592. Mad Victorian Sport

August 17, 2025

Description

How and when was football invented, and what are the origins of football clubs? What is the connection between public hangings, highwaymen, and early sporting events? Which is the most...
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Books Referenced

The Long Walk

Author: Stephen King

Context:

Mentioned in an ad spot as Stephen King's very first book, written in 1967 during the Vietnam War and published in 1979, now adapted into a film.

This Sporting Life

Author: Robert Coles

Context:

Described as a brilliant book by an upcoming guest, Robert Coles, who makes the point that historians tend to neglect sport or condescend to it when they write about it.

A Short History of the Barclay Match

Author: Derek Martin

Context:

Tom quotes from Derek Martin's book when describing Richard Manx's pedestrianism feats in Sheffield, calling it 'a great book on this.'