Life Goals with Theo Delaney
329 episodes - English - Latest episode: 20 days ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsEvery football fan knows it's the goals that really stay with you such is their juddering emotional impact. In Life Goals well known football fanatics re -live the eight defining goals of their lives with host Theo Delaney and reflect on what was happening at the time as it all comes flooding back. Like a good football match it veers from the poignant to the euphoric
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Richard Park (part one)
January 11, 2021 01:10 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBTheo Delaney is joined by Richard Park who has been described as the Godfather of modern radio. During a long and hugely successful career he has been a football commentator, the boss of numerous radio stations, a mover and shaker in the music business and, infamously, the original straight talking talent show judge on the BBC’s Fame Academy. He has been besotted with football since childhood when he used to watch his hometown club Raith Rovers with future Prime Minister Gordon Brown. https...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Richard Park (part 1)
January 11, 2021 01:10 - 39 minutes - 47.2 MBTheo Delaney is joined by Richard Park who has been described as the Godfather of modern radio. During a long and hugely successful career he has been a football commentator, the boss of numerous radio stations, a mover and shaker in the music business and, infamously, the original straight talking talent show judge on the BBC’s Fame Academy. He has been besotted with football since childhood when he used to watch his hometown club Raith Rovers with future Prime Minister Gordon Brown. https...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - John Bradley (Part two)
January 05, 2021 01:10 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBTheo Delaney and actor John Bradley, loved by millions of Game Of Thrones fans for his portrayal of Samwell Tarly, continue their journey through the defining goals of his life. Scorers include Van Nistelrooy and Viduka and the discussion covers John’s big break, the nature of football rivalry and obsession and Michael Owen’s part in Manchester United history.
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - John Bradley (Part one)
January 04, 2021 01:10 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is the actor John Bradley who achieved worldwide fame playing Samwell Tarly in Game Of Thrones. John talks about his deep love of football and music and in particular his devotion to Manchester United, choosing goals from Charlton, Cantona and more. This is part one of a two part show.
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Elsie Cook (part two)
December 29, 2020 01:10 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBPart two of the Elsie Cook edition of Life Goals in which she tells Theo Delaney of the obstacles and skulduggery she had to overcome in her mission to gain acceptance for women’s football in Scotland and beyond. Among her chosen scorers here are Pele and Mo Johnstone. https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Elsie Cook (part one)
December 28, 2020 01:10 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBTheo Delaney is joined by one of the most influential figures in women’s football football history in Scotland and beyond, Elsie Cook. An accomplished player who went on to help found the Scottish Womens FA and get the ban on women playing football lifted in the early seventies she also managed Scotland and met many of her heroes along the way including Pele, Best and Jock Stein. Her effervescent enthusiasm for the game - Kilmarnock and Scotland especially - remains undiminished as is evident...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Philippe Auclair (part two)
December 22, 2020 01:10 - 39 minutes - 36 MBThe second half of the two part special with the incomparable football writer and musician Philippe Auclair features Thierry Henry, Clint Dempsey Calexico, Charles Mingus and more. Philippe’s latest album ‘Thunderclouds’ by Louis Philippe and The Night Train is out now! http://www.louisphilippe.co.uk https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals @philippeauclair @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney #football #soccer #baroquepop #guardian #arsenal #france #worldcup #championsleague
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Philippe Auclair (part one)
December 21, 2020 01:10 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBIn part one of a two-part special, Theo Delaney is joined by the remarkable Philippe Auclair who straddles two successful careers, one as a football writer and the other as a musician. A regular on the Guardian Football Weekly podcast he is the biographer of both Thierry Henry and Eric Cantona. Meanwhile his latest album ‘Thunderclouds’, made under his stage name Louis Phillipe, has been rapturously received by critics and fans alike. His deep love and love and knowledge of football and music...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Johnny Sharples
