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Thank you Del Boy
Is Derek Chisora calling time on boxing as a cult hero? Richie Woodhall joins Buncey as Del Boy says no more after losing a split decision to Deontay Wilder. They hear from both fighters.
Alfie Brown, Jeanette Kwakye, Luke Moore, Mark Watson
Presenter and former GB athlete Jeanette Kwakye, journalist Luke Moore and comedians Alfie Brown and Mark Watson join Rick Edwards for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment. Points are awarded for informed comment, wit and passion, but taken away for nonsense and answers lacking in conviction.In the final round, the top two points scorers go head-to-head in 'Defend the Indefensible' where they must both defend a statement however ludicrous or distasteful for twenty seconds. There can only be one winner!Listen to the podcast on BBC Sounds
Ladies Night at Olympia
Will Ellie Scotney become the youngest UK boxer in the four-belt era to go undisputed? Who comes out on top as Caroline Dubois and Terri Harper meet in a world title unification? And how will Chantelle Cameron fare over three-minute rounds? Buncey speaks to all the fighters ahead of Sunday’s all-women’s card at Olympia, and sits down with MVP CEO Nakisa Bidarian to discuss his vision for women’s boxing.
#528 - A Remembersplore, Miserable Coat Man and The Early Human Scene
Strap yourself in because boy do we have a highbrow show for you today. Quoting Heidegger? Check. Ruminations on the nature of the present? Check. Elis S’ing himself in a park in Cardiff after a night on the Red Bull mixers? Check.John Wins Again throws up some interesting morsels: John reveals his latest bedtime snack, and one of John’s wins leaves Elis literally speechless.Elsewhere we meet Elis’s unkempt uni alter ego, John realises he should have been born in a Megaworld, and Dave is invited to get into the early human scene.Remember to pop on yer BBC Sounds app on Saturday morning to hear this week’s Bureau de Change of the Mind.
The Commentators’ View: Shabby shoes & Royal Oak FC
John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball look ahead to the FA Cup quarter-final weekend and reflect on England’s far from sizzling World Cup send off. Plus the non-league Ted Lasso, Steve Bracknall joins the pod live as his Royal Oak FC prepares to take to the field in real life for a big quarter-final of their own. Messages, questions and voicenotes welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369 & emails to TCV@bbc.co.uk01:10 England struggle in ‘send-off’,05:00 John gets called out for his ‘shabby shoes’,11:25 5 Live commentaries this weekend,13:30 Defining week for Arne Slot?15:45 What if Spurs get relegated?23:55 Steve Bracknall joins the pod!33:30 Unintended pub names,38:40 Great Glossary of Football Commentary.5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries:Sat 1715 Chelsea v Port Vale in FA Cup,Sat 2000 Southampton v Arsenal in FA Cup,Sun 1300 Arsenal v Brighton in Women’s FA Cup,Sun 1630 West Ham v Leeds in FA Cup.Great Glossary of Football Commentary:DIVISION ONEAgricultural challenge,Back of the net,Back to square one,Backside and elbows,Booked,Bosman,Bullet header,Channel of joy,Coupon buster,Cruyff Turn,Cultured/educated left foot,Dead-ball specialist,Draught excluder,Elastico/flip-flap,False nine,Fox in the box,Giving the goalkeeper the eyes,Grub hunter,Head tennis,Hibs it,In a good moment,In behind,Magic of the FA Cup,The Maradona,Off their line,Olimpico,Onion bag,Panenka,Park the bus,Perfect hat-trick,Piledriver,Put his cap on it,Rabona,Roy of the Rovers stuff,Schmeichel-style,Scorpion kick,Spursy,Stick it in the mixer,Sweeper keeper,Target man,Tiki-taka,Towering header,Trivela,Where the kookaburra sleeps,Where the owl sleeps,Where the spiders sleep. DIVISION TWO2-0 can be a dangerous score,Asterisk,Back on the grass,Ball stays hit,Beaten all ends up,Blaze over the bar,Business end,Came down with snow on it,Catching practice,Camped in the opposition half,Cauldron atmosphereCoat is on a shoogly peg,Come back to haunt them,Corridor of uncertainty,Couldn’t sort their feet out,Easy tap-in,Daisy-cutter,Drubbing,First cab off the rank,Giant-killing,Goalkeepers’ Union,Good leave,Good touch for a big man,Half-turn,Has that in his locker,High wide and not very handsome,Hospital pass,Howler,In the dugout,In the hat,In their pocket,Johnny on the spot,Lackadaisical,Leading the line,Leather a shot,Middle of the park,Needed no second invitation,Nice headache to have,No-look pass,Nutmeg,On their bike,One for the cameras,One for the purists,Played us off the park,Points to the spot,Prawn sandwich brigade,Purple patch,Put their laces through it,Queensbury rules,Reaches for their pocket,Rolls Royce,Root and branch review,Row Z,Screamer,Seats on the plane,Show across the bows,Slide-rule pass,Staving off relegation,Steal a march,Sting the palms,Straight in the bread basket,Stramash,Taking one for the team,Telegraphed that pass,Tired legs,That’s great… (football),Thunderous strike,Turns on a sixpence,Walk it in,We’ve got a cup tie on our hands.
