Author: Margaret Roberts

The ‘Colditz Olympics’
The Great Escape!

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Aug 28, 2026 | Archival Research, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Football, Indoor Sport, Sport & Leisure History, Sport & Politics, Team Sports | 0

Situated on a cliff overlooking a small East German town in the state of Saxony, Colditz Castle...

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Too Hot to Handle:
The Bruising West Indies Tour of 1976.

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Jun 2, 2026 | Cricket, Team Sports | 0

It’s nearly 50 years since the hot summer of 1976. It was the warmest on record and to be alive...

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Bill Thomas:
The Professional Sports Coach as Servant in Twentieth Century Britain.
Part Three.

Posted by Margaret Roberts | May 25, 2026 | Archival Research, Athletics, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Sport and Coaching | 0

Read Part 1 HERE and Part 2 HERE In 1935, a Daily Mirror reporter observed that Bill...

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Golf and the Common:
The Hertfordshire Experience

Posted by Margaret Roberts | May 18, 2021 | Golf, Podcasts | 0

This podcast from Julie Moore, from a collection of short papers on aspects of sport and leisure...

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Exploring Your Family’s Playing Pasts with Oral History

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Jul 13, 2020 | Your Family's Playing Pasts | 0

Following on from our successful launch of Your Family’s Playing Pasts Margaret is now...

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