for the past 50 years" (Choice magazine)"