Episodes

  • Andy Hamilton is a Football God: "Commentators are brilliant, they’re pure Harry Enfield”

    Andy Hamilton is a Football God: "Commentators are brilliant, they’re pure Harry Enfield”
    May 19 2024
    This week’s Football God is British comedian, game-show panellist, comedy screenwriter, television director, radio dramatist, and novelist Andy Hamilton. Best known for writing the BBC Radio 4 comedy series Old Harry's Game (in which he plays an amusing version of Satan himself), and the BBC One sitcom Outnumbered, about a middle-class family with three unruly children. Andy’s book, Blue Was The Colour is a witty, wise and charming assessment of modern football as a Chelsea fan. The Football Gods gives famous faces the ultimate footballing role: total power over the beautiful game. Listen as they shape football to their whim and ultimately become The Football Gods. Join our hosts - broadcaster Kate Mason and journalist Tim Spiers - as we ponder the all-important questions such as...“Which player would you send to hell?”, “What flavour pie would be considered the food of the Gods?” and “Which game would you watch forever?” Given the power, how would you change football? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    55 mins
  • Kelly Sotherton is a Football God: "I’d like to watch with Prince William, he’s a Villa fan, what’s he saying about the ref?"

    Kelly Sotherton is a Football God: "I’d like to watch with Prince William, he’s a Villa fan, what’s he saying about the ref?"
    May 12 2024
    This week’s Football God is three-time Olympic medallist Kelly Sotherton. Kelly compares athletics tactics to football ones, praises Bergkamp and reveals the royal family member she’d watch the game with. Kelly is also host of the podcast Inside Track – the exclusive, access-all-areas platform for everything athletics. The Football Gods gives famous faces the ultimate footballing role: total power over the beautiful game. Listen as they shape football to their whim and ultimately become The Football Gods. Join our hosts - broadcaster Kate Mason and journalist Tim Spiers - as we ponder the all-important questions such as...“Which player would you send to hell?”, “What flavour pie would be considered the food of the Gods?” and “Which game would you watch forever?” Given the power, how would you change football? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    49 mins
  • Mark Wood is a Football God: "Chris Woakes is a lovely footballer but never tries because he's a fast bowler..."

    Mark Wood is a Football God: "Chris Woakes is a lovely footballer but never tries because he's a fast bowler..."
    Apr 8 2024
    This week’s Football God is cricketer Mark Wood. He reveals who on his team is best at football, why Vinnie Jones is his boy and how he became a supporter of AFC Wimbledon. When he’s not bowling for England, Mark is also the co-host of cricket podcast Middle Please, Umpire and has an award-winning book The Wood Life: A Not So Helpful How-to Guide on Surviving Cricket, Life and Everything in Between. The Football Gods gives famous faces the ultimate footballing role: total power over the beautiful game. Listen as they shape football to their whim and ultimately become The Football Gods. Join our hosts - broadcaster Kate Mason and journalist Tim Spiers - as we ponder the all-important questions such as...“Which player would you send to hell?”, “What flavour pie would be considered the food of the Gods?” and “Which game would you watch forever?” Given the power, how would you change football? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    51 mins
  • Justin Moorhouse is a Football God: “The 85-86 Man United side was one of the most beautiful sides I’ve ever seen”

    Justin Moorhouse is a Football God: “The 85-86 Man United side was one of the most beautiful sides I’ve ever seen”
    Mar 25 2024
    Justin Moorhouse is a stand-up comedian and radio DJ from Manchester. He’s appeared in Looking for Eric and in Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights as Young Kenny - who’s an avid Man City supporter - but in this episode he’s a Man United-loving Football God. Before working in TV and radio, Justin was a salesman for many years until he contacted a comedy club and performed a stand-up routine, aged 29. In 2002 he competed in a local comedy competition, winning the final held at the Comedy Store Manchester. Soon afterwards, he performed in a comedy tour, then got the role in Phoenix Nights. The Football Gods gives famous faces the ultimate footballing role: total power over the beautiful game. Listen as they shape football to their whim and ultimately become The Football Gods. Join our hosts - broadcaster Kate Mason and journalist Tim Spiers - as we ponder the all-important questions such as...“Which player would you send to hell?”, “What flavour pie would be considered the food of the Gods?” and “Which game would you watch forever?” Given the power, how would you change football? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    41 mins
  • Matt Murray is a Football God: ‘I’d have R9, Haaland and Bully upfront for Wolves’

