Fighting Talk
Other names	FT
Genre	Sports panel game
Running time	50 minutes (approx)
Country	UK
Languages	English
Home station	BBC Radio 5 Live
Hosts	Colin Murray (2006-present) Christian O'Connell (2004-2005) Johnny Vaughan (2003-2004)
Writers	Giles Boden
Producers	Simon Crosse
Recording studio	BBC Television Centre (5 Live Compound), London
Air dates	4th October 2003[1] to Present
No. of series	5
Opening theme	Sabotage by Beastie Boys
Website The official BBC website
Podcast Fighting Talk Podcast

Fighting Talk is a topical sports show broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live during the English football season. Its first series aired in October 2003, and was presented by Johnny Vaughan. The second series featured Christian O'Connell. It is currently hosted by Colin Murray and is aired on Saturday mornings for an hour between 11:00 and 12:00. It is currently in its fifth series. BBC Radio Five Live is the radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ... Colin Murray (born March 10, 1977) is a BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio Five Live DJ and television presenter from the Dundonald area of east Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... Christian OConnell is an English radio DJ who presents the Virgin Radio weekday breakfast show. ... Johnny Vaughan (born July 16, 1967) is an English writer and broadcaster. ... BBC Television Centre (sometimes abbreviated TVC or TC) in London is home to much of the BBCs television output and, since 1998, almost all of the corporations national TV and radio news output by BBC News. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Audio sample Info (help· info) Sabotage is a 1994 song by the American hip hop group Beastie Boys. ... The Beastie Boys are a hip hop musical group from New York City consisting of Michael Mike D Diamond, Adam MCA Yauch, Adam Ad-Rock Horovitz. ... Image File history File links Feed-icon. ... A sport consists of a physical activity or skill carried out with a recreational purpose: for competition, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of a skill, or some combination of these. ... BBC Radio Five Live is the radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Johnny Vaughan (born July 16, 1967) is an English writer and broadcaster. ... Christian OConnell is an English radio DJ who presents the Virgin Radio weekday breakfast show. ... Colin Murray (born March 10, 1977) is a BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio Five Live DJ and television presenter from the Dundonald area of east Belfast, Northern Ireland. ...

Format

Four guest pundits are invited to expound in turn, preferably with wit and knowledge, on a series of topical sporting events. Most sports are thrown into the fray but the emphasis is on English top-flight football. Principally the sports are related to those covered by the British news media. A pandit or pundit(पन्दित् in Devanagari) is a Hindu Brahmin who has memorized a substantial portion of the Vedas, along with the proper rhythms and melodies for chanting or singing them. ... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see list of professional sports leagues. ... News media satellite up-link trucks and photojournalists gathered outside the Prudential Financial headquarters in Newark, New Jersey in August, 2004 following the announcement of evidence of a terrorist threat to it and to buildings in New York City. ...

The penultimate discussion topic on the show is known as 'Any Other Business' (AOB) where the guests are afforded a moment to talk about anything they wish, usually something that has irked them in recent days, regardless of its relevance to sport. There have been several notable AOBs, but one by Steve Bunce about his recent stay at a particular hotel is held as a prime example of wit and rant. An agenda is a list of meeting activities in the order in which they are to be taken up, beginning with the call to order and ending with adjournment. ... Steve Bunce is a BBC Sports Television & Radio pundit, primarily for Boxing, although he has appeared discussing many other sports. ...

In order to decide the week’s ultimate winner the two highest scoring pundits are invited to 'Defend the Indefensible'. Each pundit is called to vigorously support a topical theme for twenty seconds that is either distasteful, politically incorrect, plainly incorrect, self-detracting or completely opposed to the pundit's known opinions. Political correctness is the alteration of language to redress real or alleged injustices and discrimination or to avoid offense. ...