December 14, 2020 01:10 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is online influencer Jonny Sharples and recent Football Content Awards winner who has his own excellent podcast YourFest. An ambassador for the male suicide charity CALM he lost his his brother Simon, who he credits with instilling his love of football, in 2014. In a wide ranging conversation Jonny talks about coping with grief, his worship of Shearer, his serious Football Manager habit and why Denis Bergkamp’s greatest Premier League goal was actually a fluke. A massive ...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Stanley Chow
December 07, 2020 01:10 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBTheo Delaney is joined by celebrated artist Stanley Chow whose work is in high demand around the world from footballers and prestigious publications alike. Stanley tells of learning his craft by drawing on the chip paper in his parents Altrincham take away and how, via inspiration from Parisian caricaturists and Badly Drawn Boy and a life-changing commission from the White Stripes, he achieved global recognition and a place at the top table at Manchester United. Scorers include Whiteside, Ga...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Celina Hinchcliffe
November 30, 2020 01:10 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBTheo Delaney is joined by broadcaster Celine Hinchcliffe a well known TV face thanks to work across the BBC, ITV, Sky and others. A football lover since childhood she switched from acting to sports broadcasting on the advice of Chris Evans and never looked back. Among her chosen scorers are Alan Shearer, Karen Carney and Chris Waddle for her beloved Sheffield Wednesday. @CHinchcliffeTV @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Daniel Taylor (Part two)
November 24, 2020 01:10 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBIn the second part of this two part special Theo Delaney continues his chat with esteemed football journalist Daniel Taylor from The Athletic and formerly chief football writer of The Guardian and The Observer. He pays glowing tribute to the underrated Stan Collymore, describes watching a certain Man City goal in a press box mosh pit and the father and son euphoria sparked by an injury time derby-winner. https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals @DTAthletic @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Daniel Taylor (Part one)
November 23, 2020 01:10 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MBTheo Delaney is joined by Daniel Taylor from The Athletic. Daniel has been named football writer of the year for four years in a row and was previously chief football writer on the Guardian and Observer. He has also written five books on football. In part one of a two-part special, Daniel talks about his deep love of the game and for Nottingham Forest in particular paying tribute to the legendary Brian Clough and Stuart Pearce among others. Scorers include Pearce, Johnny Metgod and Garry Park...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - David Aaronovitch
November 16, 2020 01:10 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBTheo Delaney is joined by award winning Times newspaper columnist David Aaronovitch who is also an author, programme maker and broadcaster. His own excellent Radio 4 show 'The Briefing Room' is also available as a podcast. A Tottenham Hotspur fan, David's chosen scorers include Harry Kane, Gareth Bale and Glenn Hoddle. @davidaaronovitch @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals Merch: https://www.11-29media.com/life-goals
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Greg Dyke
November 09, 2020 01:05 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBTheo Delaney is joined by one of the most influential figures in British media and football of his generation. Among a string of huge jobs Greg Dyke has been the Director General of the BBC and the Chairman of the Football Association. He has also sat on the boards of the two football clubs he loves, Manchester United and - as Chairman - Brentford. He was in the Arsenal dressing room after they won the title at Anfield in ’89 and the Manchester United dressing room ten years later when they c...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Mark Steel
November 02, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBTheo Delaney is joined by brilliant comedian, writer and broadcaster Mark Steel who takes him through the eight goals of his life in a wide ranging and frequently hilarious conversation covering the personal, political and cultural. Scorers include Gerd Muller, Neil Shipperley, Darren Ambrose and Eric Dier. https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals @mrmarksteel @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Danny Kelly (part 2)
October 27, 2020 00:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBIllustrious media man and Talksport host Danny Kelly is Theo Delaney’s guest in this, the second half of a two part ‘Life Goals’ special. We rejoin Danny’s football odyssey in 1991 as he combines emotional sporting reminiscences with tales of Hip Hop wars and internet pioneering. Also, why ‘Don’t Buy An Island’ is a maxim to live by. Scorers include Kane and Crouch and the top tunes keep on coming. https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals @dannykellywords @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney See acast....
