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Andy ​in the Media


Andy is a regular contributor to the media and is often asked to comment on performance, psychology and human behaviour.

He has appeared on television news programmes, documentaries and entertainment programmes, including BBC News, Newsnight, ITV1, CNN News, Sky Sports, Channel 4, Five News, Sky Living, ZDF News and L'Equipe. He has also contributed to radio programmes on TalkSport, Radio 4, BBC World Service, Sky Radio and LBC. 

Andy also appears regularly in newspapers, magazines and online publications such as TIME magazine, the Daily Telegraph, FourFourTwo, Le Monde and the Daily Mail and has written for The Times, The Guardian, the Daily Mirror, the Daily Express, Men's Fitness, Yahoo Eurosport, Inside United Magazine, Fighting Fit Magazine and Cycling Plus.
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Featured appearances


​BBC Sport
BBC Sport - MOTD: The Premier League Show 'Escapology'
Andy was one of the experts discussing the pressures that Premiership footballers face when involved in a relegation battle.

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BBC2 - Newsnight
BBC Newsnight 'Does preordained genius really exist'
Interview with Matthew Syed on whether being a talented 8-year-old sports performer necessarily means being a talented adult.

CNN
CNN 'Aiming for Gold'
Interview with Ben Wyatt and Matthew Syed on what it takes to gain success in the sports arena.

ITV News
BBC News
ITV News 'Inside the Mind of Mourinho'
​A commentary on the mental strategies of Jose Mourinho ahead of the second leg of the Champions League fixture with Barcelona.
BBC World News 'Jonathan Trott's departure from the Ashes series'
The stresses of Test cricket and how to deal with the pressures of touring overseas.

Sportlobster TV
Sportlobster TV 'What Does A Relegation Fight Do To The Mind?'
Paul McVeigh is joined by former Premier League footballers Jimmy Bullard and Leon McKenzie and performance coach Andy Barton discussing the pressures of fighting a relegation battle and predicting who they believe is most likely to face the drop.

TRT World
TRT World - 'Insight with Martin Stanford'
Do fitness trackers actually help support a healthy lifestyle and help you lose weight?

ITN
ITV
ITN 'The Ashes 2005' 
Interview with ITN about England's historic victory in the Ashes.
ITV1 'The Truth About Referees' 
Andy appeared in this ITV documentary about the challenges of being a football referee. 

Sky Living
TEDx Sevenoaks
Sky Living 'Who'd Be a Billionaire'
Documentary series about the lives of the ultra-wealthy.
TEDx Sevenoaks 'Belief'
Andy's talk about the power of belief and how it impacts on our lives.
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