Part two with legendary PR man Alan Edwards of The Outside Organisation. His remarkable memoir ‘I Was There’ surely one off the most star-studded ever written, is available now. We resume in Copenhagen in 1993 where Alan has gone to see Arsenal take on Parma in the European Cup Winners Cup Final… Many thanks to Wave Studios in London for accommodating us.

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Theo Delaney’s guest is the great doyen of entertainment PR Alan Edwards. As his compelling memoir ‘I Was There’ demonstrates, there are almost no major stars of the past 50 years that he hasn’t worked with. But despite his never less than hectic schedule he has always made time for his first love, football and, in particular, Arsenal.  Many thanks to Wave Studios in London for accommodating us.

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Part two of Theo Delaney’s interview with the great sports and architectural heritage writer Simon Inglis whose updated edition of Engineering Archie: Archibald Leitch - Football Ground Designer is out in 2026.

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Theo Delaney’s guest is writer, lecturer and campaigner Simon Inglis whose legendary books, like The Football Grounds of Great Britain, contain his unrivalled knowledge and passion for sports and architectural heritage. Simon is a lifelong devotee of Aston Villa.

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Part two with football writer Jon Spurling whose last two books have been nominated at The Sports Book of the Year Awards. The latest ‘Go To War - Football On The Brink In The Eighties’ is compelling reading. The history and politics teacher and Arsenal fan resumes his story at Highbury in 1998...

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Theo Delaney’s guest is football writer Jon Spurling whose last two books have been nominated at The Sports Book of the Year Awards. The latest ‘Go To War - Football On The Brink In The Eighties’ is a compelling account of a tumultuous decade. He is also a  history and politics teacher and an ardent Arsenal fan.

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Part two of Theo Delaney’s interview with the  legendary sports broadcaster Garry Richardson in which we encounter Richard Burton, Brian Clough, Buddy Greco, Jimmy Greaves and many more illustrious stars of stage screen and pitch. 

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Theo Delaney’s guest is legendary broadcaster Garry Richardson who was at the BBC for exactly 50 years until September 9th 2024. In a storied career his list of interviewees and colleagues from the world of sport and beyond is quite remarkable. In this, part one of two, the cast ranges from George Best and Sir Alf Ramsey to Arthur Lowe and Morecambe and Wise.

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Theo Delaney is joined by Absolute Radio's Andy Bush for the second part of his Life Goals with the Evertonian's selected scorers including Kevin Campbell and Dominic Calvert Lewin. We resume at Goodison Park in 1999...

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Theo Delaney's guest is acclaimed broadcaster Andy Bush, co-host of the Absolute Radio drive time show and presenter of numerous ace podcasts including Scarred For Life and Guestimators. An ardent Evertonian Graeme Sharp features among his selected scorers in this part one of two and there is some excellent music choice as you might expect fron the man fronm the Indie Disco. 

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The second half of Theo Delaney’s conversation with celebrated music photographer Kevin Cummins including his memories of working with pre-fame Oasis and taking the photos that would shape their image and now feature in his new book The Masterplan. We resume at Maine Road in 1996…

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Theo Delaney's guest is the leading music photographer Kevin Cummins who has been at the centre of the fertile Manchester music scene for the past 50 years. His new book The Masterplan conatins the photographs he took of Oasis when they first signed to Creation records which were used to define the bands image before they exploded into global superststardom. It also features the recollections of fellow Life Goals guest Noel Gallagher. Like Noel, Kevin is a huge Manchester City fan.

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Part two of Theo Delaney’s interview with the brilliant author and columnist Harry Pearson featuring Emile Heskey, Johnny Cash, Dunston UTS and much much more…

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Theo Delaney’s guest is  Harry Pearson who writes beautifully about football and much else. His book The Far Corner is regarded as a football classic and his regular column in When Saturday Comes is beloved of the cognoscenti. Among the stars of this, part one of two, the Middlesboro fan selects John Hickton, Bernie Slaven and… John Coltrane 

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Part two of Theo Delaney's interview with Jonathan Northcroft, the Chief Football Correspondent of The Sunday Times. Vardy and Salah are among the chosen scorers.


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Theo Delaney's guest is Jonathan Northcroft the Chief Football Correspondent of the Sunday Times where he has been on the staff since 1998. As well as his widely lauded newspaper work, he's written several acclaimed football books including 'Fearless: The Amazing Underdog Story of Leicester City, the Greatest Miracle in Sports History'. He is a pasionate supporter of his hometown team Aberdeen.

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Theo Delaney’s guest is Oscar winning film director Asif Kapadia in this second part of a two part special. The Liverpool fanatic relives goals from Gerrard, Origi, Van Dijk and more and pays generous tribute to Jurgen Klopp. His latest film, the extraordinary, multi genre ‘2073’ is in cinemas now and is highly recommended.

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Oscar winning director Asif Kapadia is famous for his compelling documentaries 'Senna', 'Amy' and 'Diego Maradona'. His latest film, the profoundly affecting '2073' starring Samantha Morton, is a genre-defying warning about our political future. On Life Goals he explains to Theo Delaney the crucial role football and Liverpool FC play in his life   with selected scorers including Dalglish, Salah, and the man with whom he's played football in the garden, Maradona.

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Theo Delaney’s guest is public intellectual Anad Menon public intellectual Anand Menon professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at Kings College London and head of the UK In A Changing Europe think tank. A lifelong, passionate Leeds fan he chooses goals from Lorimer, Viduka, Klich and more with evocative, contemporaneous music to heighten the keenly felt emotion.

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Its said that the most feared five words in politics are: Michael Crick is in reception. Now the brilliant and relentless political journalist, broadcaster and author joins Theo Delaney and demonstrates that he is just as obsessive about football as he is politics. A committed and prominent Manchester United supporter - he started the campaign that thwarted Rupert Murdoch's bid for the club in 1999 - his chosen scorers include Best, Beckham and Giggs.

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