Maisie Adam: The Beautiful Game episode guide

Maisie Adam: The Beautiful Game

Radio stand-up
BBC Radio 4
2023
4 episodes (1 series)

Maisie Adam presents a comedy about her love of football.

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Series 1

1. 'You've got your own sports anyway'

Wednesday 21^st June 2023

Stand-up comedian Maisie Adam presents her stand-up special where she discusses her love of football and her experience of the women's game ahead of the Women's World Cup 2023. She begins by looking at fondness for the game as a child, always being the "girl" football fan, and how it felt when she could not play at school.

2. 'There's just not enough demand for it sorry'

Wednesday 28^th June 2023

Maisie reflects on football infrastructure in the UK and why it felt like you had to move to the USA, Bend It Like Beckham style, if you wanted to pursue football professionally as a woman. She's joined by the leading global scholar of women's football, Professor Jean Williams, to help her find out why this was the case for well over a hundred years.

3. 'It's Coming Home!'

Wednesday 5^th July 2023

Maisie looks back on the best day of her life - the Lionesses winning the Euros 2022 in front of a home crowd. We also hear from some of her own football team who tell us what football means to them.

4. 'Let Girls Play'

Wednesday 12^th July 2023

In this final episode, Maisie looks to the future. What will the legacy be for the women's game after the Lionesses inspiring Euros victory? She's joined by special guest, England captain Millie Bright, to talk about her own football journey, her Euros victory memories and the upcoming Women's World Cup.

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