Manchester United: The Lost Tapes
by Studio 1878 and Wayne Barton and Patrick Barclay
This is Manchester United: The Lost Tapes. Stories about United's rich history, told in a way you've never heard before. Written by Wayne Barton, narrated by Patrick Barclay and Paul Ansorge, and produced by Ed Barker of Studio 1878. Episode One: Cantona Eric Cantona’s arrival from Leeds United transformed Manchester United after a 25-year title drought, reshaping the club’s fortunes and igniting the Premier League’s imagination. Internal conflict at Leeds and Cantona’s infamous disciplinary issues under Howard Wilkinson, culminated in a startling twist when Leeds approached United about signing Dennis Irwin. Instead, United countered with an offer for Cantona—setting in motion one of football’s most pivotal transfers and redefining what it meant to be a United legend Episode Two: Bitter Rivals In the late 1990s and early noughties there were no more fierce rivals than Arsenal and Manchester United. From the mass braw
Episodes
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The Lost Tapes Extra: 1958-1968
Remembering Manchester United: The Journey from 1958 to 1968 This episode of the Lost Tapes Extra explores the decade of 1958 to 1968, pivotal years in the history of Manchester United, from the tragic Munich air disaster to their European Cup win in 1968. The discussion includes personal...
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Seven: 1958-68
Manchester United's rich history spans almost 150 years. Yet the essence of everything the club is about the story, the romance, and the tragedy can be found in the span of a decade from 1958 to 1968 from the Munich Air disaster to the winning of the European Cup. Matt Busby's personal mission…
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The Lost Tapes Extra: Solskjaer & Keano
The Lost Tapes Extra: Roy Keane and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's United Journeys This is Manchester United, The Lost Tapes. Stories from United's rich history, told in a way you've never heard before. In this episode of 'Lost Tapes Extra,' the hosts talk about episodes five and six of the first season,...
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Six: Solskjaer
Few players in the storied history of Manchester United Evoke emotion in the same way that's conjured by these three words, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. With six league titles, two FA cups and intercontinental cup, and of course, a champions League. Solskjaer enjoyed success on a level that few have.…
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Five: Keano
Have a footballer and his manager ever been as alike as Roy Keane and Alex Ferguson? From his signing for Manchester United in 1993, Keane evolved into an on pitch general in the image of his manager. Theirs was a relationship which was one of the most compelling in football history. Ferguson…
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The Lost Tapes Extra: Welcome to Hell
Welcome to Hell: Manchester United's 1993 Trip to Galatasaray "This is Manchester United, The Lost Tapes. Stories from United's rich history, told in a way you've never heard before. In 1993, Manchester United ended the 26 year wait to win a league title. Their reward for that piece of history…
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Four: Welcome to Hell
In 1993, Manchester United ended the 26 year wait to win a league title. Their reward for that piece of history was to compete in the European Cup, or the Champions League, to give it its new name at the time. United had qualified for the semi finals in each of their five campaigns under Sir Matt...
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The Lost Tapes Extra: Knighton 1989
"Manchester United has been subject to numerous takeover attempts in its rich and controversial history. In the early 1980s, Robert Maxwell chanced his arm, so too did Rupert Murdoch with BSkyB in 1998. We all know about the Glazer family's seizing of control in 2005 and Sir Jim Ratcliffe's…
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Three: Knighton 1989
Manchester United has been subject to numerous takeover attempts in its rich and controversial history. In the early 1980s, Robert Maxwell chanced his arm, so too did Rupert Murdoch with BSkyB in 1998. We all know about the Glazer family's seizing of control in 2005 and Sir Jim Ratcliffe's recent...
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The Lost Tapes Extra: Bitter Rivals
Arsenal vs. Manchester United: Bitter Rivals "English football has always had its rivalries. Where there's a champion, there's a challenger. With over a century of history, it had rarely been the case that two of the most successful teams were competing at the same time, and that was the case...
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Two: Bitter Rivals
English football has always had its rivalries. Where there is champion, there is a challenger. With over a century of history, it had rarely been the case that two of the most successful teams were competing at the same time. That was the case towards the end of the 20th century. Manchester…
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The Lost Tapes Extra: Cantona
Ed and Wayne discuss stories from Episode One: Cantona. The moment he joined United, that night in Turkey, the 1994 FA Cup win, Selhurst Park and his return, and retirement.
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One: Cantona
Few footballers have had a transformative impact to compare with that of Eric Cantona at Manchester United. When he arrived at Old Trafford from Leeds United, the club were still licking their wounds after passing 25 years without a league title - ironically, marking the occasion by coming...
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The Lost Tapes: Inspiration
When author Wayne Barton was approached by the late Tom Tyrell's family during the pandemic he didn't know quite what to expect. More than 800 hours of transcribed audio later, Barton knew there was a goldmine of fantastic United stories dating back from the 1950s to the present day. In this…
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Teaser Trailer: The Lost Tapes Episode One: Cantona
Manchester United: The Lost Tapes. Stories from United's rich history, told in a way you've never heard before. Episode 1 Teaser Trailer. Few footballers have had a transformative impact to compare with that of Eric Cantona at Manchester United. When he arrived at Old Trafford from Leeds United,...
About this show
This is Manchester United: The Lost Tapes. Stories about United's rich history, told in a way you've never heard before. Written by Wayne Barton, narrated by Patrick Barclay and Paul Ansorge, and produced by Ed Barker of Studio 1878.
Episode One: Cantona
Eric Cantona’s arrival from Leeds United transformed Manchester United after a 25-year title drought, reshaping the club’s fortunes and igniting the Premier League’s imagination. Internal conflict at Leeds and Cantona’s infamous disciplinary issues under Howard Wilkinson, culminated in a startling twist when Leeds approached United about signing Dennis Irwin. Instead, United countered with an offer for Cantona—setting in motion one of football’s most pivotal transfers and redefining what it meant to be a United legend
Episode Two: Bitter Rivals
In the late 1990s and early noughties there were no more fierce rivals than Arsenal and Manchester United. From the mass braw
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Studio 1878 and Wayne Barton and Patrick Barclay