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 14
- Catch-up on Series 22, Episode 13
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Series 8
1. Episode One
Saturday 14th August 2010
In this season's first show, Colin Murray is judge and jury as Andy Parsons, Greg Brady, Steve Bunce and Tony Dorigo try to win points for punditry on the week's sports stories.
Special: Royal National College For The Blind Special
Saturday 21st August 2010
Fighting Talk is broadcast live from the Royal National College for the Blind. With Martin Kelner, John Rawling, Des Kelly and Martin Allen.
3. Episode Three
Saturday 28th August 2010
Special guest presenter Barry Davies is judge and jury as Bob Mills, Perry Groves, Eleanor Oldroyd and Dougie Anderson try to win points for punditry.
4. Episode Four
Saturday 4th September 2010
With Greg Brady, Gary O'Reilly, Iyare Igiehon and Josh Widdicombe.
5. Episode Five
Saturday 11th September 2010
With Will Buckley, Gail Emms, Henning Wehn and Matthew Syed.
6. Episode Six
Saturday 18th September 2010
With John Rawling, Martin Kelner, Simon Day and Phil Brown. This episode comes from Gateshead's Sage Theatre.
7. Episode Seven
Saturday 25th September 2010
With Greg Brady, Jim White, Katharine Merry and Ian Stone.
8. Episode Eight
Saturday 9th October 2010
With Mark Watson, Martin Kelner, Dougie Anderson and Robbie Savage.
9. Episode Nine
Saturday 16th October 2010
Colin Murray's joined by Bob Mills, Gideon Coe, Darren Campbell and Tom Watt.
10. Episode Ten
Saturday 23rd October 2010
Guest host Nick Hancock is joined by Matt Holland, Will Buckley, Eleanor Oldroyd and Paul Sinha.
11. Episode Eleven
Saturday 30th October 2010
Nick Hancock's guest pundits are Steve Lamacq, Greg Brady, Des Kelly, and Andy Parsons.
12. Episode Twelve
Saturday 6th November 2010
Jack Whitehall, John Rawling, Katherine Merry and Perry Groves all join Colin Murray to try and win points for punditry.
13. Episode Thirteen
Saturday 13th November 2010
This week's guests are Welsh sprinter Christian Malcolm; journalist and regular pundit Martin Kelner; award-winning sports columnist Sue Mott and stand-up comedian Ian Stone.
14. Episode Fourteen
Saturday 20th November 2010
This week's guests are retired England footballer Dion Dublin, comedian and former 6 Music presenter Jon Richardson, boxing journalist and newspaper columnist Steve Bunce and Radio 5 Live's Formula 1 commentator David Croft.
15. Episode Fifteen
Saturday 27th November 2010
This week's guests are arena-filling comic Edi Kadi, former Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion footballer Gary O'Reilly, table tennis legend and sports columnist Matthew Syed and Canadian sports talk radio host Greg Brady.
16. Episode Sixteen
Saturday 4th December 2010
This week's guests are Scottish broadcaster and writer Dougie Anderson, QPR scout Martin Allen, comic actor Simon Day, and sports feature writer Will Buckley.
17. Episode Seventeen
Saturday 11th December 2010
This week Colin Murray is joined by sports journalist Tom Watt, Irish comedian Neil Delamere, 5 Live Sport's Eleanor Oldroyd, and football coach and pundit Leroy Rosenior.
Special: Sports Personality Of The Year Special
Saturday 18th December 2010
Live from Birmingham, a special edition to mark Sports Personality of the Year 2010 at the weekend. Colin Murray is joined by Steve Bunce, Bob Mills, John Rawling and Dougie Anderson.
Special: Doubles Special
Sunday 26th December 2010
A special two hour Boxing Day edition of the popular panel show which, for the first time, pairs up eight of Fighting Talk's best loved guests to find out if two heads really are better than one.
20. Episode Twenty
Saturday 8th January 2011
John Rawling, Josh Widdicombe, Gary O'Reilly and Gideon Coe all join guest presenter Nick Hancock to try and win points for punditry.
21. Episode Twenty One
Saturday 15th January 2011
Going head to head this week, retired England footballer Dion Dublin, journalist Martin Kelner, sports columnist Des Kelly and comedian Ian Moore.
