Life Goals with Theo Delaney
by 11-29 Media
Every football fan knows it's the goals that really stay with you such is their juddering emotional impact. In Life Goals well known football fanatics re -live the eight defining goals of their lives with host Theo Delaney and reflect on what was happening at the time as it all comes flooding back. Like a good football match it veers from the poignant to the euphoric
Episodes
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Daniel Gray (Part 2)
Part two with writer Daniel Gray whose latest book Fanzine: The Story of Football's Alternative Press is out now. We resume at Partick Thistle in 2003 and love is in the air… @d_gray_writer @LifeGoalsTD. @theodelaney https://t.co/dN9VmIpMdm https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-links
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Daniel Gray (Part 1)
Joining Theo Delaney to relive the goals of his life is writer Daniel Gray whose latest book ‘Fanzine: The Story of Football's Alternative Press’ looks at the golden age of football fanzines and their enduring influence. Presenter of the When Saturday Comes podcast which also features previous…
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Brian Reade (Part 2)
Part two with Daily Mirror columnist Brian Reade, the Koppite whose excellent new book ‘The Kop: A Fan’s History of Football’s Most Famous Stand’. We resume at Goodison Park… @BrianReade @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/titles/brian-reade/the-kop/9781529454635/...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Brian Read (Part 1)
Joining Theo Delaney to relive the goals of his life is Daily Mirror columnist Brain Reade whose long and distinguished career in newspapers has included lengthy stints in football’s press boxes. A season ticket holder on the Kop at Anfield, his excellent new book ‘The Kop: A Fan’s History of...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Oliver Holt (Part 2)
Part two with the Daily Mail and Mail On Sunday’s Chief `football Writer and author of ’92 A Life In Football Grounds’ Ollie Holt who takes Theo Delaney through the remaining goals of his life with The Champions League, The World Cup and La Liga the settings. @ollieholt22 @LifeGoalsTD…
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Oliver Holt (Part 1)
Theo Delaney is joined by Oliver Holt, the Chief Sports Writer on the Daily Mail and the Mail On Sunday whose new book, ’92 A Life In Football Grounds’, tracks his decades long odyssey through the homes of all of England's professional clubs as a journalist and a fan. In this, part one of two, he...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Jim Al-Khalili
Theo Delaney is joined by Emeritus Professor of Physics Jim Al-Khalili CBE who is presenter of Radio 4’s ‘The Life Scientific’ and author of the engrossing new book ‘On Time - The Physics That Make The Universe Tick’. On his YouTube channel UnBaffled he gives remarkably clear explanations of…
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Nathan O'Hagan (Part 2)
Part two Nathan O’Hagan, novelist and author of the brand new ‘Succession: Colin Harvey And His Time As Everton Manager’. We resume with a highly charged Merseyside derby in 2001… @nathanohagan.bsky.social @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://linktr.ee/NathanOHagan...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Nathan O'Hagan (Part 1)
Author Nathan O’Hagan joins Theo Delaney to relive the goals of his life. The writer of acclaimed cult novels like ‘The World Is (Not) A Cold Dead Place’, his latest book is non fiction: ‘Succession: Colin Harvey And His Time As Everton Manager’. A huge fan of the Toffees, his chosen scorers in...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Leslie Cavendish (Part 2)
Part two with the Beatles' hairdresser Leslie Cavendish whose excellent book 'The Cutting Edge' recounts stories form his time with the Fab Four and their illustrious milieu. Golascorers include Ibrahimovic, Zamora and Beckham. We resume at Euro 96... @BeatlesLeslie @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Leslie Cavendish (Part 1)
Leslie Cavendish - the Beatles' hairdersser - joins Theo Delaney to relive the goals of his life and recount tales from his time on the inside with the Fab Four. As well as his remarkable stock mof anecdotes, The diehard QPR fan brings classic goals from the sixties onwards and music avery bit as...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Gideon Rachman
Theo Delaney's guest is Gideon Rachman the chief foreign affairs commentator for the Financial Times and host of the excellent Rachman Review podcast. A regular at a rnge of London grounds down the years, Gideon has now settled at Fulham where he has a season ticket and he is a lifelong England...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Daisy Christodoulou (Part 2)
Part two with Daisy Christodoulou who wrote the essential 'I Can't Stop Thinking About VAR'. We resume at Wembley in 2014... @daisychristo @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://daisychristodoulou.com/ https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-links