That Season When... Liverpool Beat Newcastle 4-3
In April 1996, Newcastle and Liverpool met at Anfield with both trying to beat Manchester United to the title. What followed was one of the Premier League's greatest ever matches - a 7-goal-thriller with a late winner. 30 years on, former Liverpool player Jason McAteer, former Newcastle defender Steve Howey, the Anfield Wrap's Ian Ryan and the Athletic's George Caulkin join Alistair Bruce-Ball to reflect on the match and its place in Premier League history.TIMECODES:04:00 - Initial Thoughts06:15 - The Game's Context08:00 - The Squads15:15 - The First Half29:30 - The Second Half39:00 - Stoppage Time46:30 The Impact on the Title Race
5. Video Wars
A video war is raging across Britain’s Chinatowns, fuelled by a booming market for Hong Kong films and soaps, copied and rented out for huge profit. In Manchester, Wo Shing Wo quickly seizes control, establishing a near-monopoly on the lucrative video rental trade.But where money flows, so does violence. In Glasgow, restaurant owner Philip Wong is brutally murdered by contract killers wielding machetes. Police suspect his death came after he refused to cooperate with Wo Shing Wo, who demanded a share of his profitable Chinese video business. Despite investigations, the three men wanted for the murder have never been traced.Presenter: Livvy HaydockSeries Producer: Hayley MortimerTechnical Producer: Richard HannafordProducers: Patrick Kiteley & Matt ToulsonFixer in Hong Kong: Michelle ChanMusic: Andy Simms and Reliable Source MusicJournalism Assistants: Hattie Valentine & Ellie DoverCommissioning producer: Sam Proffitt Commissioning executive: Lorraine Okuefuna and Louise KattenhornCommissioning editor: Richard MaddockEditor and Executive Producer: Clare FordhamArchive: The Cook Report: Meet The Triads (Central Television, ITV)
Euro Leagues: Italy World Cup fallout & Bosnia delight
Alistair Bruce-Ball is joined by Guillem Balague, Rafa Honigstein and Mina Rzouki who discuss the fallout after Italy fail to qualify for a third World Cup in a row. Mina gives an insight into why it's not happening for Italy and an issue with developing players in Italy and the type of players they want. Asmir Begovic, who played for Bosnia in their last and only World Cup in 2014 joins the pod and explains why a smaller nation was able to play with less pressure and how that worked in Bosnia's favour. Commentator for TVP sport Maciej Iwanski talks Poland as they fail to qualify for a major tournament for the first time since 2016 and have we seen the last of Robert Lewandowski in a Poland shirt? TIME CODES:01:22 - Will the World Cup miss Italy? 06:00 - Italian fallout15:15 - Transition & development issue?19:15 - Fabio Capello the problem? 23:54 - Bosnia & Asmir Begovic31:09 - The lack of pressure helped Bosnia?34:23 - Commentator for TVP sport Maciej Iwanski on Poland5 Live Commentaries this week:Saturday 4th April – 5:15pm – Men’s FA Cup Quarter Finals – Chelsea v Port ValeSaturday 4th April – 8pm – Men’s FA Cup Quarter Finals – Southampton v ArsenalSunday 5th April – 1pm – Women’s FA Cup Quarter Finals – Arsenal v BrightonSunday 5th April – 4:30pm - Men’s FA Cup Quarter Finals – West Ham v Leeds
Chisora vs Wilder: One Last Stand?
Will it be Derek Chisora or Deontay Wilder getting their hand raised on Saturday night? Ahead of what could be their final fights, Buncey sits down with both fighters, plus promoter Kalle Sauerland.
Not a Strait-foward solution
Sean Farrington brings all the reaction to Presidents Trump's Iran address while back at home, we look ahead to the Prime Minister hosting a meeting of 35 countries to work of getting the Strait of Hormuz fully open.Elsewhere, we'll hear how the government's new rules on subscription services will affect customers and the companies that offer them.And with Easter just round the corner, we couldn't resist a visit to Cadbury's - we'll hear from some of those making our Easter Eggs.
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