22. Episode Twenty Two
Saturday 22nd January 2011
Guests this week include 5 Live's Formula 1 guru David Croft, comedian and presenter Eddie Kadi, football broadcaster Tom Watt and sports writer Will Buckley.
23. Episode Twenty Three
Saturday 29th January 2011
Scottish stand-up comedian Kevin Bridges, boxing journalist and pundit Steve Bunce, badminton star Gail Emms and Canadian sports talk radio host Greg Brady.
24. Episode Twenty Four
Saturday 5th February 2011
Featuring rugby union star Matt Dawson, comedian Bob Mills, boxing commentator John Rawling and former Arsenal footballer Perry Groves.
25. Episode Twenty Five
Saturday 12th February 2011
This week's guests are comedian Simon Day, Scottish presenter Dougie Anderson, former Spurs defender Gary O'Reilly and musician and Arsenal fan Tayo Popoola.
26. Episode Twenty Six
Saturday 19th February 2011
This week's guests are Neil Delamere, Martin Kelner, Matt Holland and Iyare Igiehon.
27. Episode Twenty Seven
Saturday 26th February 2011
This week's guests are ex-England cricket skipper Michael Vaughan, BBC 6 Music presenter Steve Lamacq, stand-up comedian Ian Stone, and sports journalist Jim White.
28. Episode Twenty Eight
Saturday 5th March 2011
This week's guests are Canadian sports talk radio host Greg Brady, 5 live presenter Eleanor Oldroyd, football coach and pundit Leroy Rosenior, and comedian Bob Mills.
29. Episode Twenty Nine
Saturday 12th March 2011
This week's panellists are sports columnist Des Kelly, up-and-coming comedian Josh Widdicombe, former Wasps and England rugby prop Jeff Probyn, and sports feature writer Will Buckley.
30. Episode Thirty
Saturday 19th March 2011
This week's guests are Martin Bayfield, Steve Bunce, David Croft and Eddie Kadi.
31. Episode Thirty One
Saturday 26th March 2011
On the show this week, journalist, author and podcaster Martin Kelner; boxing commentator John Rawling, stand-up comedian Ian Stone and Canadian sport host Greg Brady try to win points for punditry.
32. Episode Thirty Two
Saturday 2nd April 2011
Jack Whitehall, Dougie Anderson, Tom Watt and Matthew Syed join Colin Murray to win points for punditry.
Special: Live In Liverpool
Saturday 9th April 2011
To celebrate Grand National weekend, Colin Murray and his panel of pundits bring you the biggest ever Fighting Talk, live in front of an audience in Liverpool.
Special: Music Special
Saturday 16th April 2011
A panel of guests from the music industry take part in Fighting Talk's first ever music special, to celebrate National Record Store Day.
35. Episode Thirty Five
Saturday 23rd April 2011
On this week's panel, Eleanor Oldroyd, John Rawling, Perry Groves and Jon Richardson.
36. Episode Thirty Six
Saturday 30th April 2011
Simon Day, Will Buckley, Martin Kelner and Jim White all join Colin to battle it out to win points for punditry.
37. Episode Thirty Seven
Saturday 7th May 2011
Greg Brady, Ian Stone, Gary O'Reilly and Dougie Anderson all join Colin to battle it out to try and win points for punditry.
38. Episode Thirty Eight
Saturday 14th May 2011
Martin Kelner, Eleanor Oldroyd, Neil Delamere and Pat Nevin all join Colin to battle it out to win points for punditry.
39. Episode Thirty Nine
Saturday 21st May 2011
Des Kelly, Henning Wehn, Tony Dorigo and John Rawling join Colin Murray this week.
Special: Champion Of Champions
Saturday 28th May 2011
Live from London, Colin Murray hosts a special Champion of Champions programme as the season's best pundits pickup points for punditry on the week's sports stories. With Bob Mills, Martin Kelner, Steve Bunce and Tom Watt.
Highlights Special: Best Of Fighting Talk
Saturday 4th June 2011
Colin Murray presents the best of the battles between pundits from the past season of Fighting Talk.