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It Started With A Kick
by 11-29 Media
“It Started With a Kick” is hosted by renowned football writer and author Richard Foster. In each episode a well-known guest will delve into their memory bank to talk about the first football match they attended. The focus is less about the match itself and more on all the circumstances surrounding that pivotal experience. The sights and sounds, the fans and the kits, the stadium and their companions on that all-important day when a lifetime love affair with football began. WATCH THIS SHOW ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvSsjD3e_NeWotY3GETtbWA FOLLOW THE SHOW ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/iswakpodcast/ FOLLOW THE SHOW ON X: https://twitter.com/ISWAKPodcast FOLLOW THE SHOW ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558248779779
Episodes
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Rolf Hessbruegge - Part 1
This week's guest is the first German we have had on this podcast, football journalist, Rolf Hessbruegge. Rolf is a Schalke fan and his father took him to his first match against bitter rivals Borussia Dortmund with the idea of making him a Dortmund fan, but it didn't work out that way.
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Ady Packham - Part 1
This week's guest is Ady Packham, who is one of the Albion Roar podcasters and yes he is a Brighton fan but It Started With a Kick is a broad church and everyone is welcome inside, even infidels and Seagulls.
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David Arrowsmith - Part 1
This week's guest is the first Colombian to appear on this pod with the very un-Colombian name of David Arrowsmith. He has written a couple of books about football in South America including 2024’s NarcoBall - Love, Death and Football in Escobar’s Colombia and this year’s Killing Maradona - How...
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Tom Rostance - Part 1
Tom Rostance has worked for BBC Sport as main live text commentator for 10 years, in which he has covered some amazing moments in recent football history including the Agueroo moment in 2012*, then two years later the Mineiraco when Germany hammered Brazil 7-1 in WC semi in 2014 which must have...
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Marc Higginson - Part 1
This week's guest is Marc Higginson a senior journalist manager at BBC Sport who has a book coming out in October entitled “Falling for Manchester City”, which covers a period in which City were going through some slightly less successful times than over the last decade or so.
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Luis Miguel Echegaray - Part 1
Today’s guest is the very first Peruvian on this pod and I think I’m right in saying the first person born in South America. Welcome Luis Miguel Echegaray and although Luis has been a football writer, broadcaster and analyst for many years I first came across him during this summer’s World Cup…
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John Roder - Part 2
This week’s guest is John Roder joins a glittering list of commentators on this pod, which include Guy Mowbray, Peter Drury, John Helm and most recently Mike Minay. John has been at the chalk face of commentary with a host of broadcasters such as Sky, TNT, ITV and has been a regular on Match of…
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John Roder - Part 1
This week’s guest is John Roder joins a glittering list of commentators on this pod, which include Guy Mowbray, Peter Drury, John Helm and most recently Mike Minay. John has been at the chalk face of commentary with a host of broadcasters such as Sky, TNT, ITV and has been a regular on Match of…
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Mike Minay - Part 2
Mike Minay, a commentator and reporter who has become a regular voice on 5Live and also Match of the Day recently and Mike will be part of the BBC’s World Cup team which starts in just over a week’s time, so exciting times ahead. Mike’s first steps into the world of football were a long way from...
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Mike Minay - Part 1
Mike Minay, a commentator and reporter who has become a regular voice on 5Live and also Match of the Day recently and Mike will be part of the BBC’s World Cup team which starts in just over a week’s time, so exciting times ahead. Mike’s first steps into the world of football were a long way from...
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Steve Hill - Part 2
Steve Hill is a writer, journalist and author of several books including ‘The Card’ which charts Steve’s quest to see every minute of a Chester FC season…
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Steve Hill - Part 1
Steve Hill is a writer, journalist and author of several books including ‘The Card’ which charts Steve’s quest to see every minute of a Chester FC season…
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Jim Daly - Part 2
Jim Daly is the third comedian in a row on this podcast. Jim is currently on tour and is appearing on home turf this coming Saturday at Chesham cricket club and I have been reliably informed there are a few tickets left. Jim has also been one of the mainstays of the Five Year Plan podcast, which...
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Jim Daly - Part 1
Jim Daly is the third comedian in a row on this podcast. Jim is currently on tour and is appearing on home turf this coming Saturday at Chesham cricket club and I have been reliably informed there are a few tickets left. Jim has also been one of the mainstays of the Five Year Plan podcast, which...
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Anthony Richardson - Part 2
This week's guest is Anthony Richardson, who joins a growing list of comedians to be guests on this podcast. Indeed he follows in the footsteps of his fellow Exploding Head Mark Davison who featured last week. As well as being at the end of the line for ‘Colin from Portsmouth’ Anthony is also the...
