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The British Football Comic Podcast

Matt Richards

Arts Society & Culture

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The Roy of The Rovers comic - season 1981/82 | Ep 124
08/2/2026 | 1h 30 mins.
He's back! Our Golden Time-Traveller Ian Golden is back from Australia and his Gola sponsored Tardis has landed in the 1981/82 season. What are his favourite strips in this momentous season in the comics' history?......We also discuss Mute-Button Matt's recent visit to the brilliant Barrie Mitchell exhibition and we also have a Collectors Corner to see what recent purchases the boys have obtained. Enjoy!
The Blackie Gray Story Pt 2 | Ep 123
25/1/2026 | 1h 24 mins.
Tangent tells us about when two stories collided, when Melchester Rovers popped up in "City" in 1988. Bygone covers the Roy of The Rovers story from the 1989 Winter Special and Mute covers part 2 of the Blackie Gray story - when Melchester are in the European Cup Final and Blackie meets the beautiful Suzanne Cerise....
The Blackie Gray Story Pt 1 | Champ/We Are United Ep 122
11/1/2026 | 1h 25 mins.
Who is William Gray? When did he first meet Roy? What did he get for his birthday in 1955? Why was he at a circus? Did he set fire to Melchester Stadium?...all these questions and loads more will be answered if you tune into the first part of a five part biopic of this comic colossus....Plus has Hot-Shot Hamish met his nemesis?!! A goalkeeper who can save the famous hot-shot?!! and finally we have some...EXCITING NEWS FOR ALL LISTENERS!
WILL "UNITED" GO UP? | Champ/We Are United Ep 121
29/12/2025 | 1h 30 mins.
It's week 13 of the "We Are United" story in the pages of "Champ" comic and we've followed all their ups and downs. It's now the final game of the season against Cardsea City...will they do it? Tune in to find out! Plus Bygone shows us a special personalised copy of Roy of The Rovers and there's another Collectors Corner with a very interesting purchase by the Melvster himself!
A Christmas Special with Barrie Tomlinson! | Champ/We Are United Ep 120
07/12/2025 | 1h 53 mins.
He's back! Legendary IPC Comic Group Editor and of course editor of "Tiger" and editor and creator of the "Roy of The Rovers" comic, Barrie Tomlinson for this years Christmas Special! in this we go through the 1981 Tiger Xmas edition and the first ever Xmas Roy of The Rovers from 1976....enjoy!

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About The British Football Comic Podcast

Join Matt, Gull, Paul, Neil and Ian as they take you back to the classic British football comics, from the 50's to the present time with stories such as of course "Roy of the Rovers", "We Are United" from the pages of "Champ", the "Football Picture Story Monthly" series and stories from "Tiger", "Scorcher", "Victor" such as "Billy's Boots" , "Hot-Shot Hamish" and "Bobby of the Blues" and more recently the on-going "Striker"....including many exclusive interviews with the former editors and creators!

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