The Tiger Sports Library, The Blackie Gray story Pt 3 & "We Are United" Wk 21 | Ep 127
22/03/2026 | 1h 42 mins.
You've of course heard of the famous "Tiger" comic where "Roy of The Rovers" began and and "Billy's Boots", "Nipper" and "Hot-Shot Hamish" all graced the pages of.... but did you read or hear about the Tiger Sports Library? Bygone tells us about it this week...and what is happening in "We Are United" this week? Tangent gives us an update and finally Mute takes us through the Blackie Gray story Pt 3 where Blackie again scores in a European Cup final..but who for?!...enjoy!
The Roy of The Rovers comic - season 1983/84 | Ep 126
10/03/2026 | 1h 40 mins.
Big 1984 vibes this week...what were you doing then? listening to Frankie Goes to Hollywood? Prince? or maybe you were a miner on strike....anyway our Golden Time Traveller takes us back to the 1983/84 season in "Roy of The Rovers" when Roy came back from Walford...then Tangent takes us back to "We Are United" in 1984....or is it 1984? more time travelling but this time no Tardis or De Lorean is involved.....plus a Collectors Corner where Bygone has been busy....(don't tell Mrs Bygone) ...
The Roy of The Rovers comic - season 1982/83 | Ep 125
22/02/2026 | 1h 34 mins.
Another boring season in the "Roy of The Rovers" comic?...no definitely not! Ian takes us through the season when Roy joined another Rovers....Bygone has a look back at the very first Football Picture Story Monthly, the 2nd story in that edition "The Reject" and also from the pages of "Scorcher" Mute covers "Royal's Rangers" and the amazing story of Fred Atkins!
The Roy of The Rovers comic - season 1981/82 | Ep 124
08/02/2026 | 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
25/01/2026 | 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....
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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