Established in 2007, The Albion Roar is an hour-long independent football radio show, run by and for fans of Brighton & Hove Albion, and broadcast every Wednesday at 8pm on RadioReverb 97.2FM - Community Radio for Brighton & Hove. Hosted by Ady Packham & Alan Wares.
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Currently Off Air is a monthly radio transmission that might feature cassette tapes, cut-ups, documentaries, occasionally true stories, spoken word and themed music shows, comedy and soap operas in space. New transmissions air on the first Sunday of the month at 11pm-midnight on Radio Reverb 97.2FM and DAB in Brighton, UK, streaming live on www.radioreverb.com. CONTACT: [email protected]
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A podcast dedicated to all things literary and bookish in Brighton & beyond. Anna interviews authors, publishers, people working in literature programmes, gets recommendations from booksellers and bloggers, and shares the best upcoming events. Follow @annamburtt on Twitter and @btnbookclub on Instagram for updates. Email [email protected] for enquiries.
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HIV Hour is the UK's only FM radio programme & podcast about living a healthy, happy life with HIV. All the presenters are living with HIV It's only by talking openly that we can end HIV related stigma and discrimination. Taking an experience-led approach, rather than a medical one, presenters discuss the latest news from the community and explore events, services & support networks in the Brighton area and worldwide. Featuring interviews with charity workers, authors, and people telling the ...
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At Home This Morning is a fortnightly programme for older listeners based in Brighton and Hove broadcast on RadioReverb. Each edition contains interviews, features, music and memories. Covering topics such as neighbourhood care, older drivers, and lunch clubs, and highlighting other facilities and sources of support available to older people. We’ve looked at a newly-formed amateur dance company whose members are all over the age of sixty, and examined the suitability of sports such as tennis ...
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Don't miss out - Subscribe! News, Events, Experts, Tips, Opinions, Schemes, Support and More! Hear from your peers and get on the show - take the Elevator Pitch Challenge! The Brighton Business Show is broadcast monthly on RadioReverb 97.2fm, DAB radio + online via www.radioreverb.com. Want a podcast or video produced for your business? Check out my website at http://www.lauraofbrighton.co.uk Get in touch if you have any news and please do share / follow / like / comment! SUBSCRIBE!
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The Brighton Business Show presented by Lisa Moore and Helen Packham. Hear from successful entrepreneurs from Brighton & Hove, business experts, news on schemes you can use and local meet ups. The Brighton Business Show brings you a monthly round up of all you need to know to keep ahead in Business.
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Hosted by Karen Morton, The Brighton & Hove Food and Drink show celebrates the very best of the city's epicurean and quaffable delights. With a focus on small independent businesses, food festivals and other culinary events, every month you'll get to meet some of the people behind the food and drink.
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On the show, David and Josh chat to Graham , chair bear of Brighton Bear Weekend in its 15th year. The upcoming amazing weekend which raises funds for local HIV and LGBTQ organisations. Check out their website for more details below https://brightonbearweekend.com/ World, national and local HIV Community News Check out "The Music" below https://li.…
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Philip visits Tate Modern to view the AIDS Memorial Quilt and interviews some well known activists and celebrities, an instagram video of his interviews is on the front page of www.HIVHour.org.uk. On a theme of quilts, we also replay the call to submit selfies to the U=U quilt project from Positive East, https://www.positiveeast.org.uk/uequalsu/ St…
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The Albion Roar - 19th June 2025 with guest Warren Dudley
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1:01:27With almost 15 years on the clock since his previous visit to Roar Towers, writer, producer and director Warren Dudley joined Ady & Al for a natter on all things Albion, and his role in writing several films, including the much-lauded Bromley Boys.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 11th June 2025 with guests Steven Rhys Lewis and Matt Goulson
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1:00:20With the season at an end, and the silly season (transfer rumours) in full swing, Al was joined by Steve and Matt, responsible for the highly revealing series of interviews - 'Heroes Have Heroes'. Both reveal their Albion histories and how HHH came about.By RadioReverb
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Internationally, June 5th is Long Term Survivors Day. Les Wright (USA), has created an anthology of long term survivors and Mark Stevens (positive voices speaker) was one of the participants. Together they will be holding events in London to launch the book in August in the UK.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 3rd June 2025 with guests 'The Band'
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1:41:53Andy Bass, Marcus Hancocks and Phil Shelley joined Ady & Al for a bumper end-of-season review in what ended up being Brighton's second-highest finish ever.By RadioReverb
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74: Marisa Linton, Kerry Downes, Jill Johnson, E.C. Nevin and Brighton Book Festival