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Danny Kelly (part 1)
October 26, 2020 00:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBBroadcaster Danny Kelly joins Theo Delaney in this the first half of a two-part special. A Tottenham Hotspur fan who grew up yards from the Arsenal ground and surrounded by Gooners Danny went on to become a hugely successful and influential figure in magazines, websites and TV and radio. Goals from Chivers, Perryman and Gascoigne feature as well as some fabulous music selections and of course some extraordinary yarns. Part two is released on November 27th 2020 https://www.theodelaney.com/li...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Ed Needham
October 18, 2020 23:00 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBTheo Delaney’s latest guest is storied journalist Ed Needham who has edited titles on both sides of the Atlantic including Maxim and Rolling Stone. Currently in charge at essential books magazine Strong Words, the lifelong Leicester City fan relives the eight defining goals of his life and selects fabulous music to go with them. Among the scorers Ronald Koeman, Jamie Vardy, Fernando Torres and Len Glover. http://strong-words.co.uk https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals @Needham014 @LifeGoals...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Max Rushden
October 11, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBTheo Delaney is joined by the popular broadcaster Max Rushden, presenter of the Guardian Football Weekly podcast and Talksport’s Warm Up show. Choosing an eclectic list of goals from up and down the football pyramid, Max tells how he got his big break on Soccer AM and why, despite being a Cambridge United fan with a fondness for Spurs, the team that keeps him awake at night is Polytechnic FC. @maxrushden @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals See acast.com/privacy...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Dave Clark
October 04, 2020 23:00 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBTheo Delaney is joined by the popular broadcaster Dave Clark who has been a familiar face to sports fans for over twenty years thanks to his work on Sky, latterly as the linchpin of their Darts coverage. A sufferer of Parkinson’s disease since 2011 he recently stepped down form his TV work but remains an indefatigable fundraiser for Parkinson’s UK and a generous mentor to fellow sufferers. He relives eight goals from the likes of Alan Clarke, Teddy Sheringham and John Sheridan and a string of...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Michael Smiley
September 27, 2020 23:00 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBActor, writer and comedian Michael Smiley joins Theo Delaney to relive the eight goals of his life. Smiley's wide range of credits and accolades include his portrayal of Tyres O'Flaherty in cult sitcom 'Spaced' and a best supporting actor prize at the British Independent Film Awards for his role in 'Kill List'. Also a familiar face on the comedy circuit and TV panel games, Smiley takes us on journey of highs and lows that spans a Northern Irish childhood, homeliness and unemployment in 80s Lo...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Jonny Owen
September 20, 2020 23:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBTheo Delaney is joined by Jonny Owen the history graduate from the Welsh valleys who went on to be a pop star, a TV Presenter, a producer, writer, actor, director and also, currently, a Talksport host on Sunday mornings with fellow Life Goals alumnus Mark Webster. He lives in Nottingham with his partner, the actress Vicki McClure, and sits on the board of Nottingham Forest FC about whom he made the brilliant documentary 'I Believe In Miracles' which tells the story of Brian Clough’s European ...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - David Hepworth
September 13, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBTheo Delaney is joined by David Hepworth who made his name in magazines as an editor and publisher of titles like Smash Hits, Mojo, Empire and Word as well as a broadcaster with a stint on the Old Grey Whistle which included presenting Live Aid to a global TV audience. He now writes acclaimed, best-selling books about music including his latest 'Overpaid Oversexed and Over There' about British pop stars' invasion of the USA. He also presents the much loved Word podcast and Word In Your Attic ...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Graham Hunter
September 06, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBTheo Delaney is joined by Graham Hunter of the highly succesful 'The Big Interview' podcast. A journalist, filmmaker, broadcaster and author, Graham is a football expert who's unrivalled contact book makes him a go to specialist for media outlets throughout the world particularly when it comes to football in Spain where he is based. A proud Scot and Aberdonian, this wide ranging interview includes stories of receiving the hairdryer form Alec Ferguson in a hotel reception, reporting from insid...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Mike Soutar
