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Flintoff, Savage and the Ping Pong Guy

Flintoff, Savage and the Ping Pong Guy

BBC Radio 5 Live · BBC

52 episodesEN

Show overview

Flintoff, Savage and the Ping Pong Guy launched in 2017 and has put out 52 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 60 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.

Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 1h 2m and 1h 17m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Sports show.

The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 7.4 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by BBC.

Episodes
52
Running
2017–2018 · 1y
Median length
1h 10m
Cadence
Fortnightly

From the publisher

Andrew Flintoff, Robbie Savage and Matthew Syed discuss topical sports talking points.Three-time winners at the Radio Academy Awards: Best Podcast; Best New Show; Best Presenter (Andrew Flintoff)!Keep leaving your reviews and ratings, and don't forget you can get in touch using #FredSavSyed

Latest Episodes

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I Believe In Christmas

Fred, Robbie and Matthew talk about all things Christmas and discuss what it is like to be a sports person over the festive period.

Dec 24, 201840 min

Can You Deal With It

Fred, Rob and Matthew discuss the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards. Then Andy Burnham comes in to try and explain where we are with Brexit and talk about politics.

Dec 17, 20181h 11m

"Batdance"

Fred, Robbie & Matthew talk about I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, Tyson Fury’s fight against Deontay Wilder, Raheem Sterling and racism in football.

Dec 10, 20181h 20m

In The Tower

Meaty topics include; Tony Bellew’s final fight and the morality of football vs other sports, plus the trio reveal whether the famous people they’ve met matched up to their public personas.

Nov 12, 20181h 14m

Walk Of Life

Fred, Rob and Matthew discuss life changing moments, creativity in sport and following Freddie's new job as co-presenter of Top Gear, they all talk about their favourite cars.

Nov 5, 20181h 19m

The Sound Of Silence

Fred, Rob and Matthew talk about why some sports have silent crowds, what they’ve all learned about themselves over the last 12 months and the psychology of losing streaks.

Oct 15, 20181h 15m

Do You Know The Way of Senhor José

Fred, Rob and Matthew discuss Jose Mourinho’s difficulties at Man United, the football academy system pathway and the UFC controversy after the McGregor v Khabib fight.

Oct 8, 20181h 12m

He Ain't Injured, He's My Brother

Fred, Robbie & Matthew ask why some sportspeople are better competing as individuals rather than in a team. They then debate if kids should be given so much homework.

Oct 1, 20181h 8m

Don't Call It A Comeback

Fred, Robbie & Matthew return to talk about Tiger Woods & their own comebacks. They also discuss who Anthony Joshua should fight next, Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury or Dillian Whyte.

Sep 24, 20181h 5m

'Til the Wheels Fall Off

Fred, Robbie & Matthew talk about the fallout from the Australian Cricket teams ball tampering scandal. They then discuss young peoples' potential and their fear of failure.

Apr 9, 20181h 30m

Simply The Best Funny Moments Of Series One

Listen to Fred, Rob and Matthew's funniest moments from the first series including Valentine stories, the time Robbie bought a boat and Fred becoming an England football fan.

Apr 1, 201850 min

Got You By The Balls

Fred, Robbie & Matthew talk about the Australian’s getting caught ball tampering, their humiliations on the sports field and some of the things they have done for charity.

Mar 26, 20181h 9m

Last Ango In Paris

Fred, Robbie & Matthew debate if ranting in a sporting environment are effective or not. They then put forward their manifestos for trying to become Prime Minister.

Mar 19, 20181h 16m

(I Want to Be) Elected

Fred, Robbie & Matthew talk about Jamie Carragher’s spitting incident and provocation, cycling and drug use in sport and they end by revealing their future ambitions.

Mar 12, 20181h 15m

The Pink Panther

Fred, Robbie & Matthew debate if sport should be about entertaining the fans or getting results. They then discuss people who made them believe they could breakthrough in sport.

Mar 5, 20181h 22m

Million Dollar Question

Fred, Robbie & Matthew answer listener questions including; do you need to love your sport, which Winter Olympic sport would they like to try and what is their favourite cheese?

Feb 19, 20181h 0m

Viennetta Waltz

Fred, Robbie & Matthew ask if sports people are fitter and more skillful now than when they played and compare different sporting eras. Then they discuss sexism in sport.

Feb 12, 20181h 6m

Going to Mexico

Fred, Robbie & Matthew talk about how they control their nerves in sport and life, then discuss the times in their lives when they feel like they have been wronged.

Feb 5, 20181h 11m

Hanging on the Telephone

Fred, Robbie & Matthew call in on the phone to explain why there isn't a full Podcast this week and talk about topics they want to discuss on the next one.

Jan 29, 20187 min

Forest For The Trees

Fred, Robbie & Matthew ask if they have got their work-life balance right, debate which of their sports is harder mentally and requires more skill. Then they play a guessing game.

Jan 22, 20181h 10m
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