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The Kickabout With Johnny Vaughan

Episode 513 - The Giro D'Italia Ringside Special

The Kickabout With Johnny Vaughan

Radio X

Comedy

4.91.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

This week we were joined by a very special guest... Gavin 'The Woodman' Woods!

We also spoke to Alan Young from the Royal Scottish School of Officiating Excellence (The RSSOE) for his take on the recent refereeing controversies.

You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hear that? That's a McVitties moment starting.

0:05.7

Whether it's a work catch-up, oh, don't mind if I do, or five minutes in the work van.

0:12.3

Go on, help yourself.

0:15.5

Grab the digestives today and make it a McVitties moment.

0:22.0

This is a Global player original podcast.

0:25.7

The Kickabout with Johnny Vaughn.

0:28.1

Radio X.

0:41.1

Good morning to you. I'm Johnny Vaughn.

0:46.9

Welcome to the Giro Detalia ringside special of the kickabout.

0:50.5

We are an alternative to build up to the weekend's sporting fixtures, but I can't deliver that without the help of my guest in the studio this morning.

0:57.3

He is a writer, a poet, a guitarist, a chef, and a massive fan of comedy.

1:05.5

Ladies and gentlemen, would you please welcome Gavin the Woodman Woods?

1:09.8

Thank you very much, Johnny. Happy Saturday. Lovely to have you in the studio with us all this morning. I know everyone here was really excited when we heard you can make it for another week. Thank you so much for coming down. How important is the kickabout to you? I know you're a big listener. That's why you wanted to come on so badly. Well, it's an absolute pleasure, Johnny. Thanks for having me again. Well, listen, it's just woven into my week. I can't do anything, mid-morning on a Saturday without the kickabout. You once said, I read, I mean, I'm one of your followers. I know you've got millions on Twitter, but you said, you said Johnny is Saturday. That's right, that's right. And, you know, it's a mindset. It's a way of life, actually. Especially if you're fan of sport. Yeah. It's a mindset. Well, if you're a fan of alternate buildups to the sporting weekend, that deliver none of those things. Absolutely right. It's the show for you. Because as we all know, the sport itself will break your heart. Well, you know, we're massive fans of yours on here as well. So we're really looking at an extraordinary two hours here. Making it a technological masterpiece. Well, you all know exactly what it is. You looked amazed when you actually saw what he looked like.

2:17.6

I couldn't believe it.

2:18.7

That's Harry Fell. Yes. It's unbelievable. Harry Fell, ladies and gentlemen. Morning, everybody. Morning, Harry. What did you think he'd look like? Well, I didn't realize how tall and how strong he was. He's massive. He's huge. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I knew he was sort of from near Wales.

2:36.2

Yes.

2:36.5

So I figured he wasn't going to be slight in build. Yeah. My God. I know, he's impressive, isn't he? He looks like he could pick up a plow on his own. Yes, he does. He's like a sort of a barrel with shorts. He is, yes. big ones that they have for Sherry. He's the kind of shape you could build a team around.

2:53.3

He is, yes. He really is. Yeah He is, yes. But one of those big ones that they have for sherry.

2:51.9

He's the kind of shape you could build a team around.

2:53.3

He is,

2:53.7

yes.

2:53.7

He really is.

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