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@rob_mckinlay doesn't this link to kindle edition work? Hope so http://t.co/OEMok59u
@MellyChaps think it is fair to assume that "Ed Smith stadium", Florida, is a separate brand. Or should I pursue them for unpaid fees?
@ItsAllConnected many thanks
RT @alaindebotton: Proper success for intellectuals should be that their special insights become the common-sense of the next generation.
The New Few by Ferdinand Mount is very good, esp critique of crony capitalism. Also touches on theme in LUCK that prompted Guardian leader
very interesting leader by the Guardian about sport and privilege, responding to Michael Gove, again referring to LUCK http://t.co/6hS3RjwC
@benwelliot many thanks. Delighted you're enjoying it

TV & Radio

Four Thought

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011znl3

Four Thought is a new Radio 4 series featuring provocative talks about ideas that will affect our future.

Inside Sport

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/inside_sport/9028441.stm

The Spectator described Ed’s BBC1 TV documentary Inside Sport as “a gem of a documentary. As Smith talks to Usain Bolt, Roger Federer, A.P. McCoy, Mark Ramprakash and Ryan Giggs, we hear how great sportsmen play at their best when they are instinctive. ‘I wasn’t thinking about anything, it just happened,’ Giggs says about his wonder-goal against Arsenal. Doing something for the sake of it remains a surprisingly effective winning strategy. While others are tied in knots by the size of the prize, the winner is often the man who can relax and trust himself. There is a pragmatic, not just a sentimental case to be made for the amateur spirit: just enjoy yourself.”

Peak Performance

http://www.classicarts.co.uk/radio-archive-peakPerformance.asp

Peak Performance, Ed’s series on Radio 3 that compared the experiences of professional sportsmen and top musicians.