Previous examples of defending the indefensible include “I’d gladly drink a pint of Maradona’s liposuction fat for Comic Relief,” “Cricket has been cheapened now common people and ladies have jumped on the bandwagon,” and "I believe the annual Oxford-Cambridge boat race should take place in Iranian territorial waters." After the resignation of Sven-Göran Eriksson, Graham Taylor was required to defend the proposition that "The next England manager should be Graham Taylor". Taylor won. The statement Henning Wehn was required to defend in the first of Fighting Talk's Euro 2008 Specials was "The German football team should wear PVC Nazi outfits as a show of support to Max Mosley". Maradona and the World Cup trophy Diego Armando Maradona (El Diego) (born October 30, 1960) is a former Argentine football player. ... Liposuction, also known as lipoplasty (fat modeling), liposculpture or suction lipectomy (suction-assisted fat removal) is a cosmetic surgery operation that removes fat from many different sites on the human body. ... For the origin of the term, see comic relief. ... This article is about the sport. ... The proletariat (from Latin proles, offspring) is a term used to identify a lower social class; a member of such a class is proletarian. ... Bandwagon may refer to: any of several observable copycat behaviours, as used in the phrase to jump on the bandwagon; see bandwagon effect and bandwagon fallacy. ... Boat race redirects here. ... Map of the Persian Gulf. ...   (IPA: , born 7 April 1948) is a association football manager, currently with Manchester City F.C. of the English Premier League. ... Graham Taylor OBE (born September 15, 1944, Worksop, Nottinghamshire) is a football manager and a former player. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... First international Switzerland 5 - 3 Germany (Basel, Switzerland; 5 April 1908) Biggest win Germany 16 - 0 Russia (Solna, Sweden; July 1, 1912) Biggest defeat England amateur 9 - 0 Germany (Oxford, England; 16 March 1909) World Cup Appearances 16 (First in 1934) Best result - Winners, 1954, 1974, 1990 European Championship Appearances... National Socialism redirects here. ... Max Rufus Mosley (born 1940, London, England) is currently serving his fourth term as president of the Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile. ...

The 'Defending the Indefensible' round is, for greater comic effect, sometimes specifically aimed at the pundit who has to answer, for example asking them to support a hated opposition football team or to rubbish a pundit's favourite sport. A few pundits have refused to answer and therefore forfeited the game, notably Steve Bunce who couldn't bring himself to do down his fellow boxing presenter John Rawling. On another show, Rawling refused to criticise his wife's cooking on Christmas Day. Steve Bunce is a BBC Sports Television & Radio pundit, primarily for Boxing, although he has appeared discussing many other sports. ... For other meanings of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer. ... John Rawling, born 1957, has been the main boxing commentator on ITV since boxing returned to the network in September 2005. ... For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ...

The shortest ever Defend The Indefensible was when Jim Jeffries lasted just five seconds after being asked to defend the notion, "Just like Ashley Cole, vomiting is a vital part of my lovemaking." Jeffries responded, "fair enough, because sometimes you need lube." Presenter Colin Murray implied immediately after that it would be Jeffries' last appearance on the show.

Two episodes of Fighting Talk were won without Defending the Indefensible: Trevor Nelson was awarded the win by Colin Murray after both Ian Stone and Clare Balding's efforts in the final were deemed too terrible to win. Bob Mills won an earlier show after Steve Bunce refused to defend "John Rawling's debut as ITV boxing commentator was mediocre at best", and John Rawling subsequently refused to answer "Boxing's so gay, but that's why I like it." Trevor Nelson MBE (born December 26, 1968 in Hackney, London) is an English DJ and presenter. ... Clare Balding (born January 29, 1971) is a BBC sports presenter and journalist. ... Bob Mills (born 1957) is a British comedian, notable for his appearances in cult TV series such as In Bed With Medinner, and The Show, an attempt to do a British Larry Sanders Show with one difference: it wasnt fictional. ... For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ...

Scoring

Guests earn arbitrary points for 'good punditry', but lose them should they waffle or use predictable clichés. Scoring is accompanied by a variety of appropriate and humorous sound effects.^[2] The term waffle denotes language without meaning; blathering, babbling, droning. ... Sound effects or audio effects are artificially created or enhanced sounds, or sound processes used to emphasize artistic or other content of movies, video games, music, or other media. ...

