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Everything You Think About Sport Is Wrong

Simon Barnes presents a series challenging conventional thinking about sport.

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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Feminism
In a new series challenging thinking about sport, Simon Barnes discusses feminism.
12 Dec 2016,15 mins
Beauty
Simon Barnes continues his challenge to how we think about sport, discussing beauty.
13 Dec 2016,15 mins
Intellectuals
Simon Barnes continues his series about sport, arguing that sport is for intellectuals.
14 Dec 2016,15 mins
The Novel
Simon Barnes argues that sport produces narratives worthy of a novel.
15 Dec 2016,15 mins
Nationalism
Simon Barnes concludes his series about sport by arguing that it is not about nationalism.
16 Dec 2016,15 mins