This Sporting Planet - Audio

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Sport is a massive global phenomenon. Events and sporting heroes attract an enormous amount of interest. What’s going on? Why do sporting heroes matter so much and why is the media full of sports news? This album uses interviews with four key people in sport (Ed Smith, Sue Tibballs, Ed Warner and Su…

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    • Apr 12, 2010 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 12m AVG DURATION
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    This Sporting Planet

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2010 0:49


    A short introduction to this album.

    Transcript -- This Sporting Planet

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2010


    Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.

    What Sport Tells us About Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2009 18:34


    Ed Smith, professional cricketer and author of 'What Sport Tells Us About Life' (2008), discusses how and why sport has come to acquire such intense and diverse social meanings.

    Transcript -- What Sport Tells us About Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2009


    Transcript -- Ed Smith, professional cricketer and author of 'What Sport Tells Us About Life' (2008), discusses how and why sport has come to acquire such intense and diverse social meanings.

    Sport and Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2009 17:09


    Sue Tibballs chief Executive of the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) focuses on the role of women in sport and their representation. The WSF ensures that women are central to sport and not on the sidelines.

    Transcript -- Sport and Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2009


    Transcript -- Sue Tibballs chief Executive of the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) focuses on the role of women in sport and their representation. The WSF ensures that women are central to sport and not on the sidelines.

    Running for a Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2009 20:27


    Ed Warner is a city businessman who became part-time, non-executive chair of UK Athletics in 2007 and has had a pivotal role in preparing UK Athletics in the run up to the 2012 Olympics. His appointment highlights the links between commerce and sport.

    Transcript -- Running for a Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2009


    Transcript -- Ed Warner is a city businessman who became part-time, non-executive chair of UK Athletics in 2007 and has had a pivotal role in preparing UK Athletics in the run up to the 2012 Olympics. His appointment highlights the links between commerce and sport.

    Governing Global Sport

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2009 17:52


    Sunder Katwala is General Secretary of the Fabian Society and writes extensively on political issues, including the political and social significance of sport and critical debates about the governance of sport.

    Transcript -- Governing Global Sport

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2009


    Transcript -- Sunder Katwala is General Secretary of the Fabian Society and writes extensively on political issues, including the political and social significance of sport and critical debates about the governance of sport.

    Academic Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2009 5:16


    Course chair, Professor Kath Woodward, discusses her interest in sport and talks us through the content of the course and this album.

    Transcript -- Academic Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2009


    Transcript -- Course chair, Professor Kath Woodward, discusses her interest in sport and talks us through the content of the course and this album.

    Academic Perspective 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2009 8:28


    Course chair, Professor Kath Woodward, talks about the four interviewees that appear on this album and gives us an insight to their backgrounds and areas of expertise.

    Transcript -- Academic Perspective 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2009


    Transcript -- Course chair, Professor Kath Woodward, talks about the four interviewees that appear on this album and gives us an insight to their backgrounds and areas of expertise.

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