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1:00:00On this month's show, we speak to Brighton-based writers Marisa Linton, Kerry Downes and Jill Johnson, plus Althea from Brighton Book Festival tells us about this year's offering. We break our own Brighton-based rules to have E.C. Nevin on the show... the book was just that good!By RadioReverb
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On the show Flash Bezuidenhout and Emrys chatting about their amazing bike ride for the charity ‘Checkpoint Maspalomas’ Sue Hunter talking about the new Brighton launch of ‘Can’t Pass it On’ https://www.tht.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/our-campaigns/cant-pass-it-on Community newsBy RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 21st May 2025 with guest Dick Knight
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1:03:52El Presidente made a long-overdue welcome return to Reverb Towers. The recipient of a new Albion award, Dick shares his pride in the inauguration of the coveted prize.By RadioReverb
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On the http://www.HIVHour.org.uk David’s guests in the studio this week are Rachel Brett, CEO, and Alan Spink, Community Services Manager, both from The Sussex Beacon.http://www.sussexbeacon.org.uk We also discuss highlights and Vox pops from the British HIV Association (BHIVA) Spring conference, which took place in Brighton the previous week.http:…
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The Albion Roar - 14th May 2025 with guest Mark Brailsford
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1:04:40Hot on the trail of another win at Wolves (just three defeats in 21 league matches up there), The Treason Show's Mark Brailsford joins Ady & Al to discuss the game, plus his latest shows as part of the Brighton Festival and into the summer.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 7th May 2025 with guests Darren Balkham and Gregg Marshall
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1:04:57After 25 years in the role of Sussex Police Liaison Officer (or Sussex Dedicated Football Officer these days), PC Darren Balkham is hanging up his truncheon (no tittering at the back) to be put to work by Mrs Balkham. Darren joined us with his replacement PC Gregg Marshall, to talk about his time with the club. And the grief he gets every time we b…
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The Albion Roar - 30th April 2025 with guests Andy Bass and Jim Frank
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1:02:19Victory from the jaws of defeat - limbs, beers, sunshine. Andy & Jim join Ady & Al to discuss just that.By RadioReverb
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73: Emma Jane Unsworth, Lauren Bravo, Andrew Flewitt and Beyond The Book Festival
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1:00:00This month we speak to three Brighton-based writers; Emma Jane Unsworth (SLAGS), Lauren Bravo (PROBABLY NOTHING) and Andrew Flewitt (DO YOU BELIEVE IN LIFE AFTER LOSS?). We also talk to Phil Viner about BEYOND THE BOOK festival which takes place on May 10th.By RadioReverb
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On the show David and Josh chat to the amazing Jo Josh about her HIV Journey and the upcoming BHIVA conference in Brighton. https://bhiva.org/event/bhiva-spring-conference-2025/ Find out more about Jo's HIV projects here https://ukcab.net/our-team/jo-josh/ World, UK and local HIV newsBy RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 23rd April 2025 with guest Nick Szczepanik
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1:03:29More heartache, petulance and fatigue - on and off the field - on the road as the Albion succumb in London once again. Nick joins Ady & Al for some not-too-heavy relief.By RadioReverb
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72: Saba Sams is coming to Brighton Festival on May 8th
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15:26In this bonus Footnote episode, Saba Sams joins us to talk about her debut novel, GUNK, which she's launching at the Brighton Festival in conversation with Fee Mac. Get tickets here. Jules has been divorced from her ex-husband Leon for five years, but she still works alongside him at the nightclub. With the arrival of Nim, a new employee at the bar…
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The Albion Roar - 16th April 2025 with guest David Atherall
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1:02:43With more points being left out on the pitch, and another Desmond shared with Leicester, Ady and Al, fresh from the Reverbathon, invited author David Atherall, author of a 1996/97 memoir, 'Embers' in to talk about the book. And we have a copy to give away!By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 12th April 2025 with guest Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim
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58:40Yeah, it really is him. Norman came by the studio in Brighton's Open Market for an hour's natter as part of RadioReverb 97.2FM's Reverbathon.By RadioReverb
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Gary Pargeter, Director of Lunch Positive, is our guest in the studio this episode. Michael Brimacome from THT is interviewed by Josh.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 4th April 2025 with guest Andy Bass
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1:02:42Two games, no goals, an FA Cup exit and a worse-score-than-performance defeat at home. Still, the fans have a shiny, loud new bar at the Amex. Oh, and guess who came of age this week?By RadioReverb
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On the show Phillip chats to Tom and James from YMCA London about their amazing 'Positive Health ' program. For more info contact - [email protected] David and Josh discuss the latest local /uk and world HIV news and events.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 26th March 2025 with guest Bas Savage
