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Presented by Tim Caple "Talking Sports Books" does exactly that every month we review the best Sports literature talking to a selection of authors about their recent releases and rounding up the best sellers lists in the UK and USA
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Hosted by Tim Caple, every month the Classic Rock Podcast show is a magazine show with a mix of exclusive and archive interviews with some of the legends of the genre blended with the greatest Classic Rock from the last 60 years as well as the best of the months new music. There are also features with authors of rock related books and and media. What we don’t do is play the same old songs from the same old albums or ask the same old questions to the same old names it’s all just a bit differe ...
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Presented by Tim Caple with new podcasts out every week. The worlds greatest football club Real Madrid generate a huge amount of news, rumour and speculation here at the Real Madrid podcast we round up all of the current headline making stories relevant to Madrid.
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More from the "Best of Talking Sports Books" the fist 50 editions.In this clip we talk to George Sephton the "Voice of Anfield "about how he came to get the job as Anfield stadium announcer for Liverpool FC and some of his early memories and the affection in which he is held by the club and in particular Kenny Dalglish.George's book "My 50 Years wi…
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Welcome to this special video edition of the show and coming up joining me from home in LA is Billy Morrison ex of the Cult and for the last 14 years with Billy Idol's playing alongside Steve Stevens. He has got together with an "A" list of friends to put together the new album "The Morrison Project" Featuring guest performances by Ozzy Osbourne, B…
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Welcome the Friday "Fourplay" a collection of the best new tracks appearing today and over the next week and another eclectic mix today including AOR courtesy of FM , Heavy Metal from Canada's Anvil ...Blues Rock done only the way Joanne Shaw Taylor can do it and to conclude a reworking of a Peter Green/Fleet wood Mac classic "Oh Well" from Slash's…
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In this edition of the show we will be going back to the European Championships of 1988 with author Steven Scragg who will release his new book detailing the tournament the matches the players and the coaches. Also we will hear from the producer of "Test Match Special " for over 30 years Peter Baxter about the early days of commentary and broadcast…
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Special video edition of "The Classic Rock Podcast" with Simple Minds Mel Gaynor joining us to talk about his wide and varied career from brit funk bands at the end of the 70's to teaming up with NWOBHM stalwarts Samson in the early 80's at the time they took on a new untried singer called Bruce Bruce, who would morph into Bruce Dickinson when he l…
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Brand new feature from "CRP" as we introduce "Foreplay" coming up we introduce the best 4 tracks released today and coming up over the next week and today we feature , Black Country Communion, Nickelback, Rober John and The Wreck and Thunder. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classic-rock-news/message…
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Welcome to the new show and this time around we catch up with all the latest news stories plus we have the "Golden Anniversary 50 " feature looking back at who was releasing what 50 years ago this month. In the studio one of rock music's most enduing acts Hawkwind return with a new album and joining in the conversation Dave Brock, Magnus and Kris a…
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From the best of "Talking Sports Books" where we look back at some of the great stories told over the first 50 editions of the show, in this extract former BBC Radio Head Football Correspondent Mike Ingham remembers his early days and dealing with Brian Clough at Derby County . To listen to the full feature with Mike head to the website or stream f…
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Welcome back to the show and coming up we will hear from Slash and the new blues album"Orgy of the Damned" plus Chad Kroeger introduces the new Nickelback release also Black Crowes are back Bywarer Call release Holler and a special guest from Status Quo John "Rhino" Edwards talks new album and we look at eh future of Quo. plus we round the rock new…
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Welcome back on this edition the full video feature recorded with Dion DiMucci from his home in NYC as we talk about his 7-decade recording career plus we delve into the new album "Girlfriends" just released. We also look forward to next week's show with Status Quo's John "Rhino" Edwards who also has a new album out and we address the rumours that …
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From the "Best of Talking Sports Books" In this extract from "I'm With The Cosmos" Steve Hunt who left Aston Villa aged just 20 to team up with some of the greatest players ever to play the game including the greatest of them all Pele. Steve remembers what it was like for a precocious young talent in the spotlight of the worlds media and how ignori…
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From "The Best Of Talking Sports Books" with Tim Caple the first 50 editions the incredible tale of Steve Hunt born in Aston Birmingham who was told by then Aston Villa manager Ron Saunders "There's bloke in the canteen who wants to sign you and were letting you go" and that was it off he went to sign up for the New York Cosmos in the same team tha…
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In this edition of the "TSB" show we look at "Formula One The Legends Cult Heroes and Their Legacies" with the author and journalist Tony Dodgins we relive some of the most memorable moments over the last 70 plus years of the sport and answer the question who was the greatest and who will win this years championship. Pete Cavill also joins us to ta…
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Great show this month with a range of exclusive interviews and features, Canadian melodic hard rockers "Honeymoon Suite" are back with a new album Johnnie Dee joins us , Mel Gaynor who spent 35 years on Simple Minds drum stool has a new album coming as does Joanne Shaw Taylor who talks Heavy Soul. Phillip Sayce unleashes the wolves on his album "Th…
