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Manu Petit smokes Marlboro Reds: The importance of details, with Ryan Baldi
Author Ryan Baldi reveals his sportswriting and interviewing tips.
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Ryan Baldi wrote books about two all-time great Premier League teams: Arsene Who? The Story of the Wenger Revolu...
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Sports Writing Masterclass: John Greechan on getting close to the story
John Greechan's top tip - get as close to the story as possible (featuring Maradona and a trip to Buenos Aires)
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John Greechan: Revolution - Ange Postecoglou: The Man, The Methods and The Mastery
Welcome to the second episode in the new season of Between the Lines. This is Martin's chat with John Greechan on his excellent new Ange Postecoglou b...
Andriy Shevchenko and the Making of My Life, My Football
To celebrate the publication of Andriy Shevchenko's autobiography, My Life, My Football, we break down the story behind the book: why it took three ye...
Arrigo Sacchi And The Making Of The Immortals
In this episode, Neil and Martin talk to Mark Palmer, the translator of The Immortals, Arrigo Sacchi’s memoir of Milan’s 1988-89 season, which ended w...
Daniel Gray: Snapshot
Author Daniel Gray and photographer Alan McCredie toured Scotland collecting pictures and that form a charming and true portrait of football in that c...
Ben Reiter: The Edge
Returning to Between the Lines is Ben Reiter, author of Astroball, to talk about how the story he reported took a shocking turn - and how he went afte...
Henry Winter: Wild Swimming with Nigel Pearson
Henry Winter returns to Between The Lines to talk about an interview he did with Nigel Pearson, in which the two men went hiking across Dartmoor and s...
Sebastian Moffett: Japanese Rules
Martin talks to Sebastian Moffett about Japanese Rules, his examination of the intersection of Japanese culture and its emergent football scene at the...
Mutiny at Hearts - The Story Behind Our Spotify Original
Welcome to a new episode of Between the Lines. This is the story behind our first Spotify Original podcast, which is out today! It is called 'Mutiny a...
Oliver Kay: Forever Young - The Story of Adrian Doherty, Football's Lost Genius
Welcome to a new episode of Between the Lines. This is Martin’s chat with Oliver Kay about Forever Young: The Story of Adrian Doherty, Football’s Lost...
My Favourite Sports Book: Matt McGinn and Dark Trade
Matt McGinn, author of Against the Elements: The Eruption of Icelandic Football, picks Don McRae's boxing classic Dark Trade as his all-time favourite...
Matt McGinn: Against the Elements - The Eruption of Icelandic Football
Welcome to a new episode of Between the Lines. This is Martin's conversation with Matt McGinn about his excellent book Against the Elements: The Erupt...
James Pearce: At the End of the Storm
This is Martin's chat with James Pearce, the brilliantly connected Liverpool writer for The Athletic. A lot of James' writing makes up our latest book...
At the End of the Storm: Our new book with The Athletic
We're back, listeners!
Apologies for the extended hiatus. We were publishing a book... and this is a peek behind the scenes of how it all came t...
Back after the Break...
Just a quick one to say that we are taking a break till August, when we will be back with more weekly episodes.
Meantime, if there's a book or p...
Matt Spiro: Sacre Bleu - From Zidane to Mbappe
Matt Spiro is an English football writer, broadcaster and commentator who has lived in France for the past 18 years.
Matt has used that experien...
John Carlin: Invictus, the movie
Have you ever wondered how a book makes its journey to being a movie? Well, if you have, then this episode of Between the Lines is for you.
Thi...
John Carlin: Playing the Enemy - Nelson Mandela and the Game that made a Nation
Welcome to a new episode of Between the Lines. This is Martin's conversation with John Carlin who wrote Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game...
Ian Ridley: Addicted, Tony Adams
Welcome to a new episode of Between the Lines. This is Martin's conversation with award-winning sportswriter Ian Ridley. If you listened to last week’...
Ian Ridley: Floodlit Dreams - How to Save a Football Club
Welcome to a new episode of Between the Lines. This is Martin's conversation with award-winning sportswriter Ian Ridley about his book Floodlit Dreams...
My Favourite Sports Book: Pete Burns and FitzSimons on Rugby
Publisher and writer Pete Burns tells us why FitzSimons on Rugby, by Pete FitzSimons, is his all-time favourite sports books.
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Pete Burns: How has COVID-19 impacted sports publishing?
Welcome to a new episode of Between the Lines. Our guest this week is Pete Burns, MD of Polaris Publishing, who have a growing list of authors includi...
My Favourite Sports Book: James Morgan and Open / Brilliant Orange
Journalist and author James Morgan tells us why Andre Agassi's autobiography, Open, and David Winner's Brilliant Orange are his all-time favourite spo...
James Morgan: The Carfin Emeralds - How Celtic players in disguise won the Kennedy Cup
Welcome to a new episode of Between the Lines. Our guest this week is James Morgan, who wrote the first book we ever published as a company, back in 2...
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Welcome to … a shorter episode of Between the Lines.
We had a technical issue with the episode scheduled for this week, so we will be back next...
My Favourite Sports Book: Matt & Tom Oldfield - The Nowhere Men / Playing for Keeps
Children's authors Matt and Tom Oldfield tell us why Mike Calvin's The Nowhere Men and Playing for Keeps, by David Halberstam, are their all-time favo...
Matt & Tom Oldfield: Ultimate Football Heroes
Welcome to a new episode of Between the Lines. This is Martin's conversation with Matt and Tom Oldfield, two brothers who between them have written th...
My Favourite Sports Book: Neil Forsyth and Floodlit Dreams
Screenwriter Neil Forsyth tells us why Ian Ridley's Floodlit Dreams is his all-time favourite sports book.
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Neil Forsyth: Jousting with Jim McLean
Welcome to a new episode of Between the Lines. This is Martin's conversation with the acclaimed screenwriter Neil Forsyth about an amazing feature he...
YOUR favourite sports docs and movies
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 phenomen...
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 pie...
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...
James Montague: 1312 - Among The Ultras
Like James Montague's previous books – When Friday Comes; Thirty One Nil; and The Billionaires Club - 1312: Among The Ultras is the result of this wri...
Martin BackPage: Read All About It
This is Martin BackPage speaking on another book podcast - yes, they do exist! - called Read All About It, where the host Paul Cuddihy asks guests to...
My Favourite Sports Book: Tom English and The Franchise
BBC Scotland's chief sports writer Tom English tells us why Michael McCambridge's The Franchise: A History of Sports Illustrated Magazine is his all-t...
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. Memorabl...