Radio Snooker with Nick Metcalfe

Hello-ho-ho-ho. If it helps, you can think of me as the snooker world's Father Christmas, dishing out gifts to his flock.To be serious, it's time to say goodbye for 2025 and I do so with this special broadcast on Radio Snooker, which includes an audio reading of my Sporting Life column reviewing the year and your correspondence. Plus some philosophy.Thank you very much for tuning in throughout the last twelve months. I'll be back in the new year to look ahead to the Masters, including a guide to television coverage of the famous old event.To all my listeners, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/nick-metcalfe-snooker-column-review-of-2025-as-zhao-xintong-becomes-chinas-first-world-champion/229393

Good day everyone, and compliments of the season to you.I catch up with your correspondence in this latest Points of View broadcast. Loads of ground covered here, including television coverage of snooker, the ranking event status of the Shoot Out and players withdrawing from events.Your views on any snooker matter are always welcome - tweet me @RadioSnooker or email [email protected] - and I'll be back next week with my Christmas Special.

Radio Snooker with Nick Metcalfe is back on the air and I'm talking about the telly. The old Roger Mellie.There's talk from me about the BBC and TNT Sports coverage of the UK Championship, plus news of the new Channel 5 team for 2026.I'll be recording my Christmas Special soon to reflect on the year in snooker. I'd very much like your correspondence to be part of that, so if you have any reflections on the year or indeed thoughts on any snooker issues, please do contact me.You can tweet me @RadioSnooker or email [email protected]

Here's my commentary on the winning moments as Mark Selby wins his third UK title, beating Judd Trump 10-8 in the final in York.

Live commentary from me on the climax of the first Triple Crown event of the season, the UK Championship final between Mark Selby and Judd Trump at York's Barbican Centre.