Disordered and by no means fair, the system is flexible enough to accommodate the presenter’s personal bias (including their favourite football team) and placating the host is a tactic many pundits pursue - Gabby Logan is particularly susceptible to this. Colin Murray is particularly sensitive to criticism of his beloved Liverpool or Northern Ireland. Messiah (HWV 56) is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel based on a libretto by Charles Jennens. ... Gabby Logan (born Gabrielle Nicole Yorath on 24 April 1973) is a British television presenter and former Welsh international gymnast. ... {{Football club infobox | clubname = Liverpool FC | image = fullname = Liverpool FC | nickname = The Reds | founded = 1892 | ground = Anfield | capacity = 45,000 | chairman = D.R.Moores | Chief Executive Officer = R.N.Parry | manager = Rafael Benitez | league = FA Premiership | season = 2005-06 | position = FA premiership, 5th | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=FF0000... For the Irish FAs all-Ireland international team, see Ireland national football team (IFA). ...

An example of this saw Colin Murray deliberately fixing a show, letting Richard Park win due to the fact that Park was the top judge in the TV show Comic Relief does Fame Academy, in which Murray was a contestant. Although Park fell behind at one point to last place, Murray put him into the final, and didn't even bother to listen to the 'Defend the Indefensible' answer from Jim White. Colin Murray (born March 10, 1977) is a BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio Five Live DJ and television presenter from the Dundonald area of east Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... Richard Park (Born on 10th March 1948 in Kirkcaldy, Fife) is a Media Consultant and broadcaster in the UK. He is best known for his appearances as the Headmaster of BBC TVs Fame Academy programmes. ... Comic Relief Does Fame Academy is a spin-off of the original Fame Academy show where celebrities (students) sing as students of the Academy. ... Jim White Jim White (born late 1950s) is a British journalist and presenter who currently fronts stvs coverage of the UEFA Champions League. ...

It is also quite common for pundits to begin the game on a minus score lost during their introduction and subsequent banter at the very beginning of the show.

Colin Murray introduced the Golden Envelope round at the beginning of series four, where the pundits try to guess the answer that the presenter has written down prior to the show, for one question, usually in the second half. Matching the answer from the envelope is worth ten bonus points.

Podcast

Fighting Talk was originally made available as an mp3 download in October 2004, with a podcast version following as part of a BBC trial in February 2005. It is currently available for download, in either format, for one week after broadcast. It is also available for one week after broadcast, as part of the BBC's 'Listen Again' service. For other uses, see MP3 (disambiguation). ... A podcast is a series of digital-media files which are distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and computers. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... This article is about the computer terms. ...

Much comment is made by the presenters about how well it does in the iTunes podcast charts - with a previous best of number 5 in the overall charts for the third series. This article is about the iTunes application. ...

For a period in the 2007-08 Series, the Fighting Talk Theme tune was not included in the introduction and opening of the podcast version, leading to some improvised acapella by that week's guests. Examples included the lyrics "Theme tune!, It's the Theme Tune" to the tune of The Flintstones, or during the Rugby World cup (and when Jeff Probyn was on the panel) to the tune of "Swing Low Sweet Chariot".

Listener participation

The programme is interspersed with what is called "listeners' homework". The presenter will read out listeners' answers to the previous and current week’s "homework question" - normally appearing as question two - with the most entertaining answer from the previous week winning a black and white Fighting Talk mug and the chance to appear as a guest on the show towards the end of the series. The homework question usually involves the likening of a sports hero to something else: for example, “What buildings or landmarks could be named after sports people?”. For the Daft Punk album, see Homework (album). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Jim Thane was the first listener to be invited to compete live on the show, appearing alongside Steve Bunce, Greg Brady and Dominic Holland, after his name was picked from the list of each week's winners of the "listeners' homework" question for the entire second series. Richard Seamore was the second guest listener, appearing in the third series and appeared next to Steve Bunce, Bob Mills, and Kriss Akabusi. Seamore finished second, losing to Bunce in 'Defend the Indefensible'. On 5 May 2007, during the fourth series, Christopher Briggs made an appearance alongside Will Buckley, John Rawling, and Bob Mills. Greg Marcus Brady is a Candian born naturalized American sports broadcaster. ... Dominic Holland is a British comedian, television presenter and author. ... Kriss Kezie Uche Chukwu Duru Akabusi MBE (born 28 November 1958 in London, England) is a former athlete who went on to become a television presenter and motivational speaker. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

