Off the Ball Festive Special - Stuart and Tam reflect on 2025. With Paul McNamee, Prof Sir David MacMillan and Terry Christian
Off the Ball Podcast
BBC
4.6 • 606 Ratings
🗓️ 29 December 2025
⏱️ 89 minutes
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Summary
A special festive edition of the most petty and ill informed podcast in the world! Stuart and Tam are joined by Big Issue editor in chief Paul McNamee and Calum Mackenzie - composer of the viral Claudio Braga fan chant to reflect on a memorable 2025. Also featuring Nobel Prize winner Professor Sir David MacMillan, Terry Christian, Kenny Macintyre, Sophie Gravia, Susie Mccabe and many more. We ask Terry Christian when was he ever starstruck, we find out from Nobel Prize winning chemist (and Rangers fan) 'can a football club be liquidated?' And just what is a 'baw-map'? Oh... and Get Yourself Checked!
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| 0:28.0 | I think you've got to earn the right to play the way that you want to play. |
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| 0:33.7 | Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:41.0 | Greetings. Welcome to another edition of the off the ball podcast with Stuart Cosgrove and Tam Cowan |
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| 1:01.0 | A Merry Christmas, a happy new year |
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