August 30, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBTheo Delaney is joined by Mike Soutar, known to millions as one of Alan Sugar's merciless interrogators on 'The Apprentice'. A Dundee lad, Mike moved to London at 19 and embarked on a phenomenally successful media career as an editor, publisher, CEO and entrepreneur. In a wide ranging interview covering magazines, radio, music, TV and no little football, there are cameos from Robbie Williams, Sean Connery and the Shelfside White Hart Lane. A massive fan of Arsenal and Scotland, among his chos...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney- Mark Clemmit
August 23, 2020 23:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBTheo Delaney is joined by broadcaster Mark Clemmit whose distinctive Yorkshire brogue will be familiar to listeners of BBC Five Live sport and viewers of numerous TV shows including Football Focus and Match Of The Day. In a wide ranging conversation Clem proves to be a font of football anecdotes and is just as engaging as he takes us through his own undulating path to success in broadcasting and event hosting. As you would expect from a renowned expert in English football beyond the Premier L...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Steve Parish
August 16, 2020 23:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MBTheo Delaney's guest is Crystal Palace Chairman Steve Parish. A lifelong fan of the club, Steve lead the consortium the rescued it from bankruptcy in 2010 and has been at the helm ever since. His list of goals starts with his first football hero Don Rogers and also includes the two players he considers Palace's greatest, Ian wright and Wilfred Zaha. Steve talks about the early advertising career that put him in a position to buy his favourite club and demonstrates a depth of love and knowledg...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Dotun Adebayo
August 09, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is Dotun Adebayo the much loved through-the-night host on BBC 5 Live. Among numerous other strings to his bow Dotun writes books, several of which have been adapted for the screen, and produces movies like ‘Yardie’, directed by Idris Elba. He also co-hosts the excellent 'Brazilian Shirt Name Podcast' with another ‘Life Goals’ guest Tim Vickery. He identifies as a Charlton Athletic fan but, as you might expect from the host of the cult ‘World Football Phone In’, his goal c...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - David Morrissey
August 02, 2020 23:00 - 59 minutes - 54 MBTheo Delaney is joined by one of Britain's foremost acting talents David Morrissey who has been at the top of his game in films, on TV and in the theatre since his emergence in the eighties. Sharing football memories stretching back to a Merseyside childhood, the lifelong Liverpool fan chooses goals from European and FA Cup finals alike and is unequivocal about the important role football plays in his life. Among his chosen scorers are Keegan, Gerrard, Michael Owen and Tommy Smiith and his mu...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Sean Boyle
July 26, 2020 23:00 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBTheo Delaney is joined by by Dubliner Sean Boyle whose list of eight goals and music tracks serves as a tribute to the great Jack Charlton whose funeral took place in the same week as this recording. Sean has his own highly regarded podcast 'A Pint With Seanie Bee' on which he interviews a wide variety of guests from musicians and writers to business gurus and Presidential candidates. Following a stellar career as an advertising during which he worked all over the world, he is now a writer bo...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Miles Jacobson
July 19, 2020 23:00 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBTheo Delaney is joined by Miles Jacobson who has followed a successful stint in the hedonistic 90s music business - his breakfast of choice was vodka and orange - with the managing directorship of Sports Interactive who make the blockbuster computer game Football Manager. A huge fan of Watford, where he is a regular in the Directors Box, and a sponsor of AFC Wimbledon, Miles's chosen scorers include John Barnes, Troy Deeney, Steven Gerrard and Zico. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Andy Brassell
July 11, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBTheo Delaney is joined by Andy Brassell, the football writer and broadcaster known for his deep knowledge of the game across Europe. A regular on the Football Ramble Daily he is also well known to listeners of TalkSport, BBC5Live and the readers of numerous prestigious publications. A Wimbledon fan since early childhood his story takes in the Wombles' extraordinary metamorphosis into modern day AFC Wimbledon as well as memories of covering the beautiful game across the world. Scorers include ...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - James Pearce
