After The Lights Go Out With Dermot Reeve
The Men's Room
talkSPORT
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 July 2025
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Former England and Warwickshire cricketer Dermot Reeve reveals to Steve Harmison and Leon McKenzie how a destructive cocaine addiction resulted in the loss of his media career, the breakdown of three marriages and living life today in supported housing on £6 a day.
He also discusses how a strong spirituality has helped him find an inner peace, meeting the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and his future wish to move to New Zealand or Australia.
Warning: This episode contains some strong language and adult themes.
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| 0:31.2 | On AM, on DAB, on the app and on your smart speaker. After the lights go out, |
| 0:38.0 | all talk sport. |
| 0:40.1 | I'm Steve Harmison. |
| 0:41.4 | I represented England in 63 tests, |
| 0:43.8 | 58 one-year nationals, |
| 0:45.8 | and won the ashes twice with my country. |
| 0:48.1 | And I'm Leo McKenzie. |
| 0:49.3 | I've experienced life as both a professional boxer |
| 0:51.6 | and Premier League Footballer. |
| 0:53.7 | In this program, we interview former elite athletes about their transition from their |
| 0:58.0 | sporting careers to civilian life and the struggles which have followed. |
| 1:02.6 | Both Leon and I have had our battles dealing with day-to-day lives since departing the |
| 1:06.3 | sporting arena, and during this series, we speak with several personalities who have experienced their own |
| 1:11.6 | issues from their time in elite sport. Tonight on TalkSport, we're in conversation with one of |
| 1:17.2 | the great captains in the history of county cricket, the former England and Warwickshire |
| 1:21.5 | all-rounder, Dermot Reeve. He hit, wonderful strike, wonderful shot from Dermott Reeve. |
| 1:32.6 | Reeve goes high and safely, out to over midwicked for four runs. |
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