{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241/62d9162862e8610013dd7b25?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Boys And Their Toys","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0ef81a8cbec7663cf149/1658391414320-38ef606193a5025e985cd766aa56d3e6.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week, we go in search of the woman who created William Brown, beloved outlaw of the suburbs; and take a look at the sporting scene in the Middle East ahead of this winter’s men’s Fifa World Cup.</p><p><br></p><p>‘Richmal Crompton, author of Just William: A Literary Life’ by Jane McVeigh</p><p>'Routledge Handbook of Sport in the Middle East', edited by Danyel Reiche and Paul Michael Brannagan</p><p>'The Business of the Fifa World Cup', edited by Simon Chadwick, Paul Widdop, Christos Anagnostopoulos and Daniel Parnell</p><p><br></p><p>This summer we’re celebrating the serendipity of second-hand books - let us know your finds by writing to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:letters@the-tls.co.yj\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">letters@the-tls.co.</a>uk or tweeting us @TheTLS</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Charlotte Pardy</p>","author_name":"The TLS"}