E. P. Thompson
E. P. Thompson
Edward Palmer Thompson, usually cited as E. P. Thompson, was a British historian, writer, socialist and peace campaigner. He is probably best known today for his historical work on the British radical movements in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, in particular The Making of the English Working Class. He also published influential biographies of William MorrisandWilliam Blakeand was a prolific journalist and essayist. He also published the novel The Sykaos Papers and a collection of poetry. His work...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionHistorian
Date of Birth3 February 1924
With a couple of exceptions you can count on one hand even if you used to work in a saw mill and cut off a few fingers, television really managed to not catch up until 1970.
But 2005, I think, clearly is the year that we reached a tipping point. The steps are now really officially being taken to break television out of the living room.
It shows just how good television can be.
Football and television are like the couple running in slow motion at each other on the beach. They form the perfect marriage.
This was a great match that came down to one stroke at the end. We had every chance to win, but just couldn't find the way to come out in front.
When you draft a player you draft a human being and you get to know these guys and you know how passionate they are and how badly they want to play. It tugs on you pretty hard. It's probably one of the toughest things I've had on the job.
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This whole thing is like a cross between a very severe virus and getting married.
the recipe keeps changing, which is actually what other TV shows have never really accomplished.
We need to do an environmental impact statement.
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(Trustees) all say the same thing, it's only a few teachers that are upset. Well, the events of today expose that as mythology.
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