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Taken from the "Talking Sports Books Podcast" as we look back at some of the best moments from the first 50 shows and in this clip Mark Bright remembers the day he hit the big time after turning down Howard Wilkinson at Sheffield Wednesday he signed for Leicester City to link up with another hot shot Gary Lineker. Mark remembers the call to Howard …
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Welcome to this preview of the February shows and here is a short feature with award-winning guitarist and composer Jane Getter who releases her new album "Division World" this month. The full feature will follow in the next edition of the podcast. Led by guitarist, composer and singer Jane Getter, the album follows on from her acclaimed ‘Anomalia’…
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Time to re-live the Glam Rock era with the man that started it all Marc Bolan T Rex I am joined by film director Ethan Silverman who has produced a fabulous movie with a cast list including U2, Elton John, Joan Jett, Billy Idol and many more "Angel Headed Hipster" is available now. We look at the film and the life of Marc Bolan --- Send in a voice …
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Pete May has supported West Ham all his life he was there for the FA Cup win over Arsenal when the Hammers were in Division 2 what he didn't think was that he would wait over 4 decades to celebrate another trophy win. In his book "Massive" he relives the journey that concluded with an epic night in Prague. --- Send in a voice message: https://podca…
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Continuing our look at some of the best moments from the first 50 editions of "Talking Sports Books" Podcast in this selection Mark Bright joins me to look back at his very early days when he was looking to forge a career as a pro beginning at Port Vale the moments of self doubt and the joy of a contract that paid less than the factory job he had a…
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Welcome to the show and coming up a tribute to the late Tony Clarkin of Magnum we hear from both Tony and Bob looking back at 50 years of Magnum and we look at the new album "Here comes the rain" Our special guest this month is a true rock'n'roll legend he has spent 7 decades in the music business, Dion is back with another new album "Girfriends" w…
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A preview of our upcoming show with special guest "Dion" A man who needs no introduction Dion has been performing for 7 decades beginning of course with "Dion and the Belmonts" before beginning a varied solo career which is going strong today as he prepared to release the new album "Girlfriends" which includes collaborations with RORY BLOCK CARLENE…
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Continuing our look back at some of the best stories from the first 50 editions of the podcast. In this clip we are talking with Fleet St veteran Rob Beasley who recounts the Saturday evening he was sat at home waiting for his big exclusive to break, Jose Mourinho was to be unveiled as the new England coach, until that is Rob's phone rang... You ca…
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Well the last show of 2023 and it is stuffed full off great music and interviews. So new music coming from Magnum, Steve Hackett ahead of his new album this Feb along with Rik Wakeman who is preparing a mammoth live release from the Palladium shows in 2023, Danny Bowes of Thunder tells us about the new live album and guests include Geoff Downes tal…
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Welcome back as we continue to look back at the best moments from the first 50 editions of "Talking Sports Books" the podcast, in this clip Fleet St veteran Rob Beasley talks about his book "Jose Mourinho Up Close and Personal" and the moment Jennifer Aniston left the entire Chelsea entourage speechless.To listen to the full edition head to the web…
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A story for every football fan who had a dream that one day their team would be competing with the elite this is the story of how Elton John and Graham Taylor took a team on the brink of financial ruin turned it around and took it on a journey from Division 4 to Division 1 onward to a Cup Final and competing in Europe and all on a budget of under o…
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Here's a short video preview of the upcoming edition of the show with special guest Geoff Downes of "Yes" and "Asia" in this clip he is talking about great friend John Wetton and their first meeting and work on the debut album by "Asia" lots more to come from this as well including look ahead to the plans of "Yes" for 2024 including what we can exp…
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Welcome to this special extra edition from "The Classic Rock Podcast" and joining me today Grace and Aaron Bond from "When Rivers Meet" who are ending another hugely successful year with their first UK top 10 album "Aces Are High".Coming up we talk about the album and look back on the achievements of the year and what plans they have for 2024. When…
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More from the "Best of Talking Sports Books" as we look back at some of the best moments from the first 50 editions of the show. Remember the full editions of these podcasts are all available on the website www.talkingsportsbooks.com or on any streaming provider. In this extract some hilarious recollections from Rob Beasley who was with Jose from d…
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As we pass the 50th edition of "Talking Sports Books" we are going to look back at some of the best moments from the last 4 years picking some of the great stories that have been shared by the authors and personalities that have been on the show. In this edition former Tottenham Hotspur youth prodigy Anthony Potts looks back at some of the high jin…
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In this "Classic Podcast" Video "EXTRA" We are talking to some of the new generation of Guitar talent that been out on tour recently this includes "The Master of the Stratocaster" Phillip Sayce plus another of the hottest talents around "Jared James Nichols" and we conclude with the "King of UK Slide Guitar" the one and only Troy Redfern. All three…
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Here is an extract from the new show with Carl Frampton who talks about his life from growing up in "Tigers Bay" and onward to becoming a World Champion. In this extract Carl remembers that very first night sat in the back of a blue Mondeo on his way to making his competitive debut aged 7. The full edition is online now --- Send in a voice message:…
