The British Football Comic Podcast

This week Golden Ian, our resident Welsh Time Traveller takes us back to the eventful 1986/87 season in the comic - what new stories were introduced? Which ones were his favourites that year? And then Mute Button Matt gives us the next instalment of the "Blackie Gray Story" - we're into 1976 now....plus a Collectors Corner, what new items have the team been purchasing....

This week our Welsh Time Traveller re-tells the story of "David and Goliath" from Football Picture Story Monthly 75, based upon a true story.......and Bygone Berrigan reviews an All-Action Monthly from 1987 remembering "Tallon of The Track" "Racey's Rocket" amongst others..

Episode 131 is a sad show to have to do. The first one since the passing of the comic book legend, and dear friend, Barrie Tomlinson.
The guys share their thoughts and pay tribute to the great man. And of course thanks to the work of Barrie we have lots more football comic content to go through, so Ian covers the 1985/86 Roy of The Rovers season, plus Tangent covers week 24 of "We Are United"

Geoff Boycott is the new Melchester Rovers chairman...what impact will that have on the club? Are they entering a corridor/season of uncertainty? Tune in to find out! it is also week 23 in the "We Are United" story - is there another dream sequence look back?......and finally we have a very big Collectors Corner this week - more a partitioned off room, what have the chaps been acquiring recently?....Tune in to find out!
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Tangent and Mute-button give an update on their day trip down to the South coast, specifically to Portsmouth to meet former "Roy of The Rovers" editor Ian Vosper and then to interview legendary comic artist Barrie Mitchell...the man who drew "Jack and Jimmy", "Stark"- Matchwinner for hire, "Cast-Iron Bill", "Twisty", "Kid Cox", "The Marks Brothers", "Playmaker", "Look Out For Lefty", "Play Till You Drop", "Scorer", "Paxtons Powerhouse" and of course "Roy of The Rovers", plus work for 2000AD, Doctor Who, Look-In, Bunty... as well as being a brilliant artist he is a lovely man who has had a long and wonderful career, we are sure you will enjoy the interview. - plus watch on YouTube for some special extra content!