July 05, 2020 23:00 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBTheo Delaney's guest is James Pearce an authority on Liverpool the team he has supported since childhood. Following a long stint on the Liverpool Echo covering the Reds, he now does the same job on The Athletic. He chooses goals from the likes of Gerard, Gazza and Mo Salah and takes us from slow motorway journeys to Anfield in his Dad's old van to taking his place in the press box as a member of The Athletic's elite team of writers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Tim Vickery
June 28, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBTheo Delaney is joined by South American football expert and broadcaster Tim Vickery from the Brazilian Shirt Name podcast, a highly respected voice on airwaves and TV screen's the world over. Tim's great knowledge and love of football is matched by his passion for music and he chooses connoisseurs' lists of goals and records including Paul Gascoigne, Roberto Carlos, Esteban Cambiasso, The Four Tops, Miles Davis and The Style Council. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Ian Stone
June 21, 2020 23:00 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBComedian, broadcaster and author Ian Stone joins Theo Delaney to relive the eight defining goals of his life. Ian's new book 'To Be Someone' tells of his youthful love of music and football, in particular The Jam and Arsenal. These are passions that endure to this day and are manifest throughout a wide ranging discussion peppered with goals by the likes of David Rocastle, Andre Arshavin and Michael Owen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Iain Dale
June 14, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBTheo Delaney is joined by Iain Dale, the political pundit and broadcaster, a familiar face on TV who has an influencial radio show on LBC and no fewer than five weekly podcasts. A long-standing West Ham season ticket holder at, his memories of Upton Park are misty-eyed but he has only positive things to say about the London Stadium. Among his chosen scorers are Di Canio, Payet and Alan Taylor and we get an insight into his remarkable media career too. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and o...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Lloyd Cole
June 07, 2020 23:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBTheo Delaney is joined by one of his musical idols singer songwriter Lloyd Cole, who's band Lloyd Cole and the Commotions was one of the great groups of the eighties and who has been making excellent records and touring the globe ever since as a solo artist. A lover of all sports, Lloyd tells how he became a Chelsea fan despite growing up in Derbyshire, how he was on stage at Glastonbury when Maradona scored his 'Hand of God' goal and why he is slightly infatuated with Jamie Vardy. Other scor...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Stuart Cosgrove
May 31, 2020 23:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBTheo Delaney's guest is Stuart Cosgrove who is best known to football fans in Scotland as the co-host of the hugely popular BBC Radio Scotland show 'Off The Ball'. He's also a successful academic, journalist, television executive and author. (His latest books, a trilogy of soul music histories starting with 'Detroit 67', come highly recommended). Goals from a teenage Alex Ferguson, Paul Gascoigne and Diego Maradonna are among his eight choices and his passionate support of St Johnstone FC and...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Bruce Crouch
May 24, 2020 23:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MBTheo Delaney is joined by Bruce Crouch who is among the advertising industry's top creative talents but is perhaps better known to football fans as the Dad of former England centre forward Peter Crouch. After a brief reminiscence of working together in adland, Bruce tells Theo of his familial allegience to Chelsea and provides remarkable insight into the emotional journey of a parent of a top international footballer. He chooses goals from Osgood, Shearer, Carlos Alberto and Cantona as well a...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Paul Greengrass
May 17, 2020 23:00 - 58 minutes - 53.1 MBTheo Delaney's guests are Hollywood film director Paul Greengrass and his son, goalscoring centre half Kit Greengrass. Paul's films have big budgets, get rave reviews and attract huge audiences. They include three Bourne movies starring Matt Damon and 'Captain Phillips' and the forthcoming 'News Of The World' both with Tom Hanks. Like all good directors he has stamped his mark on the Life Goals script by casting not only his son but three of the friends he has spent his life playing football ...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Sid Lowe
May 10, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBTheo Delaney is joined by Sid Lowe of the Guardian, ESPN and The Spanish Football Podcast. Sid lives in Madrid and is a huge fan of Real Oviedao as well as maintaining his boyhood allegiance to Liverpool. The remarkable depth of his football knowledge and his passionate love for the game is manifest as he tells stories spaning Kenny Dalglish's Liverpool side, Euro 96, several World Cups and following Oviedo at all levels of Spanish football. Among his chosen scorers are Messi, Dalglish and St...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Alan Johnson
