Episodes

  • Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Barrie Tomlinson
    Jul 29 2024
    Theo Delaney’s guest is Barrie Tomlinson the writer and editor of numerous comics and characters including the one and only Roy Of The Rovers with whom he has had a long and mutually beneficial association. A Melchester Rovers fan, among Barrie’s chosen scorers are Ferenc Puskas, David Beckham and Roy Race himself.

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    https://tinyurl.com/BarrieBooks

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Tim Pears (Part 2)
    Jun 24 2024
    Part two of Theo Delaney's fascinating converstaion with novelist Tim Pears the Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature who is also a player, coach and devoted fan of football. He's an occasional sports writer too. The conversation resumes in Krakow and covers the Lionesses, Lional Messi and his local side Oxford City.

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    48 mins
  • Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Tim Pears (Part 1)
    Jun 24 2024
    Writer Tim Pears joins Theo Delaney to relive the goals of his life. In a fascinating and wide ranging conversation the acclaimed novelist and occasional sports writer expounds on a lifelong love of football from watching the Brazil 1970 team to regular attendance at his local club Oxford City. He's also been a player and a coach and talks about the therapeiutic qualities of Lionel Messi and his concerns about the commercialisation of the modern game.

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    47 mins
  • Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Anna Doble
    Jun 17 2024
    Joining Theo Delaney to relive the goals of her life is the Digital Editor of the BBC World Service Anna Doble who presents the weekly radio show Pick of the World. Her new book, the acclaimed ‘Connection Is A Song’, tells her story of coming of age in the 90s through the music of the the time. Anna is a Leeds fan and among her chosen scorers are Luke Ayling, Pablo Hernandez and Chloe Kelly

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    @LifeGoalsTD
    @theodelaney

    https://geni.us/ConnectionIsASong

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Irvine Welsh
    Jun 10 2024
    Theo Delaney's guest is the compelling Irvine Welsh one of the most succesful and influential novelists of his generation who shot to fame with the publication of his debut novel Trainspotting in 1993. The era-defining film adaptation followed in 1996 and there have been many more brilliant books, plays and films since. His latest novel 'Resolution' is published imminently. A lifelong Hibenrian fan, among his chosen scorers are Joe Baker, Dominique Malonga and David Gray. Thanks again to Wave Studios for accomodating us.

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    @LifeGoalsTD
    @theodelaney

    https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/167724/irvine-welsh

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    https://wavestudios.co.uk
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Life Goals with Theo Delaney - John Cross (Part 2)
    Jun 3 2024
    Part two with John Cross, the Daily Mirror's Chief Football Writer and chair of the Football Writers Association. His book - 'Arsene Wenger The Inside Story of Arsenal Under Wenger' is highly recommended. We resume at the 2018 Champions League final.

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    https://www.mirror.co.uk/authors/john-cross/

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    47 mins
  • Life Goals with Theo Delaney - John Cross (Part 1)
    Jun 3 2024
    Theo Delaney is joined by the Daily Mirror's chief football writer and Chair of the Football Writers Association John Cross. A lifelong Arsenal fan he chooses goals from Rocastle, Adams and Bale and refelcts on 25 years on the Mirror covering a changing football and media landscape. This is part one of two.

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    https://www.mirror.co.uk/authors/john-cross/

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    56 mins
  • Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Nick Davidson (Part 2)
    May 27 2024
    Part two with writer and photographer Nick Davidson - author of ‘Forza Sankt Pauli: Supporting a radical football club in a polarised political age’ one of two books he has written about the cult the Bundesliga club whose home Millerntor-Stadion is where we resume…

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    46 mins