    Matt Murray is a Football God: ‘I’d have R9, Haaland and Bully upfront for Wolves’
    Mar 17 2024
    Matt Murray is a former professional footballer, sports reporter and pundit. As a player he was a football goalkeeper who spent his entire career at Wolves, making 100 appearances for the club. The Football Gods gives famous faces the ultimate footballing role: total power over the beautiful game. Listen as they shape football to their whim and ultimately become The Football Gods. Join our hosts - broadcaster Kate Mason and journalist Tim Spiers - as we ponder the all-important questions such as...“Which player would you send to hell?”, “What flavour pie would be considered the food of the Gods?” and “Which game would you watch forever?” Given the power, how would you change football? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    57 mins
  • Alex Lowe is a Football God “I go for the underdogs, I don’t want to see Man City stroll around”

    Alex Lowe is a Football God “I go for the underdogs, I don’t want to see Man City stroll around”
    Mar 4 2024
    Alex Lowe explains his love for two teams, how he’s making half time more interesting and why he’ll always support an underdog. Alex Lowe is an English actor, comedian and voice artist. He is the creator and performer of the character Barry from Watford on BBC Radio 2, as well as also being the creator and performer behind the character Clinton Baptiste, originally seen in Phoenix Nights, and is about to start a UK tour. The Football Gods gives famous faces the ultimate footballing role: total power over the beautiful game. Listen as they shape football to their whim and ultimately become The Football Gods. Join our hosts - broadcaster Kate Mason and journalist Tim Spiers - as we ponder the all-important questions such as...“Which player would you send to hell?”, “What flavour pie would be considered the food of the Gods?” and “Which game would you watch forever?” Given the power, how would you change football? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    56 mins
  • Bradley James is a Football God: "If Erling Haaland wants to play on the same team as Kevin De Bruyne, then one of them's going to have to take a pay cut"

    Bradley James is a Football God: "If Erling Haaland wants to play on the same team as Kevin De Bruyne, then one of them's going to have to take a pay cut"
    Feb 25 2024
    You might know Actor Bradley James from the TV series Damien where he plays the antichrist or the BBC’s Merlin but he is also an Arsenal fan and a massive England fan. In today’s Football Gods he talks salary caps, local players for local teams and the joy of tailgating. The Football Gods gives famous faces the ultimate footballing role: total power over the beautiful game. Listen as they shape football to their whim and ultimately become The Football Gods. Join our hosts - broadcaster Kate Mason and journalist Tim Spiers - as we ponder the all-important questions such as...“Which player would you send to hell?”, “What flavour pie would be considered the food of the Gods?” and “Which game would you watch forever?” Given the power, how would you change football? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    56 mins
  • Tubes is a Football God: “I would eradicate half and half scarves”

    Tubes is a Football God: “I would eradicate half and half scarves”
    Feb 18 2024
    Tubes discusses his early memories of football and his deep connection to Chelsea. No subject is off limits, from hotdogs to blue cards and how being sober has changed his experience of going to matches.  Peter “Tubes” Dale is a former presenter on Sky Sports’ Soccer AM. He started out as an assistant producer on the programme before moving in front of the cameras as ‘Peter the Test Tube Baby’, earning him the nickname Tubes. He quickly became one of the most popular characters on the show, with his ‘one question and one question only’ segment, which was often preceded by a comic rap. Since leaving Sky Sports, he has launched a YouTube channel with his brother ‘Tubes and Ange Golf Life’.  The Football Gods gives famous faces the ultimate footballing role: total power over the beautiful game. Listen as they shape football to their whim and ultimately become The Football Gods. Join our hosts - broadcaster Kate Mason and journalist Tim Spiers - as we ponder the all-important questions such as...“Which player would you send to hell?”, “What flavour pie would be considered the food of the Gods?” and “Which game would you watch forever?” Given the power, how would you change football? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    46 mins