Fighting Talk
Fighting Talk is a topical sports show broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live during the English football season. The show is broadcast on Saturday mornings for an hour between 1100 and 1200 and is currently presented by Rick Edwards. This show is a similar format to the ESPN show Around the Horn.
| Other names | FT |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports panel game |
| Running time | 50 minutes (approx) |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Hosted by | Current Rick Edwards Former Johnny Vaughan Christian O'Connell Colin Murray Matt Johnson Jonathan Pearce Georgie Thompson Josh Widdicombe |
| Produced by | Simon Crosse Charley Copsey Mike Holt |
| Recording studio | MediaCityUK (Salford Quays), Salford, Greater Manchester |
| Original release | 4 October 2003 – Present |
| No. of series | 15 |
| Opening theme | Sabotage by Beastie Boys |
| Website | Official website |
| Podcast | Fighting Talk Podcast |
Its first series was broadcast in October 2003, presented by Johnny Vaughan. The second series was presented by Christian O'Connell. The longest-serving presenter was Colin Murray, who took charge between 2006 and 2013 and returned to the show for the 2016–17 season. Murray announced on Twitter that he would step down as host at the end of the 2022–23 season but continue to fill in when his replacement takes holidays. Rick Edwards is the current host.
The show has twice won Gold Sony Radio Academy Awards in the sports programme category; in 2006 and 2011. For the latter, judges described the show as "like a modern version of old-fashioned Music Hall".