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Seven Rob Burrow has moved

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2024 0:35


To find the new feed, search for "Rob Burrow" on BBC Sounds to hear more from the Rugby legend.Don't miss an episode, re-subscribe or follow: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0hrxqmc

Micah Richards

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2023 17:20


Footballer, pundit and broadcaster Micah Richards talks to Rob about his career, his bromance with Roy Keane and when he was once scouted to play for the Leeds Rhinos.

Mike and Zara Tindall

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 19:57


Mike and Zara share some Royal secrets and discuss nicknames. They share the highs and lows of their sporting careers and the two families talk about their children.Mike and Zara also share an alternative Christmas message.

Rio Ferdinand

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 20:43


Rob and Rio chat about challenges they've both faced and ways of coping with bereavement. They share why they've both allowed documentary makers to film them when they're facing the toughest moments of their lives.

Hannah Cockroft

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 15:28


Seven-time Paralympic World Champion, Hannah Cockroft talks to Rob about life, love and wheelchairs. Hannah talks about having a ‘can do' attitude and shares her thoughts on the profile and media coverage of para-sports.

Dame Kelly Holmes

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 17:51


Dame Kelly Holmes speaks openly with Rob about mental health struggles, overcoming adversity and how she felt ‘caged' hiding her sexuality for a number of decades.If you are affected by the topics discussed in this episode, you can access help and support at bbc.co.uk/actionline.Photograph by Andrea Medd, Double Gold Enterprises Ltd.

Gabby and Kenny Logan

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 17:38


Gabby and Kenny Logan talk with Rob about their sporting pasts in Gymnastics and Rugby Union and they pay tribute to a late rugby union star Doddie Weir.With statistical information from the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

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Jonny Wilkinson

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 18:29


Jonny and Rob discuss a need for perfection on the pitch and how that can lead to a feeling of vulnerability and the pair debate which is the tougher sport, rugby league or union?

Wayne Rooney

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 17:24


Football legend Wayne Rooney talks frankly with Rob Burrow about family life, sporting highlights and how the pair have both faced challenges in their lives that they've had to overcome. You can expect jokes and banter as the two friends catch up and share memories. The BBC Action Line has information and support for issues covered in this episode at bbc.co.uk/actionlinePhoto by Mark Turnbull at Intrepid Television.

S4 Welcome to Seven: Rob Burrow

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 2:30


Rugby league legend Rob Burrow and his wife Lindsey introduce us to the series.

S3.5 Woodcote: When drivers survive

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2023 12:40


F1 Champion Jody Scheckter shares what happened during a crash at Woodcote Corner in 1973, which became one of the biggest pile-up's in the sport's history.Researchers: Jake Sharpe, Tom Percival Producer: Ollie Peart Online producer: Rachael Smith Executive producer: Kathryn Morrison Sports editor, BBC Radio Northampton: Graham McKechnie Executive editor: Shahid Hussain

S3.4 Stowe: The marvellous marshalls

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2023 11:49


Hear from Steve Davis and Dale Whiteman, two marshals with almost 60 years of experience between them. They share what it's like to assist Michael Schumacher after an almost catastrophic crash in 1999.Researchers: Jake Sharpe, Tom Percival Producer: Ollie Peart Online producer: Rachael Smith Executive producer: Kathryn Morrison Sports editor, BBC Radio Northampton: Graham McKechnie Executive editor: Shahid Hussain

S3.3 The Pits: Making the call

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2023 12:27


Formula 1's Claire Williams gives us access to what it's like to be behind the scenes and calling the shots from the pits at Silverstone in one of the most important races in the calendar. With her unique perspective, having grown up going to the circuit with her father Frank Williams, Claire shares what she thinks makes this track an icon in the sport.Researchers: Jake Sharpe, Tom Percival Producer: Ollie Peart Online producer: Rachael Smith Executive producer: Kathryn Morrison Sports editor, BBC Radio Northampton: Graham McKechnie Executive editor: Shahid Hussain

S3.2 Copse: When rivals collide

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2023 11:49


Becky Evans and Superfan Toby Nixon visit Copse Corner to relive the moment he saw Max Verstappen crash on 18 July 2021.Researchers: Jake Sharpe, Tom Percival Producer: Ollie Peart Online producer: Rachael Smith Executive producer: Kathryn Morrison Sports editor, BBC Radio Northampton: Graham McKechnie Executive editor: Shahid Hussain

