The British Football Comic Podcast
Episodes
Champ/We Are United Episode 27: Look-In and Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gull, Verso, and Rab discuss the classic 70s/80s UK magazine 'Look-In'. They then move on to cover the 'Fighting Fantasy' series of gamebooks. ROTR 'O...
Champ/We Are United: Episode 26: Grange Hill and The Tough Game
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With a new film of Grange Hill due out, the team discuss their memories of the famous show, with some reference to the 'comic' which played on the tit...
Champ/We Are United:Episode 25: Secret Wars,ROTR and New Year Special
29 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special New Year episode, Gull and Rab discuss Marvel UK's Secret Wars, ROTR 'on this day', and then look back at their own highlights and mem...
Champ/We Are United:Episode 24: Christmas and Football League Review
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this Christmas Special, Verso takes us through some festive covers from Tiger and ROTR, Gull reviews the Football League Reviews, Rab's ROTR on thi...
Champ/We Are United Episode 23: Groundhopping and...Dr Who
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Gull and Rab discuss groundhopping, and their own tales of it. ROTR on this day goes back to December 7th 1985, with some well known R...
Champ/We Are United: Episode 22 Score N' Roar and Christmas Past
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks episode, Verso and Rab discuss Score N'Roar, ROTR on this day (from 1980), and then think back to their Christmas football 'wish list' a...
Champ/We Are United: Episode 21: Speed and Secret Wars
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Verso, Gull and Rab discuss their recent comic acquisitions, Verso's comic review choice of the week is Speed, while Gull talks about...
Champ/We Are United: Episode 20: David Sque Special
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode Verso, Rab and Gull chat to legendary ROTR and Scorer artist David Sque about his career in the comics industry.
Champ/We Are United: Episode 19: Scorcher and ROTR
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Verso discusses memories of Scorcher, Gull goes Groundhopping at football comic venues. Rab chooses another ROTR issue from 'On This ...
Champ/We Are United: Episode 18: ROTR Special
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gull, Verso, and Rab discuss the latest Roy of the Rovers news, discuss their favourite ROTR stories, chat about Verso's collection, and look back to ...
Champ/We Are United:Episode 17: We are Back/Comics Catch Up
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Gull and Rab discuss recent developments in British football comics, with reference to Striker and ROTR, current football season news...
Champ/We Are United Episode 16: Our Website and Podcast Memories
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special (11th Birthday) Episode, Gull, Ridders, Rab and Simmo chat about their favourite moments from the last 11 years of the Champ/We Are Un...
Champ/We Are United:Episode 15; Jimmy Grant, FPSM and the Euros
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode 'Simmo Selects'..a new feature where Simmo discuses the character and goals of Jimmy Grant, well known British comics footballer. 'Rid...
Champ/We Are United: Episode 14: ROTR Monthly, Euros + British Comics
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Gull and Rab discuss the Roy of the Rovers Monthly comic, then turn their attention once again to the recent Play-Offs and Euros, befo...
Champ/We Are United Episode 13: War Comics
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, Gull and Rab, talk to James Bacon of Journey Planet, about War comics. Covering classic titles like Battle, Commando, Victor,...
Champ/We Are United Episode 12: Champ/We Are United Episode 12: Play Offs, Euros, and Hot Shot
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Gull and Simmo discuss the recent Play-Offs, then move onto the Euros, and round off with a chat about Gary Lineker's Hot Shot comic ...
Champ/We Are United Episode 11: Champ/We Are United Episode 11: Football Journalism and FPSM
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rab chats to football journalist, Kevin McAllion of the Daily Record and Nutmeg, about his career in the industry. Kevin also talks a...
Champ/We Are United Episode 10: FPSM and Football on Film and TV.
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ridders Reviews some classic characters from FPSM, including Kline and Powell, Jon Stark, and Jimmy Grant. Gull discusses the future ...
Champ/We Are United Episode 9:Champ/We Are United: Episode 9: FPSM, Groundhopping+Video Games
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this Episode Ridders reviews more United stories from Football Picture Story Monthly, Gull goes Groundhopping, discussing the 92 club, and Rab and ...
Champ/We Are United Episode 8: Melchester Special - interview with Matt Richards
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gull, Rab and Ridders are joined by Matt of the 40 Years of Melchester Rovers Facebook group to chat about all things Roy of the Rovers-strips (inclku...
Champ/We Are United Episode 7: Scream, Billy the Fish, Football Music
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Gull and Rab discuss their memories of the British comic 'Scream', with particular fondness for the 'Thirteenth Floor'. They talk abou...
Champ/We Are United Episode 6: Barrie Tomlinson
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode Rab, Gull, and Ridders talk to British comics legend, Barrie Tomlinson, former editor of Tiger, Roy of the Rovers, Scream, Eag...
Champ/We Are United Episode 5: Striker Special with Pete Nash
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this very special episode of Champ/We Are United, Gull and Rab chat to Pete Nash about his career in the comics industry, covering all things Strik...
Champ/We Are United Episode 4:FPSM and Striker
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks episode, Ridders reviews another two issues of Football Picture Story Monthly, with a focus on Riverton United. Gull takes us through th...
Champ/We Are United Episode 3: Melchester Memories
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Ridders reviews a Riverton story from Football Picture Story Monthly. Ridders, Rab and Gull then go on to discuss Roy of the Rovers, p...
Champ/We Are United Episode 2: Football Picture Story Monthly
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rab, Simmo, Gull and Ridders discuss their love of the story 'We Are United' from Champ comic, with a focus on the appearance of We ARE United in Foot...
Champ/We Are United Episode 1
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 1 Gull and Rab take us back to the heyday of the football comic, with a focus on the story 'We are United' from the magazine 'Champ'. Other fa...