The British Football Comic Podcast

Matt Richards

Join Matt, Gull, Paul, Neil and Ian as they take you back to the classic British football comics, from the 50's to the present time with stories such as of course "Roy of the Rovers", "We Are United" from the pages of "Champ", the "Football Picture Story Monthly" series and stories from "Tiger", "Scorcher", "Victor" such as "Billy's Boots" , "Hot-Shot Hamish" and "Bobby of the Blues" and more recently the on-going "Striker"....including many exclusive interviews with the former editors and creators!

  1. The Roy of The Rovers comic - season 1982/83 | Ep 125

    FEB 22

    The Roy of The Rovers comic - season 1982/83 | Ep 125

    Another boring season in the "Roy of The Rovers" comic?...no definitely not! Ian takes us through the season when Roy joined another Rovers....Bygone has a look back at the very first Football Picture Story Monthly, the 2nd story in that edition "The Reject" and also from the pages of "Scorcher" Mute covers "Royal's Rangers" and the amazing story of Fred Atkins!

    1h 35m
  2. The Roy of The Rovers comic - season 1981/82 | Ep 124

    FEB 8

    The Roy of The Rovers comic - season 1981/82 | Ep 124

    He's back! Our Golden Time-Traveller Ian Golden is back from Australia and his Gola sponsored Tardis has landed in the 1981/82 season. What are his favourite strips in this momentous season in the comics' history?......We also discuss Mute-Button Matt's recent visit to the brilliant Barrie Mitchell exhibition and we also have a Collectors Corner to see what recent purchases the boys have obtained. Enjoy!

    1h 31m
  3. The Blackie Gray Story Pt 2 | Ep 123

    JAN 25

    The Blackie Gray Story Pt 2 | Ep 123

    Tangent tells us about when two stories collided, when Melchester Rovers popped up in "City" in 1988. Bygone covers the Roy of The Rovers story from the 1989 Winter Special and Mute covers part 2 of the Blackie Gray story - when Melchester are in the European Cup Final and Blackie meets the beautiful Suzanne Cerise....

    1h 24m
  4. The Blackie Gray Story Pt 1 | Champ/We Are United Ep 122

    JAN 11

    The Blackie Gray Story Pt 1 | Champ/We Are United Ep 122

    Who is William Gray? When did he first meet Roy? What did he get for his birthday in 1955? Why was he at a circus? Did he set fire to Melchester Stadium?...all these questions and loads more will be answered if you tune into the first part of a five part biopic of this comic colossus....Plus has Hot-Shot Hamish met his nemesis?!! A goalkeeper who can save the famous hot-shot?!! and finally we have some...EXCITING NEWS FOR ALL LISTENERS!

    1h 25m
  5. WILL "UNITED" GO UP? | Champ/We Are United Ep 121

    12/29/2025

    WILL "UNITED" GO UP? | Champ/We Are United Ep 121

    It's week 13 of the "We Are United" story in the pages of "Champ" comic and we've followed all their ups and downs. It's now the final game of the season against Cardsea City...will they do it? Tune in to find out! Plus Bygone shows us a special personalised copy of Roy of The Rovers and there's another Collectors Corner with a very interesting purchase by the Melvster himself!

    1h 31m
  6. A Christmas Special with Barrie Tomlinson! | Champ/We Are United Ep 120

    12/07/2025

    A Christmas Special with Barrie Tomlinson! | Champ/We Are United Ep 120

    He's back! Legendary IPC Comic Group Editor and of course editor of "Tiger" and editor and creator of the "Roy of The Rovers" comic, Barrie Tomlinson for this years Christmas Special! in this we go through the 1981 Tiger Xmas edition and the first ever Xmas Roy of The Rovers from 1976....enjoy!

    1h 53m
  7. The 1988 Roy of The Rovers "Winter Special" | Champ/We Are United Ep 119

    11/23/2025

    The 1988 Roy of The Rovers "Winter Special" | Champ/We Are United Ep 119

    "Snow is falling, all around me, children playing having fun"...yes in the immortal words of Shakey we're moving into the Christmas season so what better to do than sit down with a Roy of the Rovers "Winter Special"? in this weeks episode Bygone takes us through the first one produced back in 1988...Golden Boy Time Traveller Ian reviews the exciting 1980/81 season in the "Roy of The Rovers" comic and in the pages of "Champ" "United" are 3 games away from possible promotion back to the top flight..can they do it?? Tune in for more Tangential commentary!

    1h 39m
  8. A Pete Nash "Striker" special! | Champ/We Are United Ep 118

    11/09/2025

    A Pete Nash "Striker" special! | Champ/We Are United Ep 118

    Creator of "Striker" and of course friend of the show, Pete Nash is back! He is here talking about his incredible new venture, utilising AI to produce new "Striker" content! it's an exciting, and perhaps controversial move, and here he is to tell us all about it and answer questions which some "Striker" followers might have...enjoy!

    1h 36m
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Join Matt, Gull, Paul, Neil and Ian as they take you back to the classic British football comics, from the 50's to the present time with stories such as of course "Roy of the Rovers", "We Are United" from the pages of "Champ", the "Football Picture Story Monthly" series and stories from "Tiger", "Scorcher", "Victor" such as "Billy's Boots" , "Hot-Shot Hamish" and "Bobby of the Blues" and more recently the on-going "Striker"....including many exclusive interviews with the former editors and creators!

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