Eleanor Oldroyd, Gavin Ramjaun, Max Whitlock, Tez Ilyas
Fighting Talk
BBC
4.7 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 11 April 2026
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Broadcaster Eleanor Oldroyd, journalist and broadcaster Gavin Ramjaun, Olympic and world champion gymnast Max Whitlock, and comedian Tez Ilyas 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. |
| 0:07.2 | Welcome to the Wayne Rooney show. |
| 0:09.3 | Wayne Rooney, Kay Curd and me, Kelly Somers, |
| 0:11.8 | break down the biggest stories in the Premier League and beyond. |
| 0:14.9 | He's gone in quite quick, but he hasn't caught him high. |
| 0:18.1 | I just don't think it's the red card. |
| 0:19.6 | Plus, we'll hear the funniest and most outrageous stories from Wayne's career. |
| 0:23.8 | I was going into positions and doing things I shouldn't have really been doing, |
| 0:26.9 | but you do it because you feel like you have to, |
| 0:28.9 | and I helped us drive on and win the FA Club. |
| 0:31.1 | The Wayne Rooney Show. |
| 0:32.3 | Watch an eye player, listen on Towns. |
| 0:35.8 | Coming at you, going to catch you when we find you, don't lose count. |
| 0:38.4 | Let me remind you. |
| 0:39.3 | I'm Rick Edwards, and this is Fighting Talk. |
| 0:53.6 | Hello, good morning and welcome. |
| 0:55.8 | No rambling introduction this morning for one simple reason. |
| 1:01.1 | Last night I went out, played in a backgammon competition in East London. |
| 1:06.1 | What's that? How did I get on? |
| 1:07.5 | It's a crass question. It's not about winnish. Fun vibe. |
| 1:10.2 | I don't really drink anymore, but I won the plate, 50 quid in hand. But I had a few, thank you. I had a few pints last night and the night ended with me and my friend's line biking home and sort of jumping off curves. That's kind of evening. And I got to bed at one-ish and my son got up at 6am and I feel ropey. So let's just crack on, shall we? Last week's show was a special Rick's Friends edition of Fighting Talk. Just a panel of my actual friends and Mark Watson. And this week, not so much actually. First up, on for this 17th time after nearly four winless years on the show before this season, |
| 1:44.9 | one both his appearances this term. |
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