However, for series 5 there is no prize available. This is due to the BBC's blanket ban on hosting phone-in competitions which came as a result of various phone-in and interactive voting scandals.^[3] Listeners are still encouraged to text and e-mail in answers 'just for fun', normally followed by a sarcastic remark from Colin about Blue Peter, one of the BBC's programmes accused of misleading viewers. For other uses, see Blue Peter (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Blue Peter (disambiguation). ...

One Fighting Talk fansite is located on the social networking website, Facebook has to date attracted over 5000 members. The group's name is 'The Fighting Talk Appreciation Society' and it is frequently mentioned on the show. Facebook is a social networking website that was launched on February 4, 2004. ...

Presenters

The first series began in October 2003 and was hosted by Johnny Vaughan.^[1] The inaugural show featured a panel consisting of Greg Brady, Will Buckley, Bradley Walsh and the eventual winner, Stan Collymore. After the first series ended in April 2004, Vaughan left to present the Capital FM breakfast show. Johnny Vaughan (born July 16, 1967) is an English writer and broadcaster. ... Greg Marcus Brady is a Candian born naturalized American sports broadcaster. ... Bradley Walsh (born 4 June 1960) is an English comedian and latterly television actor. ... Stanley Victor Collymore (born January 22, 1971 in Stone, Staffordshire) is a retired English footballer. ... The Capital Radio building in Leicester Square, London. ...

Christian O'Connell was the show's second presenter^[4], and completed a successful second series from 2004-2005, culminating in a gold award for the show at the 24th Sony Radio Academy Awards.^[5] He left to focus on his new Virgin Radio breakfast show at the end of 2005. His last show was in December 2005, and featured his four favourite guests - John Rawling, Steve Bunce, Greg Brady and Bob Mills. That show also briefly featured the wives of the aforementioned panellists, who were invited to answer (via telephone) a question on behalf of their husbands. Bob Mills' wife decided not to participate. Christian OConnell is an English radio DJ who presents the Virgin Radio weekday breakfast show. ... The 24th Sony Radio Academy Awards were held on 8 May 2006 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane in London. ... For the French radio station, see Virgin Radio (France). ... Greg Marcus Brady is a Candian born naturalized American sports broadcaster. ...

Colin Murray is the show's current presenter, starting back in February 2006.^[6] Colin Murray (born March 10, 1977) is a BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio Five Live DJ and television presenter from the Dundonald area of east Belfast, Northern Ireland. ...

Vaughan came back for 'one week only' on 10 March 2007 because Murray was appearing in the reality television programme Comic Relief does Fame Academy. However, he also came back for Murray's holiday on 15 September 2007 and 2 February 2008 suggesting he is now the favoured guest presenter to cover Murray's absences. The show has also had a number of guest presenters to cover for holidays or other absences. These have included well-known British broadcasters such as Dickie Davies, Gabby Logan and Terry Wogan as well as Phil Williams, a general presenter who has stood in as a substitute for a number of BBC Radio 5 Live programmes. is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Comic Relief Does Fame Academy is a spin-off of the original Fame Academy show where celebrities (students) sing as students of the Academy. ... is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Dickie Davies in the World of Sport studio in 1973/4 Dickie Davies (born 30 April 1933) is a British television presenter, best known for presenting World of Sport from 1968 until 1985. ... Gabby Logan (born Gabrielle Nicole Yorath on 24 April 1973) is a British television presenter and former Welsh international gymnast. ... Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE DL (born August 3rd 1938, in Limerick, County Limerick, Republic of Ireland), more commonly known as Terry Wogan, is a radio and television broadcaster who has worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the United Kingdom (UK) for most of his career. ...