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Daisy Christodoulou (Part 1)
Joining Theo Delaney is Daisy Christodoulou MBE who first came to prominence when she captained Warwick University to victory in University Challenge prompting the Guardian to dub her Britain's Brightest Student. Since then she has put her considerable intellect to good use mostly in the field of...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Archie MacPherson (Part 2)
The second part of Theo Delaney’s conversation with legendary Scottish broadcaster and author Archie Macpherson. We resume at the 1978 World Cup… @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/hall-of-fame/archie-macpherson/...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Archie Macpherson (Part 1)
Joining Theo Delaney to relive the defining goals of his life is legendary broadcaster Archie MacPherson, the voice of Scottish football. Now a highly successful author of sports books including an acclaimed biography of Jock Stein and ‘It’s A Goal’, a ‘personal selection of significant goals’…
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Lord Grade
Michael, now Lord Grade, is the most influential and high profile TV executive of the last half century. He’s been the head of the BBC, ITV and Channel Four and been dubbed ‘prornographer in chief’ by the Daily Mail and a ‘cunt’ in a TV flash frame by comedian Chris Morris. (If you’re too liberal...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - David Keyte
Theo Delaney is joined by David Keyte co founder of Universal Works the clothing brand of choice for all men of style. Early in his career he was taken under the wing of fellow Nottingham man and fashion legend Paul Smith and he never looked back. But his early childhood was spent in Birmingham…
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Aaron Paul (Part 2)
Part two of super busy broadcaster Aaron Paul talking Theo Delany throgh the goals of his life. His love for AFC Wimbledon comes to the four as he described how he fell for them and remebers four goals that no Womble will ever forget. @1aaronpaul @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://t.co/zsL4bKpweT...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Aaron Paul (Part 1)
Theo Delaney is joined by broadcaster Aaron Paul who presnts sport and much else across BBc London, 5Live, ITV and Sky Sports. Along with his relaxed style and boundless enthusiasm he brings a deep knowledge of football and many other things besides. Here, in part one of two, the AFC Wimbledon...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Simon Barnes
Theo Delaney is joined by ther brilliant sports and wildlife writer Simon Barnes who had twelve years as the Chief Sports Writer on The Times. He now writes highly acclaimed books including his latest ‘How To Fly - Taking Wing with Birds Bats Insects and Humans’, a fascinating and comprehensive...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Terry Butcher
Theo Delaney’s guest is Terry Butcher the fearsome centre half who played in three world cups for England. A new film ‘Butcher - Invisible Wounds’ - airing on ITV 4 on June 9 and availaible thereafter on ITVX - looks at his illustrious career and also the tragic death of his son, Captain Chris...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Adam Crafton (Part 2)
Part two with Adam Crafton the newly crowned Sports Journalist of the Year. We resume with a manhunt for a missing centre forward... @AdamCrafton_ @adamcrafton.bsky.social @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/adam-crafton/ https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-links
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Adam Crafton (Part 1)
Reliving the goals of his life with Theo Delaney is The Athletic’s Adam Crafton, fresh from winning the Sports Journalist of the Year Award at the SJAs for the second time in three years. Cristiano Ronaldo, Gabriel Batistuta and Shirley Bassey are among the star studded cast in this, part one of...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Keith Cameron (Part 2)
Part two with acclaimed music writer Keith Cameron whose remarkable, best selling '168 Songs of Hatred and Failure - A History of Manic Street Preachers' is regarded as the definitive history of the great Welsh indie band. In this, the concluding part, he expounds on the genius of the Manics and...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Keith Cameron (Part 1)
Theo Delaney's guest is Keith Cameron the celebrated music writer whose latest book, the excellent '168 Songs of Hatred and Failure – A History of Manic Street Preachers’ is a Sunday Times bestseller. A scotsman who adopted West Ham when he moved south of the border, his chosen scorers in this…
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Clare Tomlinson (Part 2)
Part two of Theo Delaney's fascinating conversation with broadcaster Clare Tomlnison who talks about her trailblazing early days on the TV including a stint as the first female touchline reporter and a remarkable scoop after a famous England game at Wembley... @Clare1744 (X) @tomlinson_clare (IG)...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Clare Tomlinson (Part 1)