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1:24:20The moonwalking dude that is Bas Savage joins Ady & Al to talk about his start in the game, his time at the Albion, his work with the PFA - and the fun he had at the recent charity match in Worthing. Plus we hear from several people involved in the Rockinghorse match, including Warren Aspinall, Jeff Stelling and Donna Holland, CEO of Rockinghorse C…
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71: Annabel Thorpe, Judy Upton, Tom Johnstone, Waterstones Events and Publishing Industry Day
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1:00:00Today's show includes Ditching based Annabel Thorpe talking about her historical fiction set in Italy and how her work as a travel journalist has informed her writing. Judy Upton discusses her Sussex based mystery Series. Tom Johnstone talks about how he uses Brighton's unseen history to write short fiction. Sam at Brighton Waterstones talks about …
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The Albion Roar - 19th March 2025 with guests Brett Mendoza and Jason Thackeray
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59:29Jason and Brett join Ady & Al to discuss a first point at the Etihad, our Mothering Sunday competition winners announced, and a charity football match to promote. All this and more on this week's Roar...By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 12th March 2025 with guest Vicki Rees and Tom Hylands
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1:00:02Tom & Vicki join Ady & Al for a look back at the Albion's sixth win in a row, PLUS we have another competition, courtesy of Flowers Unlimited.By RadioReverb
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133: HIV Hour 6th March 2025 International Women's Day episode
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50:03This episode celebrates International Women's Day. Sue takes the reigns of this episode and interviews Professor Yvonne Gileece, Chair of the British HIV Association and leader of the Sunflower Clinic at the Lawson Unit in Brighton. The second interview was with Nina Kakaiya, an amazing HIV activist, peer mentor, and mental well-being coach.…
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The Albion Roar - 4th March 2025 with guest Kieran Maguire
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1:11:49As Brighton march on with gay abandon into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, spreadsheet super-boffin, Kieran Maguire offers his words of wisdom about the Albion's bounceback and runs the rule over the club's latest set of figures, which came out last week.By RadioReverb
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On the Show Sue and Josh are in the studio with Simon Maddrell and Jonathan Blake talking and reading extracts from their amazing collaboration 'Patient L1" The second part of Phillips's insightful chat with Dan Harry from ' I kissed a boy' fame. Local and UK HIV newsBy RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 26th February 2025 with guest Andy Bass
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1:03:57Kings of the South Coast! What a spurious boast. Andy Bass joins Ady & Al to marvel at two very different victories.By RadioReverb
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70: Frances Quinn, D.E White's Crime Writing Workshop, Forthwrite Festival, The First Graphic Novel Award and Brooke Robinson's attempt to write in every cafe in Brighton
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1:00:01In this month's jam-packed show, we talk to Brighton-based Fran Quinn about her new book THE LOST PASSENGER; to D.E. White about her crime-writing workshop in Horsham on March 27th; to Anna and Sam from Forthwrite Festival which takes place in Brighton and Crawley in March; to Brighton-based graphic novelists Myf and Corinne from the First Graphic …
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The Albion Roar - 20th February 2025 with guests Jason Thackeray and Hans Kraay
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1:02:04Jason floated onto the show on the back of the wins against Chelsea, to talk about Mitoma's worldie. Meanwhile, former Albion player Hans Kraay was in town, so Ady & Al caught up with him. In the pub.By RadioReverb
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On the show, Sue, David and Josh chat to John Jaquiss, an amazing HIV advocate who talks about his journey with HIV and his outstanding work with the HIV Community. Philip talks to Anna Brewster, The CEO of The Food Chain in London. .https://www.foodchain.org.uk/ Community News including the sad news regarding The Sussex Beacon https://www.sussexbe…
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The Albion Roar - 13th February 2025 with guests Andy Bass and Justin Brentnall
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1:02:45Andy Bass and Justin Brentnall join Ady & Al to discuss the Cup win over Chelsea, and 'the season of transition'. And the ongoing disturbingly dark case of Joel Veltman. In association with Flowers UnlimitedBy RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 6th February 2025 with guests David Devlin-Folz, Laura-Ellen Ashcraft and Lucas Denney
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1:10:52Three Stateside friends join Ady & Al to talk about the Forest debacle and why Laura-Ellen, David, and Lucas have all chosen the Albion to be part of their way of life. Plus, we reveal our Flowers Unlimited competition winner!By RadioReverb
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Stephen, Philip and Josh join David via Zoom for a look back at the highlights of 2024. We look and listen to extracts from interviews with Alexia Davis and her journey to become her authentic self, Tony and Pank discuss prison reform, Rob James and Mark Ward discus the infected blood scandal and Stephen talks about Shadowed Dreamer.…
