The Blizzard
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Where's Darth Vader Gone?
16 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
International football is ceasing to be treated as a reenactment of Europe's horrible past. Is the age of football as a substitute for war coming to a...
The House of the Beautiful Sleeping Athlete
11 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In 1982 the French international Jean-Pierre Adams went to hospital and was given anaesthetic that should have knocked him out for a few hours. 33 yea...
Tales of My Father (with Jonathan Wilson)
07 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
“His memory was gone, ravaged by Alzheimer’s, but when I told him, I saw a flicker in his eyes. ’Do you remember Clough?’ I asked, talking, to...
Manchester Football Writing Festival, National Football Museum (1st September 2015)
02 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Blizzard Q&A recorded live at the National Football Museum as part of the Manchester Football Writing Festival, on the evening of 1st Septembe...
How Roy Race Ruined English Football
27 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"He may be Britain's most popular comic footballer, but Roy of the Rovers embodies everything that's wrong about the English game" Episode One of th...