Legendary sports broadcaster Clare Tomlinson joins Theo Delaney to relive the goals of her life. A founding presnter on Sky Sports News in 1998 she previously had stints in the comms departments at The FA and Arsenal despite her steadfast support of Tottenham Hotspur. @Clare1744 @LifeGoalsTD...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Richard Archer (Part2)
Theo Delaney's guest is Hard-Fi front man Richard Archer. This is part two of two with the famous Brentford fan and we resume at Griffin Park in 2013...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Richard Archer (Part1)
Theo Delaney's guest is Hard-Fi lead singer and songwriter Richard Archer, a renowned Brentford fan. Hard-Fi's 'Stars of CCTV' album was one of the defining records of the 2000s and now they're back playing to packed houses and releasing new material including an eagerly anticipated new LP...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Riath Al-Samarrai (Part 2)
Part two of Theo Delaney's conversation with Riath Al-Samarrai, the award winning Chief Sports Feature Writer on The Daily Mail. We resume in São Paulo... @riathalsam @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.dailymail.co.uk/profile-198/riath-al-samarrai.html https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-links
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Riath Al-Samarrai (Part 1)
Theo Delaney is joined by the Daily Mail's brilliant Chief Sports Feature Writer Riath Al-Samarrai whose work is regularly recognised at the most prestigious journalism awards. He was born in England but has lived most of his life in Wales and, unusually, splits his football allegience between…
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Jake Richards MP
Theo Delaney’s guest is government minister Jake Richards who serves as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice and is the son of previous Life Goals guest Steve Richards. Like his dad, Jake is an ardent Tottenham Hotspur fan. @JakeBenRichards @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Paul Rees
Theo Delaney’s guest is writer Paul Rees the former editor of Kerrang and Q who now writes acclaimed books on music and sport including excellent biographies of Robert Plant, Elliott Smith and the trailblazing West Bromwich Albion trio of Cunningham, Regis and Watson. His latest book Raised On...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Kimberley Chambers (Part 2)
Part two of Theo Delaney’s interview with best selling crime author Kimberley Chambers. We resume in Paris 1995… @kimbochambers @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.kimberleychambers.com/ https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-links
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Kimberley Chambers (Part 1)
Theo Delaney’s guest is novelist Kimberley Chambers whose compelling, gritty crime dramas attract a loyal following and frequently top the best seller charts. A lifelong fan of Tottenham Hotspur the Eastender names Ricky Villa and Ronnie Whelan among her chosen scorers in this, the first of two...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - James Gregg (Part 2)
Part two of Theo Delaney’s interview with the compelling BBC and Eurosport/Discovery sports broadcaster and Sheffield United fan James Gregg. We resume at Bramall Lane in 2007 @thejamesgregg (IG) @jamesgregg7 (X) @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney http://www.iwillknowsomeone.com/talent/james-gregg/...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - James Gregg (Part 1)
Theo Delaney is joined by TV and radio sports presenter James Gregg. A scratch golfer, he is the lead commentator on Eurosport/ Discovery’s coverage of the PGA Tour and covers a full range of sports for the BBC including football. A lifelong Sheffield United fan his goalscorers in this the first…
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Clarke Carlisle (Part 2)
Part two with the compelling Clark Carlisle reliving the goals of his life (including one of his own) and reflecting further on mental helath issues with rapt host Theo Delaney. @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkejamescarlisle/ https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-links
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Clarke Carlisle (Part 1)
Clark Carlisle is Theo Delaney's guest, reliving th goals of his life. The former Blackpool, QPR, Watford, Leeds and Burnley centre half who now works in the mentle health space reflects on a long playing career and his own past issues with depression and addiction. Among his scorers in part one...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Joey D'Urso (Part 2)
Part two with fascinating guest Joey D’Urso of The Times, author of the highly acclaimed ‘More Than A Shirt - How Football Shirts Explain Global Politics Money and Power’. We resume at Villa Park in 2002… @josephmdurso @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://geni.us/MoreThanAShirt...