Assistant Producer Mike Holt also had to present the show for one question when Murray couldn't bring himself to adjudicate a round questioning his favourite team by asking 'What was wrong with Liverpool Football Club?'. He left the studio for the duration of the question. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who play in the Premier League; they are historically the most successful club in the history of English football, having won more trophies than any other English club. ...

Simon Crosse has produced all five series of Fighting Talk. Comedy writer Giles Boden was the show's writer for the first four series but left in 2007 to work on The Friday Night Project on Channel Four television.

Pundits

Pundits are generally British sports journalists, sportspeople or stand-up comics. However, some non-UK pundits make appearances, notably Greg Brady (who participates regularly by ISDN from Canada). On Saturday 27 October 2007, Greg made an appearance in the studio due to being in London for the first NFL game to be played outside the USA. Sports journalism is a form of journalism that reports on sports topics and events. ... B. J. Novak in a stand-up comedy routine at Olde English sketch comedy in June 2007. ... Greg Marcus Brady is a Candian born naturalized American sports broadcaster. ... ISDN is also short for isosorbide dinitrate Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) is a type of circuit switched telephone network system, designed to allow digital (as opposed to analog) transmission of voice and data over ordinary telephone copper wires, resulting in better quality and higher speeds, than available with analog... is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ...

Other non-UK contestants include Australian comedians Charlie Pickering and Jim Jeffries, New Zealander comedian Al Pitcher and German comedian Henning Wehn. Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth-largest country in the world, the only country to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/Oceania. ... Charlie Pickering (born 1977)is a successful Australian comedian, who has performed stand up comedy since 2000, appearing in multiple festivals, both in Australia and around the world. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Henning Wehn (born 10 April 1974 in Hagen) is a German stand-up comedian based in London. ...

Nicknames in Fighting Talk

Certain pundits who have appeared on the show have been allocated nicknames. These tend to be allocated to regular pundits or those who have made previous notable appearances.

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Pundit themes

Recurring pundits in Fighting Talk are sometimes given their own themes which are played during their introduction at the beginning of the show. Most make some kind of comedic reference to the relevant pundit.

