by John Martino | Jul 8, 2021 | Event, Review
The prominent British Olympic commentator, Philip Barker, has released quite a flattering initial review of ‘Olympia: The Birth of the Games’ this week. He also intends to follow up this first ‘marking piece’ with a more detailed review of the...
by John Martino | Jul 7, 2021 | Event
I was very fortunate to have a great meeting with the Japanese Consul-General to Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania earlier this week. Not only has C-G Shimada signified his pleasure at being asked to act as a guest speaker at the forthcoming ‘Olympia’...
by John Martino | Jun 9, 2021 | Event
The favourite movie of US President Joe Biden, winner of 4 Academy Awards (including Best Picture) and the most successful movie on the Olympics ever made has now turned a venerable 40 years old. A movie that truly captures the spirit of the Olympics – athletes...
by John Martino | Jun 7, 2021 | Merchandise
So you’ve pre-ordered or already got your hands on a copy of the book, maybe been lucky enough to score a bottle of ‘Olympia wine’ (see the blog photo directly below, a feature of the upcoming book launch at the Hellenic Museum on July 15) but have...
by John Martino | May 22, 2021 | Event
If there is a better day in the world of a writer than when the author copies first arrive in the mail I’m hard-pressed to think of what or when. Many years of planning, research, writing, editing, negotiating and then fine-tuning the completed work have finally...
