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YOUR favourite sports movies and docs

Welcome to a new episode of Between the Lines. We asked you, the listeners, to submit your favourite sports docs and movies. The response was phenomenal. Listen right to the end for a great bit of movie trivia!


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John Greechan: No Sport? Try a Movie Instead

Welcome to another episode of Between the Lines. This is Martin’s chat with John Greechan, chief sports writer of the Scottish Daily Mail, about a piece he wrote on his favourite sports movies and documentaries. If you are stuck for something to watch during this period of lockdown, get ready for an exhaustive list of brilliant suggestions.


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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 computer game (Football Manager, nee Championship Manager) that has become part of football culture.


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Tom English: The Grudge

Tom English’s book The Grudge, first published in 2010, tells the story of the Calcutta Cup match between Scotland and England in March 1990.


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My Favourite Sports Book: Raphael Honigstein and King of the World

In this episode, German football expert Raphael Honigstein tells us why David Remnick’s King of the World is his all-time favourite sports book.


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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, Raphael Honigstein set about uncovering the decision-making tree that brought the hottest young striker in football to the Bundesliga. It was, as he remembers, something of a detective story, and he spoke to almost every participant: scouts, agents, directors, and people close to the brilliant footballer himself.


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Andrea Pirlo, I Think Therefore I Play: with translator Mark Palmer & BackPage

Welcome to a new episode of Between the Lines.


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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 with Verona.


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Mat Hodgson and Patrick Nathanson: I Am Duran

Welcome to a new episode of Between the Lines, our podcast that tells the stories behind great sportswriting. Well, in this case, the story behind great film making.


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Si Lloyd: United with Dad

This is Neil’s conversation with Si Lloyd about a piece he wrote for Joe in December 2019 under the headline ‘United with Dad’. It was written a few weeks after the death of Si’s father, with whom he had spent most of his life going to watch Manchester United.


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At the End of the Storm Stories from Liverpool's Historic Title Win
Barça The Making of the Greatest Team in the World
Astroball The New Way to Win it All
Pep's City: The Making of a Superteam
Pep Confidential The Inside Story of Pep Guardiola’s first season at Bayern Munich
Andrea Pirlo I Think Therefore I Play
Deadlines and Darts with Dele My World Cup Diary - England's Rebirth in Russia and other Unexpected Tales
Football 2.0 How the world's best play the modern game
Football Manager Stole my Life 20 Years of Beautiful Obsession
Spain The inside story of La Roja’s historic treble
INVINCIBLE Brendan Rodgers' Historic First Season at Celtic
Walk This Way Hills, Thrills and Headaches on Scotland's Trails
Diego Costa The Art of War
The Five-a-side Bible Inside the world of tasty tackles and terrible touches
Sean Fallon Celtic’s Iron Man
Henrik, Hairdryers and the Hand of God Extraordinary Tales from the Press Box
In Search of Alan Gilzean The lost legacy of a Dundee and Spurs legend
Making the Weight Boxing's Lethal Secret
Mastermind How Dave Brailsford Reinvented the Wheel
Murrayball How to Gatecrash the Golden Era
Super Clasico Inside the ultimate derby
Moonwalker Adventures of a midnight mountaineer