‡ The theme referenced Brady's previous job working for WDFN radio in Detroit. The first use of the theme coincided with Brady experiencing the worst slump of his FT career, 5 defeats in a row. The run of bad form was attributed to the Detroit theme so it was changed to It's Raining Men for one show. The change did not help and Brady lost. For the next show he was returned to the Detroit theme. He won that show thus breaking the curse in a manner not unlike the New York Rangers winning the Stanley Cup in 1994. Despite Greg Brady's saying, he actually won his first show with this theme tune, although this was with guest host, Gabby Logan. For Brady's first appearance following his return to his native Canada in 2008, the theme tune was changed to Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On; later appearances have featured other Canadian references including Weird Al Yankovic's Canadian Idiot. Greg Marcus Brady is a Candian born naturalized American sports broadcaster. ... 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Goffredo Mameli, author of the text of the Italian national anthem Michele Novaro, composer of the music Il Canto degli Italiani (The Song of the Italians) is the Italian national anthem. ... Steptoe and Son was a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about two rag and bone men living in Oil Drum Lane, a fictional street in Shepherds Bush, London. ... Only Fools and Horses is a British television sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan, and made and broadcast by the BBC. Seven series were originally broadcast in the UK between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003. ... Living in America is a song performed by James Brown, and composed by Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight. ... Gary OReilly (born 21 March 1961 in London, England) is a former professional English footballer who played for both Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace F.C. as a central defender. ... League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1966–1969) Eastern Division (1966–1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970–present) AFC East (1970–present) Current uniform Team colors Aqua, Coral, Navy, White Mascot T. D. Personnel Owner H. Wayne Huizenga (50%) and Stephen M. Ross (50%) General Manager... The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ... Psycho is a 1960 suspense/horror film directed by auteur Alfred Hitchcock from the screenplay by Joseph Stefano about a psychotic killer. ... The Southfork Ranch, home of the Ewing family The original cast of Dallas. ... Hava Nagila (הבא נגילה in hebrew) is a Hebrew folk song, the title meaning Let us rejoice. ... Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American sitcom starring Seinfeld writer, co-creator, and executive producer Larry David as himself. ... This article is about British sports pundit and actor Tom Watt. ... For the 1994 debut album by The Cardigans, see Emmerdale (album). ... Eldorado was an ill-fated British soap opera that ran for only one year, from 6 July 1992 to 9 July 1993. ... Blur were an English rock band that formed in Colchester in 1989. ... Country House is a song by the band Blur. ... Frédéric Chopin composed his Piano Sonata No. ... For other uses, see Tom Jones (disambiguation). ... There have been several well-known people named Stuart Hall, including: Stuart Hall - radio and TV presenter from the United Kingdom Stuart Hall - influential cultural theorist from the United Kingdom This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... “Games Without Frontiers” redirects here. ... Mark Andrew Watson is a British stand-up comedian and novelist. ... ÆÀÉRecord Breakers was a British Guinness Book of Records themed childrens TV show, originally presented by Roy Castle with twin brothers Norris McWhirter and Ross McWhirter. ... Jason and Iyare (b. ... Nel blu dipinto di blu (literally In the blue painted blue), popularly known as Volare (Italian for the infinitive form of the verb to fly), is Domenico Modugnos signature song. ... Simon Day is a British comedian most famous for his roles in the sketch show The Fast Show, sitcom Grass and a series of comedic adverts for Powergen. ... Beautiful Day is the lead single from U2s 2000 album, All That You Cant Leave Behind. ... Jim White Jim White (born late 1950s) is a British journalist and presenter who currently fronts stvs coverage of the UEFA Champions League. ... White Lines (Dont Dont Do It) is a song by Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel, released as a 12 in 1983 on Sugar Hill Records. ... Dominic Holland is a British comedian, television presenter and author. ... 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† These theme tunes are ironic as Tom Watt appeared in the BBC soap opera Eastenders. This is further compounded when he is introduced as Colin Murray purposely mistakes the famous soap character Tom Watt portrayed. Examples include Hayley Cropper and Mandy Dingle. However, from 15 March 2008, the introductory tune was replaced with an audio clip of a crowd chanting "You what? You what?". Albert Square in the 1980s. ... Hayley Anne Cropper (né Harold Patterson) is a fictional character in the British soap opera Coronation Street. ... Amanda Rose Mandy Dingle (previously Kirk) was a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. ...

¥ This is due to the often stated 'rule' of Fighting Talk that all débutants finish last. Despite this, many pundits have won their first show.

+ This is an assumed reference to Rawling's patriarchal character on the show and his initials, "JR" bearing similarities with J. R. Ewing, one of the principal characters from the former television series Dallas. John Ross J.R. Ewing, Jr. ... The Southfork Ranch, home of the Ewing family The original cast of Dallas. ...

Fighting Talk statistics

• Greg Brady holds the record for pundit with the most wins. A number of pundits however rank above Greg on the appearance:win ratio.

• The highest score ever was achieved by Steve Bunce on 26 November 2005. Following numerous deductions by host Christian O'Connell for Bunce's petulance, Bunce's Any Other Business was a story about Bob Wilson for which O'Connell awarded 5,000 points. Bunce went on to win Defending the Indefensible.

• The lowest score recorded was Steve Bunce's -900,000 in the third series.

• Steve Bunce has appeared on the show more than any other pundit.^{[citation needed]}

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Colin Murray era

The statistics below (ranking pundits by number of victories) relate to the shows Colin Murray has hosted, dating back to February 2006.^[7] Current up to 5/1/2008.

