AuthorChristopher Matthew, Des Lynam
NarratorVarious
Duration27m
CategoriesAdult Non-Fiction, British Radio Comedy Shows, Sport
PublisherAudio Go Ltd
VersionUnabridged
The second episode of the BBC Radio 4 series, 'Touchline Tales', in which old friends Des Lynam and Christopher Matthew visit some famous sporting venues to enjoy, observe, reminisce and trade tales about some of the greatest pleasures in their lives. Originally broadcast 9 July 2010. In 'A Thunder of Hooves, A Babble of Bookies', they lay some bets at a mid-week meet at Goodwood Races, bump into Bob Champion and see if they can discern a potential winner by just looking at it. Amusing, informative and entertaining talk between old friends is what this programme is all about. Recorded entirely on location, this extended discourse has been edited down to a seamless half hour programme, capturing the atmosphere, the passion, the frustration, the humour and, at times, the sheer quaintness, of entertainment regularly enjoyed by millions of people up and down the land.
The World of Cycling According To G
Author: Geraint Thomas
Author Geraint Thomas
Narrator Tom Blumberg
Duration 8h 39m
Like no other cycling book, from no other rider. Sit back or saddle up as double Olympic gold medallist and multiple world champion Geraint Thomas gives you a warts and all insight into the life of a pro cyclist. Along the way he reveals cycling's clandestine codes and secret stories, tales from the peloton, the key characters like Wiggins, Hoy and...
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Author: Christopher Matthew, Des Lynam
Author Christopher Matthew, Des Lynam
Narrator The Authors
Duration 1h 21m
The complete BBC Radio 4 series, 'Touchline Tales', in which old friends Des Lynam and Christopher Matthew visit some famous sporting venues to enjoy, observe, reminisce and trade tales about some of the greatest pleasures in their lives. Originally broadcast 2 - 16 July 2010. They lay some bets at a mid-week meet at Goodwood Races, take in the ope...
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Author: Tommy Caldwell
Author Tommy Caldwell
Narrator Johnathan Mcclain
Duration 13h 30m
Penguin Audio presents The Push by Tommy Caldwell, read by Johnathan McClain. A dramatic, inspiring memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, the first person to free climb the Dawn Wall of Yosemite's El Capitan. On January 14, 2015, Tommy Caldwell, along with his partner, Kevin Jorgeson, summited what is widely regarded as the hardest climb...
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Grumpy Old Men the Secret Diary
Author: Stuart Prebble
Author Stuart Prebble
Narrator Various
Duration 2h 14m
To everything there is a season. A time to be born, a time to die... and a time to get a few things off your chest. The sequel to Grumpy Old Men: The Official Handbook covers a year in the sad and sordid life of a Grumpy Old Man, sorting into dates and seasons the many and manifold bloody irritations which multiply in this perpetual torment that we...
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Author: Peter Crouch
Author Peter Crouch
Narrator Peter Crouch
Duration 7h 40m
You become a footballer because you love football. And then you are a footballer, and you're suddenly in the strangest, most baffling world of all. A world where one team-mate comes to training in a bright red suit with matching top-hat, cane and glasses, without any actual glass in them, and another has so many sports cars they forget they have le...
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The Cycling Podcast: A Journey Through the Cycling Year
Author: Richard Moore
Author Richard Moore
Narrator Various
Duration 7h 5m
Embark on a journey through the cycling year with The Cycling Podcast, which has been entertaining and informing fans since 2013. Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe share their diaries from three incident-filled Grand Tours, the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a Espa¤a. These take listeners behind the scenes and explore...
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Chain Reaction Complete Series 9
Author: BBC Radio 4
Author BBC Radio 4
Narrator Various
Duration 2h 47m
Chain Reaction' is the entertaining BBC Radio 4 tag talk show where this week's guest is next week's interviewer. Famous names from the world of showbusiness choose who they would like to chat to, and must submit to being questioned in their turn the week after. In this ninth series, guests (and hosts) include Robert Llewellyn, Dave Gorman, Frank S...
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Chain Reaction Complete Series 8
Author: BBC Radio 4
Author BBC Radio 4
Narrator Various
Duration 1h 51m
Chain Reaction' is the entertaining BBC Radio 4 tag talk show where this week's guest is next week's interviewer. Famous names from the world of showbusiness choose who they would like to chat to, and must submit to being questioned in their turn the week after. In this eighth series, guests (and hosts) include Catherine Tate, David Tennant, Richar...
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Manchester's Finest: How the Munich Air Disaster Broke the Heart of A Great City
Author: David Hall
Author David Hall
Narrator Jonathan Keeble
Duration 10h 51m
On 6 February 1958, British European Airways flight 609 crashed in a blizzard on its third attempt to take off from an icy runaway in Munich. On board were the Manchester United football team as well as a number of journalists and other passengers. News of the disaster sent shockwaves around the world. For people who lived in Manchester at the time...
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Author: Tom Gregory
Author Tom Gregory
Narrator Tom Gregory
Duration 4h 31m
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of A Boy in the Water written and read by Tom Gregory. Eltham, South London. 1984: the hot fug of the swimming pool and the slow splashing of a boy learning to swim but not yet wanting to take his foot off the bottom. Fast-forward four years. Photographers and family wait on the shingle beach as a boy in a bri...
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