Consumerism and Manchester United (Radio 4, "Thinking Allowed", 1 June)

American and British sporting cultures don't mix easily - interview by Professor Stefan Szymanski, reivew of "National Pastime"

As the resistance to Malcolm Glazers' attempts to take over Manchester United show, American and British sporting cultures don't mix easily.

Laurie Taylor is joined Ellis Cashmore , Professor of Culture, Media and Sport at Staffordshire University and author of a new book Making Sense of Sport, and Stefan Szymanski , Professor of Economics and Strategy at the Tanaka Business School, Imperial College London, to discuss what the British and American cultures tell us about the societies and economies that spawned them.

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