S3.1 Maggots: The gentleman racer

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2023 12:59


The story of Geoffrey Ansell's spill at the race where it all began, with Silverstone's resident archivist Stephanie Sykes-Dugmore.Hear more about Ansell's incredible escape having entered the race in his second-hand English Racing Automobile (ERA) on 2 October 1948.The race took place at the old RAF Silverstone, during an International Grand Prix that would mark the beginning of modern F1.Researchers: Jake Sharpe, Tom Percival Producer: Ollie Peart Online producer: Rachael Smith Executive producer: Kathryn Morrison Sports editor, BBC Radio Northampton: Graham McKechnie Executive editor: Shahid Hussain

S3 Welcome to Corner By Corner: Silverstone

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 2:11


Racer Becky Evans and superfan Ollie Peart share some of the most iconic moments that took place at legendary corners on the Silverstone circuit.

S2.5 Can This Brown Gal Swim?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 8:55


It's the day of the final test for Summaya. Deep water. Deep breath.

S2.4 Drowning Not Swimming

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 12:49


Seeing someone nearly drown is scary for Summaya. First black female swimmer to represent Team GB at the Olympics, Alice Dearing helps Summaya carry on.

S2.3 Changing Rooms

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 10:55


Summaya gets comfortable with stripping off.Presenter: Summaya Mughal Producer: Ollie Peart Online Producer: Rachael Smith Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison

S2.2 'I Can't Wear That'

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 13:16


Summaya searches for suitable swimwear and explores burkinis' on the beach.Presenter: Summaya Mughal Producer: Ollie Peart Online Producer: Rachael Smith Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison

S2.1 An Olympian Challenge

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 14:10


Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington sets a gruelling test and Summaya's family share their swimming secrets.Presenter: Summaya Mughal Producer: Ollie Peart Online Producer: Rachael Smith Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison

S2 Welcome to Brown Gal Can't Swim

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 1:51


Summaya Mughal can't swim. With the help of Olympic legends Rebecca Adlington and Alice Dearing, she's determined to learn. Summaya embarks on a personal journey to find out why swimming wasn't a priority when she was growing up, why there aren't more South Asian women taking to the water and what can be done to encourage more to take the plunge. Originally broadcast on local BBC radio.

S1.5 By a nose

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 9:58


The story of Neptune Collonges's unforgettable win in 2012. An extraordinary tale. A race over four and a half miles, with forty horses jumping thirty fences, yet the winning distance was just a matter of millimetres.Presenter: Mike Hughes Producer: Ian KennedyOriginally broadcast on BBC Radio Merseyside.

S1.4 A race like no other

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 10:03


Every jockey who's ever ridden the Grand National will tell you that it's the most incredible race to ride in. We get the jockey's view of why it's so very special to compete in the greatest steeplechase in the world. Presenter: Mike Hughes Producer: Ian KennedyOriginally broadcast on BBC Radio Merseyside.

S1.3 Trevor Hemmings: The man with the Midas touch

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 10:05


Trevor Hemmings died in 2021, but his place in Grand National history is assured. He won the race three times and with three different horses. Find out how his passion for the worlds greatest steeplechase came about.Presenter: Mike Hughes Produced by Ian KennedyOriginally broadcast on BBC Radio Merseyside.

S1.2 Triumph over adversity

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 10:20


This an epic tale of triumph over adversity. Don't Push it's victory in 2010 was the first Grand National success for AP McCoy and a career highlight for trainer Jonjo O'Neill. He was already regarded as one of the greatest ever jump jockeys.Presenter: Mike Hughes Producer: Ian KennedyOriginally broadcast on BBC Radio Merseyside.

S1.1 Rachael's story

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 10:06


Rachael Blackmore's rise to prominence scaled new heights in 2021. Her incredible record in the biggest races established her at the very top of the sport. She became the first woman to win the Grand National in 2021, this is her story.Presenter: Mike Hughes Producer: Ian KennedyOriginally broadcast on BBC Radio Merseyside.

Welcome to The Total Sport Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 2:50


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