Fighting Talk
- Radio panel show
- BBC Radio 5 Live
- 2003 - 2025
- 817 episodes (22 series)
Long-running panel show on Radio 5 Live focusing on the volatile world of sport. Four guests join the host to chat about the week's stories. Stars Colin Murray, Christian O'Connell, Josh Widdicombe, Georgie Ainslie, Jonathan Pearce and more.
- Continues on Saturday on Five Live at 11am with Series 22, Episode 18
- Catch-up on Series 22, Episode 17
Series menu
Series 7
1. Episode One
Saturday 5th September 2009
Greg Brady, Mark Watson, Des Kelly and 2005 Ashes hero Simon Jones all join Colin Murray for the return of Fighting Talk.
2. Episode Two
Saturday 12th September 2009
Colin Murray is judge and jury, as John Rawling, Steve Lamacq, Simon Day and Stewart Robson try to win points for punditry on the week's sports stories.
3. Episode Three
Saturday 19th September 2009
Colin Murray is joined by Eleanor Oldroyd, Martin Kelner, Ian Stone and David Ginola.
4. Episode Four
Saturday 26th September 2009
Colin Murray is joined by Alun Cochrane, Jim White, Will Buckley and Dougie Anderson.
5. Episode Five
Saturday 3rd October 2009
Colin Murray is joined by Eleanor Oldroyd, Gary O'Reilly, Greg Brady and Ian Moore.
6. Episode Six
Saturday 10th October 2009
Austin Healey, John Rawling, Iyare Igiehon and Mark Watson join Colin Murray to celebrate Fighting Talk's 6th birthday.
7. Episode Seven
Saturday 17th October 2009
Colin Murray is joined by Darren Campbell, Will Buckley, Tom Watt and Kevin Bridges.
Special: Octoberfest Special
Saturday 24th October 2009
Colin Murray presents a special edition of the points-for-punditry sports panel show in front of a live audience at the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull as part of BBC Radio 5 Live's Octoberfest. Colin is joined by NFL broadcaster Greg Brady, journalist and broadcaster Martin Kelner, Hull City FC's Dean Windass, and sports commentator John Rawling.
9. Episode Nine
Saturday 31st October 2009
John Bishop, Matt Holland, Jim White and Dougie Anderson all join Colin Murray to compete for the Fighting Talk crown.
10. Episode Ten
Saturday 7th November 2009
Colin Murray is joined by Gary O'Reilly, Jeff Probyn, Terry Alderton and badminton player Gail Emms.
Special: Sporting Words Festival Special
Saturday 14th November 2009
Colin Murray presents the points-for-punditry sports panel show in front of an audience at the Sporting Words Festival in Leeds. The guests are Martin Kelner, Michael Vaughan, Des Kelly and Ian Stone.
12. Episode Twelve
Saturday 21st November 2009
Eleanor Oldroyd, comedian Henning Wehn, F1 commentator David Croft and Greg Brady all join Colin to try and become this week's FT champion.
13. Episode Thirteen
Saturday 28th November 2009
Perry Groves, Steve Lamacq, Paul Sinha and Will Buckley join Colin Murray.
14. Episode Fourteen
Saturday 5th December 2009
Simon Day, Iyare Igiehon, Tom Watt and Iwan Thomas join Colin Murray to win points for punditry.
Special: Sheffield 2009
Saturday 12th December 2009
Ahead of tomorrow's BBC Sport Personality Of The Year Awards, Fighting Talk broadcasts from Sheffield in front of a live audience. John Rawling, Martin Kelner, Jake Humphrey and John Bishop join Colin Murray.
16. Episode Sixteen
Saturday 19th December 2009
Ian Stone, Greg Brady, Dougie Anderson and 6 Music presenter Gideon Coe take part in the sports-based panel show.
17. Episode Seventeen
Saturday 26th December 2009
In a pre-recorded show for Boxing Day, Colin Murray is judge and jury, as John Bishop, Jim Jeffries, Dara O'Briain and Bob Mills try to win points for punditry. This is the first ever 'all-comics' special of Fighting Talk.
