Driving home for Christmas
5 Live's World Football Phone-in
BBC
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 23 December 2025
⏱️ 146 minutes
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Summary
The team discuss world football and everything else under the sun.
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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. |
| 0:22.0 | I learned that if you lose to lose Sanders |
| 0:24.1 | in a board game |
| 0:24.9 | and don't mention her on the show, |
| 0:26.3 | you are going to get an unexpected call. |
| 0:28.4 | Oh dear, oh dear. |
| 0:31.1 | Ellis James and John Robbins, |
| 0:32.7 | 500 not out. |
| 0:34.1 | Lovely stuff. |
| 0:35.5 | Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:38.7 | I am my football fan. |
| 0:40.7 | I am a soccer fan. |
| 0:42.5 | I can feel silly in a car with the rest of the world. |
| 0:47.5 | It would be an absolute pleasure to have you join us this evening. |
| 0:53.0 | Not at least because we've got the Legendino with us. |
| 0:55.2 | Tim, good evening. Good morning. How are you? |
| 0:59.6 | I'm extremely well and all the better for hearing you, my old mate. |
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