Giles Smith

Profile: Full name: Giles Smith Area of interest: Sport, Football, Motoring Journals/Organisation: The Times Email: giles.smith@times.co.uk Personal website: Website: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/columnists/gilessmith Blog: Representation: Networks:

Biography: About: Education: Career: Joined The Independent at its inception; written for The Times since 1991 and contributed to various other British newspapers and magazines as well as The New Yorker; he also writes a weekly car review, The Saturday Review, for The Guardian and Midweek View for the official Chelsea FC website Current position/role: columnist also writes/written for: contributed to many British newspapers and magazines and to The New Yorker Other roles/Main role: author Other activities: Disclosures: Viewpoints/Insight: Broadcast media: Video: Controversy/Criticism: Awards/Honours: Sports Columnist of the Year, 1998 Scoops: Other:

Books & Debate: Lost in music: a pop odyssey (London: Picador, 1995) OCLC 34886382 Latest work: Midnight in the garden of Evel Knievel: sport on television (London: Picador, 2000) OCLC 45593618 Speaking/Appearances: Debate:

The Times: Column name: Remit/Info: Sport on TV Section: Sport Role: Columnist Pen-name: Email: giles.smith@times.co.uk Website: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/columnists/gilessmith Commissioning editor: Day published: Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday Regularity: Thrice weekly Column format: Average length: 800 words

Articles: Osborne risks everything on a rose-tinted forecast - George Osborne's budget did everything it was expected to do. But it's success hinges on the optimistic forecasts of the OBR - 27th June 2010 Not Flash, Not Gordon - The Chancellor, in his best Edinburgh lawyer style, gave us an array of, low-key, low-cost (and in some cases no cost) micro measures - 25th March 2010 Bank plots when to light interest-rate fuse - In his Mansion House speech last week, Mervyn King evidenced that the ground is being prepared for a shift of policy - 21st June 2009 The QE3 is a £365m floating prison - Trap myself on a cruise holiday? You must be joking. But I'd still love to see the new Queen Elizabeth liner in action - 20th March 2009 A dog's life for Mandelson and the Myersons - Green custard thrown at the Business Secretary is a long way from petrol bombs in the Sixties. I blame Heston Blumenthal - 11th March 2009 Eurosport raises the bar with its table service - Giles Smith enjoys the historical TV coverage of the Table Soccer World Cup - 10th March 2009 Goalkeeping and technology: just hit the save button - Petr Cech’s scrum cap may look like basic protective headgear, but it’s full of lightweight electronics - 7th March 2009 David Beckham takes the London 2012 biscuit - a behind-the-scenes look at how a bus turned into a bush for the cause of promoting the Olympic Games - 5th March 2009 Out-of-date models at the Geneva Motor Show - The technology is amazing. But why the compulsory young women with mile-long legs? - 4th March 2009 Stelling cup countdown a sprint not a marathon - Sky late on parade after finally clocking on at 2.30 with their first shots of Wembley Way ahead of Carling Cup final - 2nd March 2009 Manager sales - coming to a store near you - Which pitchside workstation would Jose Mourinho plump for from the Acme Dugouts catalogue, 2009 - 28th February 2009 José Mourinho up to old tricks on ITV magic show - Former Chelsea manager gave British public a glimpse of what they have been missing on his return to ITV - 25th February 2009 Like father, like daughter – Tahli Grobbelaar claims her percentage in comedy value - Yesterday’s children dreamt of playing for England, today’s dream of taking 15 per cent of Craig Bellamy’s transfer fee - 24th February 2009 Cometh the hour, cometh the jam sandwich - Sweet, cheap and comforting. With its new jam sarnie, M&S has surely launched the snack for our recessionary times - 21st February 2009 Sorry, Obama's just not right for Celebrity Big Brother - 5th January 2009 Why I'd happily be a zombie driver - Speed-limiters are just the beginning. The modern car's message is: ‘You're rotten behind the wheel' - 31st December 2008 Need a job? Know sweet FA about football? - A background in the beautiful game need not be a hindrance if you fancy yourself as the Football Association's new figurehead - 19th November 2998 Martina Navratilova to fly 'I'm a Celebrity' flag - 13th November 2008 Broadcasting haves mix with the Havants - How to quantify the fable-spinning magic of a competition in which Jon Champion can draw Blyth Spartans away - 11th November 2008 Donald Trump tries to forge links with past - American business magnate's new £1 billion golf links in Aberdeenshire will reconnect him with far more humble origins - 8th November 2008 Dawson has much bigger fish to fry - The former rugby union World Cup winner turned celebrity can now be found fishing and frying on your screens - 6th November 2008 ITV motor racing farewell lacks timing - 4th November 2008 Who Wants to be a Twenty20 Millionaire? - The Price is Right, the Countdown is almost over and Opportunity Knocks for England's Welly Addicts in cricket game show - 1st November 2008 Three to a room: welcome to London 2012 - If the Olympic village has to be reduced in size, why not show off the capital's true character instead, blitz-style? - 25th October 2008 Was it the WAGs wot lost it? You decide - 18th October 2008 Double trouble at World Grand Prix of darts - 9th October 2008 When TV gets tough, Vinnie Jones gets going - 2nd October 2008 Is Roy Keane finally facing his Waterloo? - 27th October 2008 Darren Gough falls against the wall, but Castle is still standing - 23rd September 2008 Athletes again favourites in quickstep to fame - 19th September 2008 Nick Faldo's high flyers make up the numbers - 16th September 2008 Setanta tries to avoid own goal - 11th September 2008 Forehands, backhands and glad hands for Andy Murray - 9th September 2008 Gateshead provides a damb squib after Beijing - Britain's medal-winners struggle to raise their game in the wake of heady fortnight of Olympic Games - 2nd September 2008 England careful not to overdo the spacedust - Historians are given plenty to chew over as researchers reveal that the truth is stranger than confectionary with cricket - 30th August 2008 Our legacy? Sofa sores after Olympics marathon - 26th August 2008 China's regimented perfectionism makes ways for London's 'heartfelt mess' - 25th August 2008 Olympics on Television - Chiles play that gave way to adult viewing - 23rd August 2008 Steve Ovett provides unexpected reality check - 20th August 2008 Costume drama happy to embrace change - Triathletes somehow manage to avoid confusion as they switch seemlessly into the apparel for various parts of their event - 19th August 2008 Medal-hungry Phelps bucks biting trend - The American has resisted the urge to gnaw at his gongs but it may just be that he can't fit all eight in his mouth - 18th August 2008 Positives to be taken whatever the outcome - Coping with defeat has never been made easier thanks to new phraseology that always has the Brits looking on the bright side - 16th August 2008

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