18. Episode Eighteen
Saturday 2nd January 2010
Newly-crowned Strictly Come Dancing champion Chris Hollins chairs BBC Radio 5 Live's banter-based sports quiz show Fighting Talk. The panellists are Perry Groves, Gary O'Reilly, Will Buckley and Bob Mills.
19. Episode Nineteen
Saturday 9th January 2010
Resident QI panellist Alan Davies guest hosts. The panellists are Mark Watson, Des Kelly, Martin Kelner and Eleanor Oldroyd.
20. Episode Twenty
Saturday 16th January 2010
Colin Murray is joined by Sue Mott, Iyare Igiehon, John Rawling and Paul Tonkinson.
21. Episode Twenty One
Saturday 23rd January 2010
Colin Murray is joined by Jim White, Simon Day, Stewart Robson and F1 racing commentator David Croft.
22. Episode Twenty Two
Saturday 30th January 2010
Colin Murray is joined by John Bishop, Tom Watt, Matt Holland and Greg Brady.
23. Episode Twenty Three
Saturday 6th February 2010
Colin Murray is joined by Ian Stone, Dougie Anderson, Will Buckley and Jeff Probyn.
24. Episode Twenty Four
Saturday 13th February 2010
Colin Murray is judge and jury as Bob Mills, Lawrie Sanchez, John Rawling and Henning Wehn try to win points for punditry on the week's sports stories.
25. Episode Twenty Five
Saturday 20th February 2010
Colin Murray is judge and jury as Gary O'Reilly, Jon Richardson, Martin Kelner and Steve Lamacq try to win points for punditry on the week's sports stories.
26. Episode Twenty Six
Saturday 27th February 2010
Colin Murray is judge and jury as Perry Groves, Des Kelly, Iwan Thomas and Ian Moore try to win points for punditry on the week's sports stories.
27. Episode Twenty Seven
Saturday 6th March 2010
Austin Healey, Kevin Bridges, Greg Brady and Iyare Igiehon try to win points for punditry.
28. Episode Twenty Eight
Saturday 13th March 2010
Colin Murray is joined by Bob Mills, John Rawling, Cornelius Lysaght and Christian Malcolm.
29. Episode Twenty Nine
Saturday 20th March 2010
Colin Murray is joined by Ian Stone, Will Buckley, Martin Bayfield and Gideon Coe.
30. Episode Thirty
Saturday 27th March 2010
Colin Murray is joined by Steve Bunce, Eleanor Oldroyd, Simon Day and Jim White.
31. Episode Thirty One
Saturday 3rd April 2010
Greg Brady, Martin Kelner, Mark Watson and Steve Bull join Colin Murray.
32. Episode Thirty Two
Saturday 10th April 2010
Colin Murray is joined by Steve Bunce, John Rawling, Bob Mills and Alan Kennedy.
33. Episode Thirty Three
Saturday 17th April 2010
Dougie Anderson, Darren Campbell, Henning Wehn and Gary O'Reilly take part in Colin Murray's sports-based panel show.
34. Episode Thirty Four
Saturday 24th April 2010
Colin Murray hosts a runners special ahead of the London Marathon. Fighting for points for punditry are Kriss Akabusi, Roger Black, Katharine Merry and Simon Day.
35. Episode Thirty Five
Saturday 1st May 2010
Colin Murray is joined by John Rawling, Tom Watt, Kevin Bridges and Nihal Arthanayake.
Special: Election Special
Monday 3rd May 2010
Richard Bacon is joined by a special Fighting Talk panel of politicians ahead of the general election. With him are Caroline Flint, Eric Pickles, Edward Davey and, representing the people, comedian Mark Watson.
37. Episode Thirty Seven
Saturday 8th May 2010
Colin Murray is joined by Andy Parsons, Des Kelly, Sue Mott and Martin Kelner.
38. Episode Thirty Eight
Saturday 15th May 2010
With Kit Symons, Steve Bunce, Ian Stone and Greg Brady.
Special: Champion Of Champions Special
Saturday 22nd May 2010
Colin Murray is judge and jury of a Champion of Champions special. Dougie Anderson, Martin Kelner, Bob Mills and John Rawling take part.
Special: World Cup Special
Saturday 29th May 2010
Colin Murray is looks forward to the World Cup. With Bob Mills, John Rawling, Perry Groves and Danny Mills.