209. Did Scotland Invent Football?
This week's episode looks at how soccer emerged i…
208. ‘Blood and Thunder’ the history of rugby in Ireland with Liam O’Callaghan
This week we talk to Dr Liam O’Callaghan about th…
207. What the hell is going on in British rugby league?
The new Rugby Reloaded looks at the current state…
206. Oldham Rugby League Hall of Fame
This week we sit down with Kevin Fitzpatrick, a m…
205. The Global Spread of Football with Thomas Adam
This week we delve deep into the origins of the f…
204. A Cultural History of the Ashes (part two)
With rugby league's Ashes series imminent, part t…
203. The Boston Game and the Origins of Football in America
Our new episode investigates the origin story of …
202. A Cultural History of the RL Ashes (Part 1)
As the countdown for the Rugby League Ashes serie…
201. David Goldblatt on Injury Time
On this week's episode I talk to David Goldblatt …
199. Nan Halafihi, the Tongan Trailblazer
This episode talks to Dr Nick Halafihi about the …
198. France’s Expulsion from the 5 Nations (part 2)
We travel back to the 1940s and 1950s to look at …
197. Harry Jepson: A Life in League
In Richard Hoggart's classic book 'The Uses of Li…
196. France’s Expulsion from the 5 Nations.mp3
The Rugby Union World Cup has kicked off in Franc…
195. Rugby League in Thatcher’s Britain with Anthony Broxton
Rugby Reloaded is back for a brand new series and…
194. Football in South America with Matthew Brown
The latest 'Rugby Reloaded' talks to Professor Ma…
193. Cricket & Class with Duncan Stone
Duncan Stone's new book 'Different Class: The Unt…
192. Geoff Armstrong on the history of St George Dragons
This week's episode talks to Geoff Armstrong abou…
191. Huddersfield: A Town, A Club, and Rugby’s Great Split
On 5 November I was invited to give a talk about …
190. Roy Francis, George Bennett, Race and Rugby League
On Friday, the 21 October 2022, I gave a talk at …