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The Albion Roar - 29th January 2025 with guest Clive Steed
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1:02:26Clive from the Albion's Fans Advisory Board joins Ady & Al to discuss the Everton debacle (it's not that bad once we've finished with it), playing Chelsea at a bloody stupid hour – twice, and we have a competition!By RadioReverb
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69: Laura Wilkinson, Hannah Dolby, Simon Maddrell and Charlie Ross AKA The Roaming Reader
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1:00:00On this jam-packed episode, we talk to Brighton-based writer Laura Wilkinson about her new book That Night in New York; to Charlie Ross AKA The Roaming Reader about Chichester's new poetry Slam; to Simon Maddrell about his forthcoming pamphlet Jonathan Blake, L1, and the launch in Brighton on February 19th at 7om at Lunch Positive, and to Hannah Do…
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The Albion Roar - 22nd January 2025 with guest Brian Owen
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1:03:11Following yet another victory at Old Trafford, The Argus' Brian Owen joins Ady and Al to dissect this match and the two others on the road before it.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 18th January 2025 with guests Nick Szczepanik and Vicki Rees
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1:02:35Now we own East Anglia... Brighton finally work out how to win games and not concede - for now. Nick and Vick join Ady and Al for comment, debate and appreciation while marvelling at Brighton's latest Dutch master in the dark art of shithousery.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 9th January 2025 with guest Paul Barber
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1:08:51Albion CEO and Deputy Chairman Paul Barber joins Ady and Al for the club's perspective on the upcoming Football Governance Bill, plus news of the building work and renovations taking place at the stadium, and an update on the new women's stadium.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 1st January 2025 with guest John Baine
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1:02:17A look back on 2024, a look ahead to 2025, the story of how 'a bunch of Brighton punks and skinheads' nearly got to go on Top of the Pops in 2005. And we pay tribute to Brighton's own 'Boring' Bob Grover.By RadioReverb
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68: Holly Bourne and Alan Edwards (are coming to a venue near you)
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1:00:00We speak to Alan Edwards and Holly Bourne about their forthcoming events in Brighton and Sussex and the books they’ll be discussing. See Holly on Jan 16th at Chapter 34 https://www.chapter34.co.uk/event/book-launch-of-so-thrilled-for-you-by-holly-bourne/ See Alan on Feb 7th at The Old Market https://www.theoldmarket.com/shows/i-was-there-in-convers…
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129: HIV Hour Christmas 2024 George Michael dedication episode
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44:00On this week’s show we dedicate it to the wonderful George Michael, who was a great ally and fundraiser for HIV causes and charities. We are joined in the studio by Shane Hill whose band Kymaera created an instrumental album of George Michaels songs, and we play two of the tracks from the album. Philip Dehany interviews Gill from The Lovelies, who …
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The Albion Roar - 18th December 2024 with guest Fabian Hürzeler
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58:19There are certain times when you stop and ask, "Blimey, is it really him?" Yeah, it's him.By RadioReverb
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The Albion Roar - 11th December 2024 with guests Matt Potter and Tom Hylands
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1:03:32While we never win at Fulham, we have now mastered the concept of squandering comfortable leads. Matt and Tom join Ady and Al for a therapy session.By RadioReverb
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On the Show On the World Aids Day 2024 Edition The team chat to Silvio About the upcoming fabulous 'Brighton and Hove World Aids Day Concert 2024' on the 1st December. follow the link below for info and tickets https://www.brightonwadconcert.info/ Philip, David and Josh talk about World Aids Day with nationwide and local WAD events.…
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The Albion Roar - 4th December 2024 with guests Steve North and Werner Schröer
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1:01:42Actor and writer Steve, and Dutch Seagulls Werner join Ady & Al for a natter on supporting the Albion from afar, writing two essential Albion books, and the bizarre notion of being disappointed in an Albion performance that elevated us to second place in the Premier League. Plus... we have the result of last week's competition, and we have a new co…
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The Albion Roar - 27th November 2024 with guest Vicki Rees
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1:02:47Vicki Rees, long-standing Albion fan, and the person who came up with the idea of 'flowers for Prescott 20 years ago, joins Ady and Al for a look back at the Bournemouth game, our tribute to John Prescott, and a Christmas Competition!By RadioReverb
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Josh and David are in the studio and interview Mark Ward, founder of Haemosexual, and LGBT Ambassador for the Haemophilia Society, about his new book ‘Bleeding Fabulous’ Phillip interviews Dan Harry, HIV ally, known from the hit TV show ‘I kissed a boy’ about participating in the Red Run. The news this episode is about Brighton and Hove World AIDS …
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