Sit Down and Cheer - Martin Kelner Reviews
Description:ISBN 140812923X / Hardcover: 288 pages / Publisher: John Wisden & Co Ltd / Published: 27 Sep 2012
Newest Review: ... the futures of certain sports in the increased revenue that they paid for coverage. I found plenty of memories within these ... more
... pages, as someone who grew up in a time when sports coverage was fairly well established and I had the choice of BBC's ''Grandstand'' and ITV's ''World of Sport'' on a Saturday afternoon. I am old enough to recall the beginning of Channel 4 and Sky Sports, but was never involved enough to realise the full impact these channels had on the sports world. Many of the commentators mentioned are familiar enough to me that I can hear their voices in my head as I read their names, but I never realised how much was goi...more
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by - written on 21/04/13 (Very useful, 30 readings)
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Like many English sports fans, the majority of the calories I burn are used up by shouting at the TV and occasionally going to the shops for more beer and crisps. Sports books tend to be about the sport itself or biographies of those who expended great effort to reach the top of their chosen sport. But in Martin Kelner's ''Sit Down and Cheer: A History of Sport on TV'', there is finally a book for the less energetic among us. Kelner's history is certainly comprehensive, mentioning everything from the first radio broadcasts of rugby and football in the 1920s to the BBC's plans for multiple channels to cover the 2012 London Olympics. There is much about how ... Read the complete review
