The Kickabout With Johnny Vaughan

Trainspotting author & Hibs superfan Irvine Welsh joined Johnny & Gav for this Hibernian vs Kilmarnock special.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]

It's a World Cup Wildcard Weekend Special which features a very limited amount of World Cup content, unfortunately.What it does have though, is another of TJ’s Terrifically Topical Kickabout Top 10s. However, Gav's usual opponent, Toby Tarrant, was ruled out of this week's encounter after picking up a knock in training, so there was a new opponent for The Woodman to contend with...!You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]

Following last weekend's genuinely 'Super Saturday', this week on The Kickabout it's a Six Nations Judgement Day Postmortem Special. And joining us for that post tournament debrief is none other than John 'Six Nations' Inverdale.Plus, there's an all-important update from our South American Football correspondent, Dave Windsor.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]

This week on The Kickabout, (for one week only) we stopped being an alternative to the main stream and actually became “the stream”. As for our Six Nations Judgement Day Special, we were joined by our third former England Captain and World Cup Winner of the year so far… Lawrence ‘The Thing’ Dallaglio was on the show to preview Super Saturday.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]

Every day's a school day on The Kickabout. Today we learned that the badminton net is the Christmas tree lights of sports equipment, and that you can take the darts out of the pub but you can’t take the pub out of the darts.There’s also an all important Tyre Talk from "Graeme Tash" and "Jez Markem". Plus, we speak to Mr Six Nations himself, John Inverdale, mainly about transport links ahead of this weekend's big games.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]

In high performance sports radio, you need to stay hungry.Johnny and Gav were joined by Toby Tarrant for another Terrifically Topical Kickabout Top 10. Plus, Mr Six Nations aka John Inverdale was on the line to unpack what happened last weekend.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]

A break from tradition this week as The Kickabout T20 World Cup Super 8s Special actually discusses the T20 World Cup Super 8s - BRIEFLY! More importantly, Johnny and Gav were joined by Mr Six Nations himself, John Inverdale. Plus, Winter Olympics improvements, and Gav's reaction to THAT Arsenal-Wolves game...You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]

It may be a Valentines Day Calcutta Cup Special of The Kickabout but those of you looking for romantic 6 nations rugby content should probably look elsewhere... because this week Johnny and Gav were joined by rugby leeeeague legend, Brian Carney, as they opened the refrigerated door to The Meat Locker.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]

Yeah that's right, 500 Kickabouts and counting baby! To celebrate reaching this historic milestone, we had more England Captains and more World Champions on the show than ever before:Rugby World Cup Winners - Martin Johnson and Jason Robinson were on, as was Johnny's 2nd cousin and Ashes winning captain - Michael Vaughan… PLUS the first ever WWE Undisputed Champion, Chris Jericho was on the show. That's some box office entertainment right there.Keep your Winter Olympic Mexican Handbags coming to [email protected] can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday.

Ahead of next week's Winter Olympics, Johnny caught up with two British 'Bobbers looking to bag gold at Milano Cortina 2026. Plus, Gav went hunting for the ghost of Jose Mourinho... You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]

When you have Will Arnett and Bradley Cooper on your show, you tell people...!And, if it's not working; add long hair, that's what we say on The Kickabout.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]

A dart is simply a pin dropping, makes you think doesn't it...Speaking of the arrows, Johnny & Gav take a deep dive in how they could 'Darts up' the snooker game.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]

On Wildcard Weekend... what could be more wild than Gavin 'The Woodman' Woods taking on Toby Tarrant in yet another of Johnny's Terrifically Topical Kickabout Top 10s? Nothing, that's what.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]

In the first show of the year, Johnny & Gav gaze into their crystal footballs and predict what will be The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of 2026 - Happy New Year to you.Plus, UFC star, Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett joined us in the studio ahead of his big title fight this month.Oh and Toby Tarrant swung by for a Terrifically Topical Kickabout Top 10.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]

Johnny and Gav take you through the ultimate highlights package of this year's mazy dribble around the cones of sport, with the very best Good, Bad & Ugly’s of 2025, as well as the absolute cream of the Mexican Handbags crop.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]

A Christmas special by name, and not a lot else, but there is a generous serving of Pigs in Blankets at least.Instead, Johnny and Gav try to work out which breed of dog would be best suited to rescuing England on their current Ashes tour.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]

This week, Johnny somehow managed to find a bit of good out of England's Ashes woes.Plus, the boys caught up with Radio X's very own queen of darts herself, Polly James, from the home of the game, Alexandra Palace!Send us your Christmas / festive Mexican handbags please to [email protected] can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday.

In a week where Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta called upon his fans to behave like animals, Johnny and Gav explored what the reality of that actually looks like.Plus, the boys catch up with football legend, Emile Heskey, about England's greatest ever night in Germany.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]

We went ten years without a world champion on The Kickabout and then like London buses, two come along in two weeks...! This time we had McLaren F1 Boss, Zak Brown, in the studio.Plus, there's an all important update from our South American football correspondent, Dave Windsor, ahead of the Copa Libertadores Final.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]

A North London Derby Special, which surprisingly features absolutely no mention of either Arsenal or Tottenham but more than makes up for it with plenty of physicality instead.Keep your American Football inspired Mexican Handbags coming please. They can be team names, positions or whatever, send them to [email protected] can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday.

Johnny and Gav were joined on The Kickabout for the very first time by an actual reigning world champion... Darts prodigy Luke 'The Nuke' Littler was on the show!Keep your American Football inspired Mexican Handbags coming please. They can be team names, positions or whatever, send them to [email protected] can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday.

Johnny was back... from his week off and in sensational form too, but that's nothing new.Plus, the boys were joined by musician, author and sportscaster, Felix White, to talk about his journey through last season's FA Cup.Keep your American Football inspired Mexican Handbags coming please. They can be team names, positions or whatever, send them to [email protected] can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday.

Toby joins Gav as Johnny's off this week, and he brings his friend, former England bowler Steven Finn. Plus there's a Heroic / Good crossover, and a Halloween game.Keep your Mexican Handbags coming to [email protected] can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday.

Have you ever wondered, where's the urgency? Well, it's here. That's where.Also, Johnny & Gav were joined by former England & Lions Rugby Unionist, James Haskell, to talk about his upcoming podcast tour which may or may not be based upon the main feature on The Kickabout.Keep your American Football inspired Mexican Handbags coming please. They can be team names, positions or whatever, send them to [email protected] can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday.

This week, Gav learned that when you see a sumo wrestler on a lime bike, you know you've seen a sumo wrestler on a lime bike...Plus, Mick Wormly and Paul Grout were reunited with 1988 Man of Steel, Martin Offiah, for his 2nd visit to The Meat Locker.Keep your American Football inspired Mexican Handbags coming please. They can be team names, positions or whatever, send them to [email protected] can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday.