The Kickabout With Johnny Vaughan
by Radio X
Join Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods for an alternative build-up to the weekend's sport, plus a look at off-the-ball news, quirky stories and, more often than not, bizarre impressions of Rugby League fans. The boys celebrate sporting superstars, interview athletes and most importantly shine a spotlight on grass roots warriors plying their trade on hungover sundays. Tune in to Radio X at 11am on Saturdays to hear the show - Radio X is available across the UK on digital radio, 104.9 FM in London, 97.7 FM in Manchester, on your mobile or via www.radiox.co.ukFor advertising opportunities on this podcast, email: [email protected]
Episodes
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Episode 537 - The 2022 T20 World Cup Super 12 India vs Pakistan Special, with Kelly Jones
Johnny & Gav were joined by Leeds Utd fan (and Stereophonics frontman) Kelly Jones! Plus, there were doomscrolling delights as Gav found some old highlights and Johnny discovered a potential new footballing world... fugeddaboutit! You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every…
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Episode 536 - The Brentford Away Sunta's Big Day Special with special guest... Johnny Vaughan
Johnny may have been having a week off from hosting duties, however that didn't stop him swinging by the studio to deliver an impromptu Terrifically Topical Kickabout Top 10! Elsewhere, Toby and Gav discuss what it means for the nation when the elite can't keep a straight bat. You can hear The...
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Episode 535 - The "Back To Business" Special
With the international break finally coming to an end, we celebrated by Playing Our Least Loyal Away Fans Right! Yes, a Terrifically Topical Kickabout Top 10 with a mystery special guest... (Toby). Plus, Gav jumped aboard The England Train. You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am…
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Episode 534 - The "It's Still The International Break" Special
On this show, we're massive fans of flouncing, but you already knew that. What you probably didn't know, was that if we were a football team, our nickname would be The Handbaggers. Plus, ahead of his big Sunday morning debut, we have an exclusive interview with the newest addition of the Radio X...
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Episode 533 - The Billie Jean King Laver Cup Special
There are two main takeaways from this week's show: 1) A professional Saturdays-man knows that dealing with the leaves is an excellent task for someone who wants to look like they're GSDing (getting stuff done). 2) It doesn't matter about the facts, this is The Kickabout. Apart from that, Toby...
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Episode 532 - The Davis Cup Second Round Qualifier Special
After a hefty tennis chat... Johnny and Gav discussed the worst footballer haircuts of all time. Plus, Tank vs Locker - The debate rages on. You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]
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Episode 531 - The Flushing Meadows Great North Run Special
This week on The Kickabout, we had not one but two international sporting experts on the show... as we caught up with our South American Football correspondent, Dave WIndsor, as well as Gav’s very special guest, Will Buxton from Global’s ‘Up To Speed’ podcast. You can hear The Kickabout live on...
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Episode 530 - The Vaughan Woods Pride Of London Special
"At Headingley you always look up, not down"... and that's not all we learned ahead of 'The biggest game in English Football' (according to J Vaughan & G Woods) - Arsenal vs Chelsea... Plus, Toby Tarrant puts Gav into bat for another terrifically topical Kickabout Top 10, this time they look at…
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Episode 529 - The Mountain Bike World Championships Special
The game is so back. Yes Johnny and Gav return for a Mountain Bike World Championships special where we leave all of the excitement surrounding that to the professionals...! Plus, we catch up with Alan Young from Royal Scottish Society for Officiating Excellence (the auld RSSOE) for the very…
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Episode 528 - The Gary Neville Special with Toby Tarrant
With Johnny still on holiday, Toby Tarrant was keeping his seat warm alongside another very special guest co-host. This Saturday he was joined by former England & Man Utd right-back, iconic pundit – from The Overlap and Stick To Football - and one of the most Mancunian men there is, Gary Neville...
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Episode 527 - The Will Buxton Special with Toby Tarrant
With Johnny on holiday for a couple of weeks, Toby Tarrant will be keeping his seat warm alongside some special guest co-hosts. This Saturday's co-host was motorsport expert, Oasis super-fan, and all-round handsome good guy Will Buxton. You'll probably know Will from the F1 series Drive To…
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Episode 526 - The Longines Global Champions Showjumping Tour Special
In the sports show described as “a sickening clash of heads”, Johnny & Gav find fault with Messi, improve the Commonwealth Games, and consult veteran referee Alan Young, member of The Auld Royal Scottish Society for Officiating Excellence. You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am…
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Episode 525 - The SPL Big Kick Off Special
If there was a sports show designed specifically for those that deliberately forgot their PE kit, then this is it, and that's a good thing. Plus, Mystic Gav reigned supreme with his Friday Night SPL predictions but will he defeat Toby Tarrant yet again in one of TJ's Terrifically Topical…
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Episode 524 - The Road To Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games Special
This week, we speak to 3 times Ashes Winner and mate of Toby Tarrant, Steven (not Steve) Finn at the home of cricket! Plus, it's the return of Back in Black as Johnny catches up with Alan Young from Royal Scottish Society for Officiating Excellence (the auld RSSOE). You can hear The Kickabout…
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Episode 523 - The Revengé Special
England may have lost in the footy but we never really cared about that anyway, it's always been the egg shaped ball that matters most to us... Go on Pollo! Plus, we hear from The Kickabout's very own golf commentators, Gordon McNamara and Barry Villiers who were live from The Open at Royal...
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Episode 522 - The Tarrant Nations Global Soccer Tournament Special
Johnny and Gav are joined by Liam Fray off of Courteeners as they discuss the World Cup and his beloved Manchester United. Plus, they also speak to the only guaranteed winner of England's Quarter Final with Norway, Radio X's very own Anglo-Viking, Toby Tarrant. You can hear The Kickabout live on...
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Episode 521 - The Azteca Magic Weekend Independence Day Special
A truly mouthwatering weekend for the elite casual spectator. And speaking of mouthwatering... the boys spoke to the Welsh wonder Steve Jones from trackside at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix. You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on...
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Episode 520 - The Austrian Grand Prix Special
Toby Tarrant sits in for an Austrian Grand Prix special featuring a witch doctor, a world cup quiz and not very much Formula One... You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]
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Episode 519 - The Royal Ascot Special
Saturday pulses through our veins on The Kickabout, that's one thing we learned this week, but that's not all... It also turns out that it's always very hot in Frankfurt AND Johnny will always choose pearls over swine. Also on this week's show, we caught up with the Sweetheart of the Oche, Polly...
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Episode 518 - The World Cup... Of Darts Special with John Barnes & Paul Merson
Fearless broadcasters make regrette rien radio. And in doing so, Johnny & Gav caught up with Paul Merson & John Barnes ahead of England's first game in the World Soccer Championship... You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]
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Episode 517 - The Monte Carlo Grand Prix Special with Terry Butcher and Ben Youngs
This week, Johnny and Gav were joined by two England legends of two different shaped balls...! Terry Butcher popped in to tell us about his new documentary and Ben Youngs swung by to talk bizniz! You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on...
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Episode 516 - The Champions League Final Special with Michail Antonio!
This week Johnny & Gav are joined by West Ham legend and South London icon MICHAIL ANTONIO - all whilst Gav prepares for a "low pressure" Champions League Final, after 20 years of waiting... You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]
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Episode 515 - The Chariots Of Fire Premier League Judgement Day Special
Martin Offiah came by the studio to make it a hat trick in the Meat Locker. Plus, Gav was in very high spirits, wonder why that was? You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]
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Episode 514 - The Dion Dublin FA Cup Final Special
The 1998 Premier League Golden Boot winner makes his Kickabout debut with end of season predictions and stories of the good ole days...! You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]
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Episode 513 - The Giro D'Italia Ringside Special
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....
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Episode 512 - The Miami Grand Prix EFL Final Day Special
To mark the return of F1 this weekend, Graeme Tash and Jez Markham drop by for an all important Tyre Talk, and don't forget your sonic blazer, you're gonna need it. You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]
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Episode 511 - The FA Cup Wembley Weekender Special
We celebrate the magic of the cup by previewing neither of the FA Cup Semi Finals, and that's a guarantee. Instead, we hear who you can't bear to watch sport with. You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]
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Episode 510 - The Super Duper Soccer Sunday Special with Alex Horne
Toby Tarrant is in for Johnny this week. He's joined as ever by Gavin 'The Woodman' Woods and they speak to Alex Horne live from the Taskmaster House ahead of his comedian's charity football match, taking place in May. You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in...
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Episode 509 - The Grand National Green Jacket Masters Special with Wayne Bridge
If you've come here looking for the hottest tips on all the runners & riders at Aintree, then you're in the wrong place! Instead, we talk pressure with former England & Chelsea Left Back, Wayne Bridge. You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on...
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Episode 508 - The Hibernian vs Kilmarnock Special, with Irvine Welsh!
Trainspotting author & Hibs superfan Irvine Welsh joined Johnny & Gav for this Hibernian vs Kilmarnock special. You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]
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Episode 507 - The World Cup Wildcard Weekend Special
It's a World Cup Wildcard Weekend Special which features a very limited amount of World Cup content, unfortunately. What it does have though, is another of TJ’s Terrifically Topical Kickabout Top 10s. However, Gav's usual opponent, Toby Tarrant, was ruled out of this week's encounter after…
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Episode 506 - The Six Nations Judgement Day Postmortem Special
Following last weekend's genuinely 'Super Saturday', this week on The Kickabout it's a Six Nations Judgement Day Postmortem Special. And joining us for that post tournament debrief is none other than John 'Six Nations' Inverdale. Plus, there's an all-important update from our South American...
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Episode 505 - The Six Nations Judgement Day Special (With Lawrence Dallaglio)
This week on The Kickabout, (for one week only) we stopped being an alternative to the main stream and actually became “the stream”. As for our Six Nations Judgement Day Special, we were joined by our third former England Captain and World Cup Winner of the year so far… Lawrence ‘The Thing’...
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Episode 504 - The All England Badminton Championships T20 World Cup Final Special
Every day's a school day on The Kickabout. Today we learned that the badminton net is the Christmas tree lights of sports equipment, and that you can take the darts out of the pub but you can’t take the pub out of the darts. There’s also an all important Tyre Talk from "Graeme Tash" and "Jez...
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Episode 503 - The Welsh League Cup Final Special
In high performance sports radio, you need to stay hungry. Johnny and Gav were joined by Toby Tarrant for another Terrifically Topical Kickabout Top 10. Plus, Mr Six Nations aka John Inverdale was on the line to unpack what happened last weekend. You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from…
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Episode 502 - The 2026 T20 World Cup Super 8s Special (with John Inverdale)
A break from tradition this week as The Kickabout T20 World Cup Super 8s Special actually discusses the T20 World Cup Super 8s - BRIEFLY! More importantly, Johnny and Gav were joined by Mr Six Nations himself, John Inverdale. Plus, Winter Olympics improvements, and Gav's reaction to THAT...
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Episode 501 - The Valentines Day Calcutta Cup Special
It may be a Valentines Day Calcutta Cup Special of The Kickabout but those of you looking for romantic 6 nations rugby content should probably look elsewhere... because this week Johnny and Gav were joined by rugby leeeeague legend, Brian Carney, as they opened the refrigerated door to The Meat...
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Episode 500 (ish) - The Kickabout 500 Special with Chris Jericho, Martin Johnson, Jason Robinson & Michael Vaughan
Yeah that's right, 500 Kickabouts and counting baby! To celebrate reaching this historic milestone, we had more England Captains and more World Champions on the show than ever before: Rugby World Cup Winners - Martin Johnson and Jason Robinson were on, as was Johnny's 2nd cousin and Ashes winning...
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The Team GB Winter Olympics Special
Ahead of next week's Winter Olympics, Johnny caught up with two British 'Bobbers looking to bag gold at Milano Cortina 2026. Plus, Gav went hunting for the ghost of Jose Mourinho... You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]
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Episode 499 - The Will Arnett Bradley Cooper X Games Special
When you have Will Arnett and Bradley Cooper on your show, you tell people...! And, if it's not working; add long hair, that's what we say on The Kickabout. You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]
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Episode 498 - The AFCON Final Masters Snooker Special
A dart is simply a pin dropping, makes you think doesn't it... Speaking of the arrows, Johnny & Gav take a deep dive in how they could 'Darts up' the snooker game. You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]
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Episode 497 - The FA Cup 3rd Round Wildcard Weekend Special
On Wildcard Weekend... what could be more wild than Gavin 'The Woodman' Woods taking on Toby Tarrant in yet another of Johnny's Terrifically Topical Kickabout Top 10s? Nothing, that's what. You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on [email protected]
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Episode 496 - The 2026 year of ‘The Baddy’ Special
In the first show of the year, Johnny & Gav gaze into their crystal footballs and predict what will be The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of 2026 - Happy New Year to you. Plus, UFC star, Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett joined us in the studio ahead of his big title fight this month. Oh and Toby Tarrant...
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Episode 495 - The Festive Limbo Best of 2025 Special
Johnny and Gav take you through the ultimate highlights package of this year's mazy dribble around the cones of sport, with the very best Good, Bad & Ugly’s of 2025, as well as the absolute cream of the Mexican Handbags crop. You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday.…
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Episode 494 - The Christmas Special
A Christmas special by name, and not a lot else, but there is a generous serving of Pigs in Blankets at least. Instead, Johnny and Gav try to work out which breed of dog would be best suited to rescuing England on their current Ashes tour. You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am…
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Episode 493 - The Ally Pally Polly James Special
This week, Johnny somehow managed to find a bit of good out of England's Ashes woes. Plus, the boys caught up with Radio X's very own queen of darts herself, Polly James, from the home of the game, Alexandra Palace! Send us your Christmas / festive Mexican handbags please to…
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Episode 492 - The Emile Heskey Gabbatoir Special
In a week where Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta called upon his fans to behave like animals, Johnny and Gav explored what the reality of that actually looks like. Plus, the boys catch up with football legend, Emile Heskey, about England's greatest ever night in Germany. You can hear The Kickabout live…
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Episode 491 - The Copa Libertadores Zak Brown Special
We went ten years without a world champion on The Kickabout and then like London buses, two come along in two weeks...! This time we had McLaren F1 Boss, Zak Brown, in the studio. Plus, there's an all important update from our South American football correspondent, Dave Windsor, ahead of the Copa...
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Episode 490 - The North London Derby Special
A North London Derby Special, which surprisingly features absolutely no mention of either Arsenal or Tottenham but more than makes up for it with plenty of physicality instead. Keep your American Football inspired Mexican Handbags coming please. They can be team names, positions or whatever, send...
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Episode 489 - The Grand Slam of Darts Luke Littler Special
Johnny and Gav were joined on The Kickabout for the very first time by an actual reigning world champion... Darts prodigy Luke 'The Nuke' Littler was on the show! Keep your American Football inspired Mexican Handbags coming please. They can be team names, positions or whatever, send them to...
About this show
Join Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods for an alternative build-up to the weekend's sport, plus a look at off-the-ball news, quirky stories and, more often than not, bizarre impressions of Rugby League fans. The boys celebrate sporting superstars, interview athletes and most importantly shine a spotlight on grass roots warriors plying their trade on hungover sundays. Tune in to Radio X at 11am on Saturdays to hear the show - Radio X is available across the UK on digital radio, 104.9 FM in London, 97.7 FM in Manchester, on your mobile or via www.radiox.co.ukFor advertising opportunities on this podcast, email: [email protected]
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