The Ball 2006

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Video: Scare of the day

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

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A quick behind-the-scenes look at how we get this site together while we’re on the road. Believe me, it’s not easy. Our office The trouble with this blogging thing is that doing and publishing both require time, and we just don’t have enough to give to both. So we muddle our way through, aware [...]

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Video: A cracking good game

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

The Crack

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Well, we did eventually manage to have a bit of a knock-about in Ieper, but not the full-scale game that we had hoped for. Instead, we found Glyn, Peter and Matthieu playing keepie-uppie in the field next to our campsite. As so often happens when it’s underway, The Ball quickly became a [...]

Posted by Phil Wake

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Audio: We detour for radio, darling

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

Excess emotional baggage

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That there podcast file is the whole show — we’re on about 20 minutes into it. Check out the BBC’s Excess Baggage site for more details about the programme. There’s also a great write-up of our project on The Guardian’s website and an article in German on the Focus online website [...]

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Video: Back to forwards, on we go

Tuesday, June 6th, 2006

KVK Ieper Stadium

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We look for the legacy of the Chrismas Truce game with a visit to KVK Ieper and have a chat and a kickabout with the club chairman, Rik Verstraete. Rik Verstraete, Chairman of KVK Ieper

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