Giles Smith



Profile:
Full name: Giles Smith

Area of interest: Sport, Football, Motoring

Journals: The Times

Email: [mailto:giles.smith@times.co.uk giles.smith@times.co.uk]

Website: Giles Smith

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Biography:
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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: author

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Awards/Honours: Sports Columnist of the Year, 1998

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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

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The Times:
Column remit: Sport on TV

Section: Sport

Role: Columnist

Pen-name:

Email: [mailto:giles.smith@times.co.uk giles.smith@times.co.uk]

Website: TimesOnline

Commissioning editor:

Day published: Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday

Regularity: Thrice weekly

Column format:

Average length: 800 words



Articles:

 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * raises the bar with its table service'' - Giles Smith enjoys the historical TV coverage of the Table Soccer World Cup - 10th March 2009
 * 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
 * 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
 * models at the Geneva Motor Show'' - The technology is amazing. But why the compulsory young women with mile-long legs? - 4th March 2009
 * 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
 * sales - coming to a store near you'' - Which pitchside workstation would Jose Mourinho plump for from the Acme Dugouts catalogue, 2009 - 28th February 2009
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * Obama's just not right for Celebrity Big Brother'' - 5th January 2009
 * 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
 * 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
 * Navratilova to fly 'I'm a Celebrity' flag'' - 13th November 2008
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * motor racing farewell lacks timing'' - 4th November 2008
 * 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
 * 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
 * it the WAGs wot lost it? You decide'' - 18th October 2008
 * trouble at World Grand Prix of darts'' - 9th October 2008
 * TV gets tough, Vinnie Jones gets going'' - 2nd October 2008
 * Roy Keane finally facing his Waterloo?'' - 27th October 2008
 * Gough falls against the wall, but Castle is still standing'' - 23rd September 2008
 * again favourites in quickstep to fame'' - 19th September 2008
 * Faldo's high flyers make up the numbers'' - 16th September 2008
 * tries to avoid own goal'' - 11th September 2008
 * backhands and glad hands for Andy Murray'' - 9th September 2008
 * 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
 * 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
 * legacy? Sofa sores after Olympics marathon'' - 26th August 2008
 * regimented perfectionism makes ways for London's 'heartfelt mess''' - 25th August 2008
 * on Television'' - Chiles play that gave way to adult viewing - 23rd August 2008
 * Ovett provides unexpected reality check'' - 20th August 2008
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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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