Published by Doubleday Childrens, part of Random House Children's Publishers UK
Format: Hardback
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Author:
Mitchell Symons
Format: Hardback
EAN: 9780385618656
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EAN: 9780385618656
Published: 1 Sep 2011
Mitchell Symons, the revolting reference expert, turns his attention to the world of sport. Whether you're a sports nut or more of an armchair follower, there will be facts and stories to entertain and educate you.
Find out which striker's shorts fell down when he took a penalty.
When some ducklings interrupted a rowing race.
Who played in the longest tennis match ever.
And which football team's fanzine is called 'Linesman, You're Rubbish'.
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Mitch knows more totally useless things about useless subjects than anybody on Earth.
- Chris Tarrant
Mitchell Symons was born in London and educated at Mill Hill School and the LSE, where he studied Law. Since leaving BBC TV, where he was a researcher and then a director, he has worked as a writer, broadcaster and journalist. He was a principal writer of early editions of the board game Trivial Pursuit and has devised many television formats. Currently he writes an award-winning column for the Sunday Express.