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Extract from the new show with Gary Newbon talking about his book "Newbon Bloody Hell" and in this extract we look at the beginnings of one of Football's most loved shows "Saint and Greavsie" and it nearly didn't happen as when Greavsie was first called his response "to be honest i don't really fancy it" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcast…
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Extract from the current show with guest Gary Newbon talking about his 50 years in sports tv. In this clip Gary remembers falling out with Fergie on the day he first interviewed him before making a brisk recovery as they became friends over 22 years. Listen in to the full show with Gary which is out now it's full of memorable tales with sporting gr…
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The new podcast is out now with iconic broadcaster Gary Newbon looking back over 50 years in sports media the book is full of great stories and anecdotes quite a few involving the legendary Brian Clough here is a clip from the show with Gary reacting to the moment Brian Clough kissed him live on prime time television. The full version of the show i…
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In this edition, we are joined by legendary sports broadcaster Gary Newbon as he looks back on his 50 years as a broadcaster his book "Gary Newbon Bloody Hell" which is out this week so coming up then a show filled with great sporting memories anecdotes and stories as Gary recounts life a life working with some of sports greatest names from Brian C…
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Welcome along to the new show and when we mention legends these 2 bands between them produced 9 Gold albums 5 platinum albums and one double platinum album in the USA between 1969 and 1978. The bands in question are Grand Funk Railroad and Foghat and in todays show we are joined by founder members of both, Don Brewer from Grand Funk who are celebra…
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On the next edition of "The Classic Rock Podcast" legendary 70's rock band Foghat are back ! founder member Roger Earl joins us to look back at his 6 decades in the business including the day he auditioned for the Jimmy Hendrix band ! check out this preview with Roger talking about that and there is a new album coming "Sonic Mojo" plus also on the …
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A short preview of next week's new show with Don Brewer of Grand Funk when we will be celebrating 50 years of "We're an American Band" in this video clip we remember the legendary "Atlanta Pop" festival which included not only Grand Funk, but Led Zep Johnny Winter, Joe Cocker, Chicago, Joplin and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcaster…
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If you are yet to listen to the new show with Don Dokken talking about the band's history and the new album "Heaven Comes Down" here is a video clip from the recording in this Don is talking about the first time he came across this band called "Van Halen" and showcasing on the same night at "Motley Crue" To here the full 60 minutes with Don then li…
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Women who rock, there have been plenty over the decades in this show one of the great bands of the "NWOBHM" era Girlschool feature with Kim McAuliffe joining us they have a brand new album out "WTF45" the classic sound is alive and well here and look out for a barnstormer of a closing track "Born To Raise Hell" inc Duff McKagan on board, plus hot o…
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Ahead of the new show out this week Samantha Fish is touring the UK at present with Jesse Dayton after the release of Death Wish Blues here is Samantha talking about the album you can hear the whole feature with Sam in the show from earlier this year. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classic-rock-news/message…
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Joining me for this special is Don Dokken ahead of the brand new album due late October and we look not only at the upcoming album but back at 40 plus years in the music business remembering the day he first saw Van Halen opening up the show before they had an album out in the 70's, a love of fine wine being one of the few who wasn't consumed by dr…
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A sneak peek at the upcoming show with Ronnie Romero joining us to talk about the excellent new album "Too Many Lies Too Many Masters" a thunderous new melodic heavy metal album which is Ronnie's first with all original material. Full feature out next week --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classic-rock-news/messag…
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Here is a preview of all the new shows coming up in the next month including some "NWOBHM" legends a 50th anniversary of an iconic album, the most successful ever British all female rock band, an 80's rock band out of LA who shifted over 12 million albums 70's legends back with a new album and we reveal some new features available on the website. -…
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Welcome to the brand new show and this editions special guest is Joanne Shaw Taylor ahead of the release of a brand new album in 2024 we look back at her career so far and ahead to the release, plus we hear from Caitlin Krisko + the Broadcast and along for todays trip Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Rober John and the Wreck as well --- Send in a voice messag…
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Welcome back to "The Classic Rock Podcast" and this month Saxon founder member Graham Oliver joins us as we look back at the bands early years how they cme into being and the glory years from the late 70's through the 80's he also has a 6 disc box set out now called "Sceaming Eagles" . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod…
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Welcome back to the "Talking Sports Books" podcast for the new series and coming up today award winning writer Harry Pearson joins me to talk about his just released book "No Pie No Priest" which looks at the history of some of the great "Folk Sports" and this includes everything from Cheese Rolling to Aunt Sally. And as we look forward to Carl Fra…
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Feature packed show this month with special guests John Corabi back with The Dead Daisies looks back on his career in music also this month Saxon's Co founder Graham Oliver talks "Wheels of Steel" plus Dave Brock looks ahead to the new 50th anniversary edition of Space Ritual --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/clas…
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