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Spin-offs and themed shows

The show made a brief appearance on television (2004, BBC2, in an early evening slot) presented and written by Johnny Vaughan and was true to the popular radio format. The scoring sound effects were juxtaposed with complementary images shown on large screens. At one stage negotiations were believed to be under way for Colin Murray to host a live style format in the Camden based MTV studios which would air on Sky One during the close season. BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. History The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:20pm on April 20, 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show The Alberts and... Johnny Vaughan (born July 16, 1967) is an English writer and broadcaster. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

A political Fighting Talk 'special' - featuring MPs Lembit Opik, Steven Pound and Alan Duncan, as well as regular pundit, Bob Mills - was broadcast prior to the 2005 UK General election. Lembit Öpik (born March 2, 1965) is a British politician in the Liberal Democrat Party. ... Stephen Punch Pound (born 3 July 1948) is the Labour member of Parliament for Ealing North, in London, and has been MP since 1997. ... Alan James Carter Duncan (born March 31, 1957) is a British politician from the Conservative Party. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005. ...

At the end of the third series, Colin Murray presented a special World Cup edition of Fighting Talk. Colin Murray (born March 10, 1977) is a BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio Five Live DJ and television presenter from the Dundonald area of east Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... 2006 World Cup redirects here. ...

On 24 March 2007, Colin Murray hosted a 'women only' edition of Fighting Talk. The panel featured regular Eleanor Oldroyd alongside three débutantes - Gail Emms, Hazel Irvine and Sue Mott. is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Gail Elizabeth Emms (born July 23, 1977 in Bedford) is an English badminton player who has achieved international success in doubles tournaments. ... Hazel Irvine (born May 26, 1965, St Andrews, Scotland), is a television presenter from the United Kingdom. ...

Fighting Talk: Any Other Business

A one-off, politics-based show - using the name of Fighting Talk's 'Any Other Business' round - was broadcast on Sunday 17 December 2006 at 7pm, presented by Richard Bacon. Fighting Talk: Any Other Business as a regular show started on Sunday 15 July 2007. The host is original Fighting Talk presenter Johnny Vaughan.^[8] December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard Bacon (born 30 November 1975) is an English television and radio presenter, currently hosting the drive-time show on Xfm London between 4-7pm Monday to Thursday and 3-6pm on Fridays. ... is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Johnny Vaughan (born July 16, 1967) is an English writer and broadcaster. ...

The 'Stuart Hall' incident

Fighting Talk made national news with an episode broadcast on 12 March 2005. The panel consisted of Danny Kelly, Will Buckley, John Rawling and Stuart Hall. The question was "What other former all-conquering nations or individuals would you like to see have a renaissance?". Stuart Hall picked Zimbabwe, and criticised what Robert Mugabe had done to the country, saying, "...don your flannels, black up, play leather on willow with Mugabe cast as a witch doctor. Imagine him out at Lords casting a curse; tincture of bat's tongues, gorilla's gonads, tiger's testicles...". At which point Christian O'Connell asked "Are we still on air?"^[9] is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stuart Hall (born December 25, 1929 in Hyde, Cheshire) and raised in Glossop, Derbyshire is a BBC radio and television presenter. ... Mugabe redirects here. ...

Before this incident, in the same programme, Hall was also asked about sporting stars as role models setting an example. He went on to defend swearing by footballers by suggesting that "you can go to any school playground and learn all you want to know about oral and anal sex."

In the event, neither of these comments provoked significant protest from the general public.

After this episode the It's a Knockout theme tune joined the 'Laurel and Hardy' theme tune (The Waltz of the Cuckoos) in being occasionally used to denote a pundit who had completely 'lost it'. Its a Knockout was a popular British television gameshow that ran from 1966 to 1982, featuring teams in outlandish costumes (often large latex suits) competing to complete bizarre tasks in absurd games. ... Laurel and Hardy, in a promotional still from their 1937 feature film Way Out West. ...

External links

• Fighting Talk Website
• Radio Five Live Website
• Podcast RSS feed

References