大象传媒

RUGBY
According to Oscar Wilde 鈥淩ugby is a good occasion for keeping thirty bullies far from the centre of town鈥�. Laurie Taylor re-appraises this sport of gentleman with Social Historian, Tony Collins who鈥檚 charted the class wars that have beset rugby union, from Tom Brown鈥檚 Schooldays to England鈥檚 victory in the English World Cup in 2003 and Dr Dominic Malcolm, Senior lecturer in the Sociology of Sport at Loughborough University. They discuss how rugby has championed the virtues of patriotism, physical courage and manliness.

MAGIC
Professor Owen Davies is the author of a new book entitled Grimoires; A History of Magic Books, he talks about the past and present significance of magical books and spells.