Elliot Steel, Gail Emms, Guvna B, Paul McNamee

Fighting Talk

BBC

Sports, Comedy

4.6 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Former GB badminton player Gail Emms, rapper and author Guvna B, The Big Issue editor Paul McNamee, and comedian Elliot Steel 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	he was one of the most enigmatic owners in football
0:04.4	can you describe Vladimir Romanoff in one word mysterious
0:07.7	his roller coaster reign of hearts had incredible highs
0:11.7	heart made by Wengold O'Nell and remarkable lows
0:15.4	he fires the coach right there on the bus in front of all the team
0:19.1	so who was Vladimir Romanov?
0:21.8	And where is he now?
0:22.9	If you gave this storyline to a Hollywood filmmaker,
0:25.8	get rejected too incredulous.
0:28.3	I'm Martin Geisler,
0:29.6	and this is Romanov, Tsar of Hearts.
0:32.4	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:35.6	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:39.5	You witness the saga, casualties and drama.
0:42.1	Life is a script.
0:43.2	I'm not an actor, but the author.
0:44.9	I'm Rick Edwards, and this is Fighting Talk.
0:47.1	No. Good morning and welcome. Three bits housekeeping before we get on with things. Number one,
1:04.4	there will be no more free coffee and pastries for fighting to guests or there will be redundancies.
1:09.3	We're trying to return this show to profitability. Fortunately for us, we are still delivering out on the pitch and are
1:15.1	confident of a top par finish in the charts this season because the charts go down to 200.
1:20.4	Item number two, last week I mentioned that every time a former England rugby international has won
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