May 03, 2020 23:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBTheo Delaney's guest is former postman Alan Johnson who also had stints as the leader of the Union of Communication Workers and as as Home Secretary in Gordon Brown's government. Now a best selling and critically acclaimed author, his love of football and music is clear as he relives goals stretching from 1958 to 2014 that frame his extraordinary life story. A lifelong fan of QPR his deep affection for his adopted home of Hull is also apparent. His chosen scorers include Nat Lofthouse, Geoff ...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Derek Rae
April 26, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBTheo Delaney is joined by top commentator Derek Rae who currently works in the USA on MLS and a range of other competitions as well as being the international commentator on the hugely popular FIFA computer game. Over a long and illustrious career his voice has been heard the world over. He is a lifelong fan of his home town club, Aberdeen and. of course, Scotland. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Norman Jay MBE
April 19, 2020 23:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBTheo Delaney is joined by the legendary Norman Jay MBE, the doyen of DJs, who has been a global superstar since the 90s and was honoured by the Queen in 2002 for services to deejaying and black music. Norman's other life long passion has been football and Tottenham Hotspur in particular. He recalls bunking into Wembley as a child, sticking around after away games for Northern Soul all-nighters before hitch hiking back to London and being convinced it was a prank when 10 Downing Street got in ...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Charlie Webster
April 12, 2020 23:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBTheo Delaney is joined by the broadcaster, journalist and inspirational campaigner Charlie Webster who has worked for major broadcasters the world over including ESPN, Sky Sports and the BBC and has her own investigative podcast ‘Undiscussable’ which tackles misconceptions about domestic abuse. In a wide ranging interview Charlie talks about her difficult childhood, her remarkable career, her near fatal encounter with Malaria and an extraordinary brush with Andy Carroll in the West Ham changi...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Ian Darke
April 05, 2020 23:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBTheo Delaney is joined by one of the great football commentators, the genial Ian Darke, whose voice is currently familiar to viewers of BT Sports in the UK and ESPN in the USA. A lifelong Portsmouth fan, Ian's choices include Pompey and England goals and several he has commentated on himself including a Landon Donovan strike that changed his life and the course of soccer history in America. Along with fascinating insights into his commentary craft we learn of his deep love for the game and ho...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Paul Burke
March 29, 2020 23:00 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBNamed by The Radio Times among the ten most unmissable podcasts in the world, this edition of Life Goals sees Theo Delaney joined by novelist, award winning advertising man and some time DJ Paul Burke. Among his lauded books is 'Father Frank', the tale of a taxi-driving Catholic priest who doesn't believe in God. In a wide ranging discussion Paul talks about growing up in the Irish community of north west London, a liking for discos, white socks and Cortinas in his teenage years and how he al...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Carl Anka
March 23, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBTheo Delaney welcomes journalist and broadcaster Carl Anka who writes about Southampton FC for The Athletic. Carl is a Manchester United fan with increasingly strong feelings for The Saints.. He also has split loyalties at international level and has shed tears at the World Cup defeats of both England and Ghana. His deep love and knowledge of the game is on display as he describes his devotion to Didier Drogba and how the England football team helped restore his faith in the nation. Other sco...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Julie Welch
March 16, 2020 00:00 - 50 minutes - 46 MBTheo Delaney is joined by Julie Welch, Fleet Street's first female football writer. Her new book 'Fleet Street Girls', published in August 2020, tells the story of the women journalists who broke down barriers in the 1970s. Julie's work has appeared in a wide variety of newspapers and magazines. She's also written plays and the film 'Those Glory Glory Days' about her childhood passion for Tottenham Hotspur a club for which she is now the official biographer. During a forthright and colourful ...