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Reverse Swept Radio: An podcast on cricket's past, present and its literature
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Friday Feb 08, 2013
Friday Feb 08, 2013
THE 5 MINUTE FORTNIGHT: South Africa need to stop ruining test cricket, Zimbabwe need to stop shooting themselves in the foot, Ricky Ponting is still making runs and the discovery of the most beautiful ground in the world. "I've never seen anything which is quite this bold and extraordinary" FROM THE ARCHIVES: The curious tale of the International 20:20 Championship "Having 3 bowl-outs in Leicestershire's indoor cricket school must have been a fairly miserable start to this tournament" THE REVIEW: The Chinaman - Shehan Karunatilaka "Pradeep Matthews can bowl both left-handed and right-handed" THE DEBATE: Was England women's cricket team acting within the Spirit of Cricket in their game against West Indies? "Commentators didn't quite know what to say" Recorded on 7/2/2013
Monday Jan 21, 2013
Monday Jan 21, 2013
THE 5 MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Why the ECB should be applauded for going after the touts, Sri Lanka remember how to fight, flyingbat-gate and remembering CMJ. "It was a fairly casual toss but still" FROM THE ARCHIVES: Cricket in the Snow "Gower went back to where his car was and there was a massive hole in the ice" THE REVIEW: End of An Innings - Denis Compton How a glass of whisky helped Compton to FA Cup final glory THE INTERVIEW: Philip Brown, Cricket Photographer "I thought I was going to take a nice picture of a monkey. Didn't happen." THE DEBATE: "Sarah Taylor playing professional men's cricket would be good for the women's game." "Have you not taken a greater interest in dancing girls since T20 arrived? Recorded on 19/1/2013
Sunday Dec 23, 2012
Sunday Dec 23, 2012
(TIP: Easiest to listen to us on ITunes, website can be slow) THE 5 MINUTE YEAR: Why England not being number 1 any more is actually ok, how Pakistan were amazing but then barely got to play and how rain ruins lives. (Including watching Darren Sammy getting rained on in Hove) FROM THE ARCHIVES: The boxing cricketers (Freddy isn't the first) THE REVIEW: Glorious Summers and Discontents - Michael Atherton (Atherton getting it right again and again) THE DEBATE: "England fans should be optimistic about 2013" ("It's extraordinary how many times England fans are going to have to watch England play New Zealand") Recorded on 14/12/2012 and 23/12/2012 (don't ask)
Tuesday Dec 04, 2012
Tuesday Dec 04, 2012
THE 5 MINUTE FORTNIGHT: KP is king, outswingers are beautiful and we all feel sorry for Imran Tahir. (Give the man a hug!) FROM THE ARCHIVES: Ricky Ponting in a nightclub and other off-field incidents which have changed careers (Including a barmaid from Leicester and a certain pedalo) THE REVIEW: Out of the Blue - Aakash Chopra (Would you practice for 16 hours a day?) THE INTERVIEW: Samir Chopra - writer of Cricinfo's The Pitch, author of The Brave New Pitch and Professor of Philosophy. ("The length of the encounter makes it such a fertile place for us to exercise our imagination") THE DEBATE: "The rise of the millionaire cricketer should be celebrated." Recorded on 2/12/2012
Sunday Nov 18, 2012
Sunday Nov 18, 2012
THE 5 MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Bangladesh can bat! (occasionally), Chris Gayle ends a 2,050 match sequence, using a nightwatchman is not a masterplan but an act of suicide and why you don't warm down by playing rugby. (When was the last time you saw a rugby player warm down with a quick net session?) FROM THE ARCHIVES: The curious tale of Mark Ravin Ramprakash. (Nasser Hussain: "He was a world-class player - or should have been") THE REVIEW: Behind the Boundary - Graeme Wright (With all the money they make through Coldplay and Take That concerts, it's odd that Lancashire bother to play cricket at all) THE INTERVIEW: Jon Hotten of The Old Batsman ("50 over cricket should have ended with MS Dhoni's six to win the World Cup for India") THE DEBATE: "Twitter enriches the cricket viewing experience." ("On the first day of the test, I read "Monty should have been picked" phrased in maybe 250 different ways") Recorded on 17/11/2012
Friday Nov 02, 2012
Friday Nov 02, 2012
5 minute fortnight: The KP saga is over (for now), West Indies are T20 world champions (it wasn't just about Gayle) and the Champions League is annoying. (Is there a worse name than the Sydeny Sixers?) From the archives: The eternal relationship between cricket and food. (Why don't players drink port before batting any more?) The Review: "Sport and the British" Radio Show (Are you a Hobbesian or Gracian?) The Debate: "After an annus horribilis, England are in need of a dramatic rethink." (What's an annus horribilis?) Recorded on 27/10/2012
Tuesday Aug 14, 2012
Tuesday Aug 14, 2012
5 Minute Fortnight: West Indies win a test series, Arundel is beautiful, the SPL is silly and the England v SA series has gone crazy. (Who needs the Olympics any way?) From the Archives: The astonishing tale of Lashings CC (Would you enjoy watching Lou Vincent score 243 against your club side?) The Book Review: The Fast Men - David Frith ("Small boys were forgiven for thinking that Spofforth had horns coming out of his head.") The Debate: "England have only themselves to blame for the Kevin Pietersen situation" (Toby - "Genuine emotion, that's what you tune in for!") Recorded on 13/8/2012
Monday Jul 16, 2012
Monday Jul 16, 2012
5 MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Including Chris Gayle's return to Windies' colours and England v Australia
(Since when did beating Australia begin to feel routine?)
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Cricketers away from Cricket
(Can you get any cooler than being an international cricketer who collects cheetahs?)
THE BOOK REVIEW: (a film) Out of the Ashes
("As you know there are a lot of problems in the world today - the solution to all of them is cricket" - Taj Malik, former Afghanistan coach)
THE DEBATE: Should Lords get a roof?
("It would probably take a day and a half to get the roof on and off")
THE INTERVIEW: Umair Qazi of the Well Pitched Blog
(On Pakistan's recent success, Mohammad Amir, Hammad Azam and why Pakistan produces great swing bowlers)
Recorded on 16/7/2012
Saturday Jun 30, 2012
Saturday Jun 30, 2012
5 MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Reflections on Zimbawe's improbable tri-series win and England v Australia (Hamilton Masakadza is back. . . ) FROM THE ARCHIVES: A journey through the different breeds of number 11 (Devon Malcolm really could hit a cricket ball) THE BOOK REVIEW: Rain Men - Marcus Berkmann (Has village cricket ever sounded so painful?) THE DEBATE: Should the ICC force India to adopt DRS? Recorded on 29/6/2012
Saturday Jun 02, 2012
Saturday Jun 02, 2012
Review of Derek Birley's A Social History of Cricket (how a national addiction to gambling gave us the game we all love) Interview with Rohan Mascarenhas of Ducking Beamers (how twitter changed the world of blogging and much much more) Debate - "A cricketer should never lose his temper on the field of play" (Toby - "Why don't you go and watch Eastenders?) The extraordinary renaissance of Marlon Samuels The West Indies' first ever test victory (barely a year after their first test . . .) APOLOGIES - Some of this section was lost due to an entirely inexplicable glitch Recorded on 1/6/2012