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Life Goals wit Theo Delaney - Joey D'Urso (Part 1)
Joining Theo Delaney to relive the goals of his life is journalist and author Joey D’Urso whose new book ‘More Than A Shirt - How Football Shirts Explain global Politics Money and Power’ looks at the increasing overlap of football and major global issues. The senior data journalist on The Times…
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Jimmy Mulville (Part 2)
Part two of Theo Delaney's conversation with Everton fan and comedy Godfather Jimmy Mulville of Hat Trick. We resume at Stamford Bridge in 2007... @MulvilleJimmy @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.hattrick.co.uk/ https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-links
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Jimmy Mulville (Part 1)
Theo Delaney's guest is Jimmy Mulville the founder and boss of Hat Trick, the hugely succesful and influential TV production house. A comedy writer and performer by background, Jimmy's acute comic sensibility is ever present as he talks through the goals of a life supporting Everton. This is part...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Katie Shanahan
Sports presenter Katie Shanahan joins Theo Delaney to relive the goals of her life. The former England Hockey international is now a familiar voice and face to all football fans from her work on BBC, ITV, Talksport Sky, Amazon Prime, Stansports. and many more channels in the UK and abroad. A...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Koonal Shah
Listener Koonal Shah made a generous donation to the suicide prevention. charity CALM during Life Goals's recent participation in its Stay Tuned campaign and as a result he got to choose a goal with accompanying music and discuss it with Theo Delaney in this special mini Life Goals. The two Spurs...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Felix White
Theo Delaney is joined by Felix White of the legendary indie band The Maccabes who reformed this summer to rapturous acclaim. Felix also writes film scores, hosts the essential cricket podcast ‘Tailenders’ with bowling icon Jimmy Anderson and Radio 1’s Greg James and is a TV baseball presenter.…
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Tom Fenton (Part 2)
Part two with listener Tom Fenton whose hugely generous donation to CALM - the Campaign Against Living Miserably - secured him a place as the guest on Life Goals. His excellent goal list is explored further and we resume in the FA Cup 5th round at Boundary Park Oldham… IG @tdfent13 @LifeGoalsTD...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Tom Fenton (Part 1)
In September alongside a number of other podcasts Life Goals teamed up with CALM - the Campaign Against Living Miserably - to raise funds for its brilliant suicide prevention work. As part of this we said for a very substantial donation a listener could commission their own Life Goals with Theo...
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Baroness Lola Young (Part 2)
The second half of Theo Delaney’s conversation with the inspirational Baroness Lola Young whose book ‘Eight Weeks’ tells her story of growing up in the care system. The passionate Arsenal fan relives goals from the men’s and women’s teams and selects some beautiful music too… @baronesslolayoung...
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Every football fan knows it's the goals that really stay with you such is their juddering emotional impact. In Life Goals well known football fanatics re -live the eight defining goals of their lives with host Theo Delaney and reflect on what was happening at the time as it all comes flooding back. Like a good football match it veers from the poignant to the euphoric
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