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Reverse Swept Radio: A podcast on cricket's books, films and history. 

  1. NOV 20

    Reverse Swept Radio 191: a 38-year-old test debutant, John Arlott's autobiography, and the one-eyed cricketer

    THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy admires a test debutant towards the end of his fourth decade, and Toby encounters Plum Warner in a new context "I don't score quickly enough, that's my real issue." FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'00): The One-Eyed Cricketer - the remarkable life of Colin Milburn "Often you saw him batting with both feet off the ground, in a sort of gravity-defying act"  THE REVIEW (22'17): Basingstoke Boy by John Arlott (1990) "There's an extraordinary page where he describes narrowly missing joining the Manchester United team who were in the Munich air crash." Recorded 17 November 2025

    35 min

  2. OCT 14

    Reverse Swept Radio 190: Chris Woakes, the Run Reaper, and Settling the Score

    THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy empathises with Durham's demise, and Toby marks Chris Woakes' test retirement "Dwayne Bravo - a true road warrior of the franchise era." FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'00): The Run Reaper "This was all about reducing the air resistance when you play the shot. The physics here - well, it's fair to say that I'm not a physicist..."  THE REVIEW (19'00): The 2005 Ashes: Settling the Score (BBC, July 2025) "I'm not entirely sure what this is, but I know that it combines my two great loves, and that it's worth a listen." Recorded 7 October 2025

    30 min

  3. SEP 16

    Reverse Swept Radio 189: Jeff Thomson's debut, Ashley Giles reviewed, and betting on the Tests

    THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy visits the Hundred, and Toby has an unusual wager  "I think what you've cleverly done, without knowing it, is an emotional hedge." FROM THE ARCHIVES (11'00): Jeff Thomson's Test debut "He decides that he's not going to let a big toe get in the way of his test debut and a shot at the West Indies."  THE REVIEW (22'00): The King of Spain and I: Surviving Cricket, Depression and the Greatest Ever Ashes, by Ashley Giles (Fairfield Books, 2025) "We both came to each other and suggested this new Ashley Giles book." Out now and available as a hardback and an ebook from fairfieldbooks.co.uk and all good booksellers. Recorded 13 September 2025

    35 min

  4. AUG 3

    Reverse Swept Radio 188: Warne's test debut, Cronje Documentary reviewed, and unlikely cricketing conversations

    THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy talks cricket at work, and Toby talks cricket in Italy "This was an excellent moment to be an evangelist - because of the recent news in Italian cricket." FROM THE ARCHIVES (09'30): Shane Warne's Test debut "Haigh also says you could see Warne’s “lucky yellow speedos visible through the white pants”."  THE REVIEW (18'20): Bad Sport: Fallen Idol (2021) "If anyone's entitled to be furious with Cronje, it's surely Herschelle Gibbs." Recorded 29 July 2025

    32 min

  5. JUN 23

    Reverse Swept Radio 187: Ajit Agarkar's unlikely century, Andy's new mug, and Benaud's shoes

    THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy has a new mug - with a deep cricket backstory, and Toby plays an unconventional game of T20 "If at any point you see me, I'll likely be drinking or making tea." FROM THE ARCHIVES (11'20): Ajit Agarkar's debut century - England vs India, Lord's, 2002 "Agarkar had recently returned from an Australian tour where he had been taunted as Bombay Duck after recording seven consecutive wicketless innings." THE REVIEW (23'40): Richie Benaud's Blue Suede Shoes: The Story of an Ashes Classic by David Kynaston and Harry Ricketts (2024) "A drunk Walter Robins, former all rounder and England selector, came into the dressing room and commanded England to play a certain way - and Peter May, to get rid of him, agreed." Recorded 22 June 2025

    37 min

  6. JUN 8

    Reverse Swept Radio 186: the annual RSR away day at Lord's, Alex Tudor's nightwatchman heroics, and reviewing Cape Summer

    THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy and Toby head to Lord's for the annual Reverse Swept Radio day in the Pavilion "You gave me false advice with just the right amount of confidence to truly screw me." FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'33): Alex Tudor's Nightwatchman Heroics - July 1999  "Thorpe comes back to the dressing room, fresh from being abused by the crowd, to the abuse of his team-mates." THE REVIEW (20'40): Cape Summer (2009) "What part of the touring life would resonate? Well, there's a trip to the gold and uranium mine." Recorded 1 June 2025

    33 min

  7. APR 29

    Reverse Swept Radio 185: the greatest English keeper, re-discovering memorabilia, and Stump Cricket

    THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy puzzles over a forgotten childhood poster, and Toby applauds Wisden taking the gloves off. "Mind you he wasn't massive, so you could probably print him on A3." FROM THE ARCHIVES (09'20): Stump Cricket, or Podex "At its core this is an issue with the length of time you spent pulling out tree roots." THE REVIEW (19'00): Godfrey Evans: A Biography by Christopher Sandford (1990) "After getting hit by a car, Evans gets up, shrugs it off and walks off. And I thought 'this is a book I need to read.'" Recorded 28 April 2025

    34 min

  8. MAR 30

    Reverse Swept Radio 184: farewell to the Gabba, a new documentary on Afghan's women, and a wallchart arrives

    THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: An announcement about the next chapter in the history of the Gabba (play Olympic cricket there, then knock it down); Andy's summer begins when his county wallchart arrives. "My oldest daughter made a move for it, and while I am usually tolerant of her playing with my dearest property, in this case I had to say 'No, this is sacred stuff.'." FROM THE ARCHIVES (08'45): The India vs Pakistan bowl out - Kingsmead Oval, September 2007, inaugural T20 World Cup "It's a world cup match between two great rivals, but this whole bowl out has the air of a beer match." THE REVIEW (18'45): Cricket's Forgotten Team (2025) "When the Taliban took power, they had to find and destroy their scorebooks. No longer were these books a proud way of memorialising achievements of the past; they were incriminating documents that would lead to punishment." Recorded 25 March 2025

    29 min
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