Episodes
| First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 20130207 | 20190920 (BBC7) 20190921 (BBC7) | The England Writers Football team brings together some of the most exciting writers - and the worst footballers - in Britain. Despite sounding like a Monty Python joke, its members would claim that there is a connection between the two activities that's well worth exploring. Author of Submarine and acclaimed new talent (literary) Joe Dunthorne provides a running commentary on a match between his England Writers Football Team and the newly-formed Scotland Writers Football Team, at a hotly-contested international match in Glasgow. Can a writer ever make a really good footballer? Producer: Beth O'Dea First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2013. Joe Dunthorne's England Writers Football Team plays against the Scotland Writers Team. |