As heard on BBC Radio 4**'Likeable and highly readable ... comic and insightful' Observer'An easy read mixture of wit and wisdom ... should be read by all who drink more than the limit'**Prof David Nutt, author of Drink? The New Science of Alcohol and Your HealthThe popular broadcaster and columnist sets out to discover the unsung pleasures of drinking in moderation.The recommended a...

Adrian Chiles's weekly Guardian column has gained a cult following for his unique insights into everything from the present tense in history podcasts to his legendary at-home urinal.Chiles never misses. And his targets are the stuff of life, the everyday things we should all stop and think about a little more: favourite spoons, the correct duration of a hug, falling into a bed of wild garl...

'I've occasionally been asked why it is that I need to go for a drink before watching the Albion play. I've always answered with something lame, along the lines of, "You wanna try watching us sober" ... where does this urge come from? I've raced off to games hours early to give me a chance to drink a lot of beer in a relatively short time ... the craic is good, usually. Sometimes it isn't, Occasionally it's all rather boring. But I always make the effort. Why? Well..'The popular br...

Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley are the most popular presenting team on British TV today, and with their new role as hosts of ITV's Daybreak, the revamped GMTV, it looks like their stars are continuing to rise. Chiles had been fronting BBC's The One Show since it was first aired in 2006, but when Bleakley joined the following year it quickly became clear that they were a magical combination. For almost three years they thrilled audiences and, with their easy banter and laid-back style...

'A really great read, fascinating, moving' Adrian ChilesThe End to End record is the longest place-to-place cycling record in Britain. It is a daunting 842 miles and for the men and women who attempt to break the record, there can be no second place, only the binary outcome of total success or failure. Paul Jones decided to ride from Land's End to John O' Groats to try to understand the relentless physical and mental challenges involved.End to End ...

Ein historischer Abenteuerroman mit biografischer Tiefe – inspiriert von wahren Begebenheiten. In "Schwarze Schafe in Chile" verwebt Adriane Rinsche Vergangenheit und Gegenwart zwischen rauer Pampa, deutscher Auswanderung und persönlicher Spurensuche. Der junge Franz "Pancho" Rinsche wird nach einem Fehltritt auf ein Frachtschiff nach Buenos Aires verbannt – der Beginn einer abenteuerlichen Selbstfindung. Vom Schiffsjungen zum Estanciero in Patagonien, vom Taugenichts zum Pionier, durch Wi...

‘What is a club in any case? Not the buildings or the directors or the people who are paid to represent it. It’s not the television contracts, get-out clauses, marketing departments or executive boxes. It’s the noise, the passion, the feeling of belonging, the pride in your city. It’s a small boy clambering up stadium steps for the very first time, gripping his father’s hand, gawping at that hallowed stretch of turf beneath him and, without being able to do a thing about it, falling in lov...

Crónica que repasa la historia de las relaciones limítrofes de Chile con Argentina. De manera documentada, sin apasionamientos, narra la evolución de las fronteras desde la época anterior a la independencia y hasta la fecha, dejando finalmente la interrogante si este nuevo diferendo nos llevará a una corte internacional o a un arbitraje.Se abordan los siguientes puntos en conflicto:-Los límites coloniales de Chile desde 1554-Las pérdidas territorial...

Uno de los rasgos más característicos del presente es el triunfo del discurso hegemónico sobre la economía y, especialmente, la economía financiera. Tal como afirma Doreen Massey (2012), "en el marco del neoliberalismo la economía se ha convertido en una forma de ideología". Enaltecida al carácter de ciencia total, se le atribuye la capacidad de explicar y justificar todo y, como tal, se le rinde ciega servidumbre, a pesar de que sus elucubraciones y soluciones fallan reiterada y estrepito...