Bob Mills, Jake Brown, Richard Osman, Susie McCabe
Fighting Talk
BBC
4.7 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 27 December 2025
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
English association football player and Traitors winner Jake Brown, television presenter, producer and novelist Richard Osman, and comedians Bob Mills and Susie McCabe join Rick Edwards for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment. Points are awarded for informed comment, wit and passion, but taken away for nonsense and answers lacking in conviction.
In the final round, the top two points scorers go head-to-head in 'Defend the Indefensible' where they must both defend a statement however ludicrous or distasteful for twenty seconds. There can only be one winner!
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | Ellis, our podcast is over 500 episodes old. |
| 0:10.0 | But what have we learnt? |
| 0:11.0 | Ellis James and John Robbins. |
| 0:13.0 | I've learnt that when you're doing live radio, if somebody texts in in block capitals, it's very really a good sign. |
| 0:18.0 | We've had a confused text and it says, I want to listen to this rubbish. I learned that if you lose to lose Sanders in a board game and don't mention her on the show, you are going to get an unexpected call. Oh, dear, oh dear. Ellis James and John Robbins, 500 not out. Lovely stuff. Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:39.2 | Could you love me in a Bentley? |
| 0:40.4 | Could you love me on a bus? |
| 0:42.8 | I'll ask 21 questions and they all about us. |
| 0:46.0 | I'm Rick Edwards and this is the Fighting Talk of Games. Hello. Hello, good morning and welcome. |
| 0:59.7 | So what is this fighting talk of games nonsense? |
| 1:02.9 | Well, this morning's episode is themed quite loosely, more loosely than when he intended, actually. |
| 1:07.8 | More on that in a moment. |
| 1:08.8 | themed around quiz shows and game shows. And I'd like to think that I have earned my place, having hosted nearly 200, actually, more on that in a moment, themed around quiz shows and game shows. |
| 1:11.3 | And I'd like to think that I have earned my place, having hosted nearly 250 episodes of the BBC Quiz, Impossible. |
| 1:18.1 | Tagline, the show where anything is possible, but it did turn out that some things were not possible, like getting a recommission. |
| 1:24.5 | So, who have we gathered together for this admittedly tenuous TV quiz |
| 1:29.1 | show slash game show slash festive special? First up, a fighting talk debut for this winner of |
| 1:34.9 | traitors. Could it be Alan Carr? It's not Alan Carr. Like 30% of the guests we have on this |
| 1:40.4 | lighthearted sports punditory show, he's a Manchester United fan and season ticket |
| 1:44.5 | holder and he plays for England's cerebral palsy football team faithful Jake Browns here |
| 1:49.5 | hello Jake thank you very much having me well delighted to have you here um are you more nervous for |
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