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Anthony Richardson - Part 1
This week's guest is Anthony Richardson, who joins a growing list of comedians to be guests on this podcast. Indeed he follows in the footsteps of his fellow Exploding Head Mark Davison who featured last week. As well as being at the end of the line for ‘Colin from Portsmouth’ Anthony is also the...
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Mark Davison - Part 2
Mark Davison is one of the first comedians we have had on this pod, Kevin Day being the very first. Mark’s alter ego is Ian Fiveankles, a hoary ex-footballer who has little truck with the modern game. He is also one of the Exploding Heads duo and finally many of you will know him as the ranting,...
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Mark Davison - Part 1
Mark Davison is one of the first comedians we have had on this pod, Kevin Day being the very first. Mark’s alter ego is Ian Fiveankles, a hoary ex-footballer who has little truck with the modern game. He is also one of the Exploding Heads duo and finally many of you will know him as the ranting,...
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Ian Crocker - Part 2
Ian Crocker, whose voice will be familiar to many of you as a Sky Sports commentator especially covering Scottish football and next month will be his 96th Old Firm match and with a century in sight next season it’s quite an achievement. Ian’s football journey began in very different circumstances...
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Ian Crocker - Part 1
Ian Crocker, whose voice will be familiar to many of you as a Sky Sports commentator especially covering Scottish football and next month will be his 96th Old Firm match and with a century in sight next season it’s quite an achievement. Ian’s football journey began in very different circumstances...
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John Helm - Part 2
John Helm, who can be described, without fear or favour, as the patrician of football commentators. As main commentator for Yorkshire TV his voice will be well known to all those who watched Sunday afternoons as he covered the likes of Leeds United, the Sheffield clubs and many more besides.
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John Helm - Part 1
John Helm, who can be described, without fear or favour, as the patrician of football commentators. As main commentator for Yorkshire TV his voice will be well known to all those who watched Sunday afternoons as he covered the likes of Leeds United, the Sheffield clubs and many more besides.
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Dan Mann - Part 1
Daniel Mann has been commentating for Sky for 20 years where not only is he on regular Premier League EFL duty, he has also covered a host of other competitions including dozens of Play-Offs finals which naturally puts him in extremely favourable light with me.
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ISWAK special 100th Episode - Part two
Welcome to this special episode of ‘It Started With a Kick’, which features a collection of the best clips from a vast array of guests over the last two years.
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ISWAK special 100th Episode
Welcome to this special episode of ‘It Started With a Kick’, which features a collection of the best clips from a vast array of guests over the last two years.
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Geoff Peters - Part 2
Geoff Peters is a commentator who has been at talkSPORT for over 25 years who cut his teeth in local radio in and around Leicester. Unusually, Geoff is also a bit of a master behind the decks and DJs both here and in Ibiza. But before we head off to sunnier climes, we will begin at Filbert Street...
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Geoff Peters - Part 1
Geoff Peters is a commentator who has been at talkSPORT for over 25 years who cut his teeth in local radio in and around Leicester. Unusually, Geoff is also a bit of a master behind the decks and DJs both here and in Ibiza. But before we head off to sunnier climes, we will begin at Filbert Street...
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Jacqui Oatley - Part 2
Jacqui Oatley has a wealth of experience as a commentator and reporter. Her first match was a Second Division fixture in September 1990 between Wolves and Bristol Rovers.”
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Jacqui Oatley - Part 1
Jacqui Oatley has a wealth of experience as a commentator and reporter. Her first match was a Second Division fixture in September 1990 between Wolves and Bristol Rovers.”
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Charlotte Nicol - Part 1
This week's guest is BBC Sport stalwart Charlotte Nicol who has been working at BBC since 1990 in a variety of roles. Her first taste of football was at Filbert Street in 1972...
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Mike Bovill - Part 2
Sports Broadcaster Mike Bovill joins Richard Foster to talk through his football memories. "It Started With a Kick” features an array of high profile fans and prominent figures from the world of football, including Martin Tyler, Tim Vickery and Darren Fletcher Each weekly episode is split into…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
“It Started With a Kick” is hosted by renowned football writer and author Richard Foster. In each episode a well-known guest will delve into their memory bank to talk about the first football match they attended.
The focus is less about the match itself and more on all the circumstances surrounding that pivotal experience. The sights and sounds, the fans and the kits, the stadium and their companions on that all-important day when a lifetime love affair with football began.
WATCH THIS SHOW ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvSsjD3e_NeWotY3GETtbWA
FOLLOW THE SHOW ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/iswakpodcast/
FOLLOW THE SHOW ON X: https://twitter.com/ISWAKPodcast
FOLLOW THE SHOW ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558248779779
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11-29 Media
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