Null and Void

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and we look at the links between sport and mental health, and the effect they can have on each other. Our first guest is Null & Void regular Sarah Kirkham, who joins us to share what she and the team at The Club, Mapledurham are doing to help members connect and to support their mental wellbeing. Sarah also talks about the importance of having ongoing...

This week Andy talks about the highs and lows of his 106km ultra walk around the Isle of Wight. Our first guest is Mark Dickson, General Manager of The Club Mapledurham. He joins us to talk about the wide-range of activities and events the golf & leisure club are laying on now that Covid restrictions have been lifted, as part of their commitment to being “better than normal”. We are also joine...

This week we talk about England Rugby’s Red Roses completing a Triple Crown win over Ireland, that now sets them up for a Grand Slam decider against France in Bayonne, and we wonder what’s happened to Exeter this season after Saracens beat them to secure their place in the play-off semi-finals. In football, Burnley have shown their response to Tony criticism in Get a Grip, taking 4 points in their...

In Episode 48 we bring you the second of our Easter specials. Andy gives an update on his final training walk ahead of the Isle of Wight, whilst Tony had a very different approach to working out in the sunshine. In the more important matters of sport, we discuss head injuries in rugby and what the game needs to do to better protect current players and support former players now struggling with bra...

With many of our listeners busy tucking into chocolate eggs and hot cross buns this week, we’ve a slightly shorter Easter Special for you. We apply hindsight to Andy’s tips for the Grand National (spoiler alert- they didn’t win!) and celebrate the fairy tale ending for amateur jockey Sam Waley-Cohen in winning his final race before retirement. Andy talks through his 50km walk in Windsor and Tony s...

In this week's episode we reflect on a dominant display by Australia in the Women's Cricket World Cup, and talk Varsity Blues with Oxford and Cambridge facing each other in both rowing and rugby. We also look at the draw for the Qatar World Cup 2022, discussing England's group as well as sharing Andy's predictions for Aintree and the Grand National. With the nights getting lighter, it's a good poi...

We start this week’s episode discussing women’s sports – with a look back at the start of the women’s 6 Nations Rugby, a look forward to Women’s Cricket World Cup Final, and discussing the first ever Women’s Super League Football game at Old Trafford getting a record 26,000 crowd. We review the impact the law changes have had in the first couple of F1 races this season, and also marvel at North Ma...

Following another great weekend of sport, we look back at Italy getting their first 6 Nations win in 7 years against Wales, and ask where England's defeat to Grand Slam winning France leaves Eddie Jones. We've an update on the Women's Cricket World Cup, with England starting to come good in the group stages, and Andy is particularly smug after his tip for Cheltenham, A Plus Tarde, won the Gold Cup...

In this week’s show we look back over the 6 Nations Rugby games and the red card in the England v Ireland game. We discuss the Premier League football and the ongoing chaos at Chelsea, whilst looking forward we preview the Cheltenham Festival and we wonder if Andy has set a new London Marathon record? Our first guest is Sohail Rashid, powerlifter and founder of Brawn – creating a fantastic online...

In this week’s episode we pay tribute to Shane Warne and remember some of his amazing feats with the Australian Cricket team. We also discuss the exciting start to the Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand, and Tony laments Manchester United’s derby defeat to local rivals City. Our guest this week is Phil Kite. He tells us about taking up rowing later in life and progressing from rowing along t...

This week we look back over the weekend’s 6 Nations Rugby action and discuss the implications of the law that left Italy playing most of the game 2 players short, and then look at the shock news regarding Roman Abramovich handing Chelsea over the trustees as he plans to sell his stake in the club.  Our first guest is Tim Law who talks about how his lifelong passion for sailing has taken him t...

We celebrate Team GB’s two late medals in the Winter Olympic Curling, whilst Andy recounts the effects of Storm Eunice on his latest training walk. Our guest this week is NBA fan Connor Wakefield, who shares his love of the sport as well as giving us a better understanding of this game of giants! And we have a new inductee into our “Local Heroes”, recognising the great work Tony’s friend Harry Rob...

This week’s episode is slightly different as it’s spread over two days. We are able to see if Andy’s prediction for the Superbowl was right, as well as reviewing the weekend’s Premier League football and 6 Nations rugby. We discuss the Winter Olympics with guest Konrad Bartelski and he explains that he remains confident Team GB can pick up medals in the final week. We then shift seasons as Ben Cra...

On this week's show we look back over the first weekend of the 6 Nations rugby, and discuss the drama of the FA Cup 4th round. We also talk about the swathe of changes in English cricket and who might be the next Head Coach. Our first guest, Bob Cotell, runs the Coastal Rowing Centre in Studland and tells us about his time in the sport, coaching & developing rowers, and the sport's aims to be...

This week we look back at Tom Brady’s NFL career following his retirement and talk about the Bengals and Rams making the Superbowl. We review the Australian Tennis Open finals and also in Australia, the knife edge finish to the Women’s cricket test. Our first guest is Bruce Strachan, who previews this weekend’s Calcutta Cup game between Scotland and England, outlines of this year’s 6 Nations Rugby...

This week we review the last-minute drama in all four NFL playoff games and are finally able to celebrate an English win over Australia this winter after the Rugby 7’s team beat them in Malaga. Our first guest is Nigel Rayner who shares with us his vast knowledge of rock climbing ad how the sport has changed over the years. Our second guest is tennis coach Justin Cook, who gives us an expert updat...

This week we’re focusing on the build-up to the Beijing Winter Olympics, with two great guests from the Alpine world. Olympic skier Konrad Bartelski joins us to share his memories of competing and to discuss some of Team GB’s medal hopes. Paul Garner is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching, but also has a background in teaching skiing. He shares his story from how he first took up skiing as a scho...

This week we talk about the magic of the FA Cup 3rd round and some of the giantkillings that took place, and ahead of the Australian Tennis Open we look at the controversy surrounding Novak Djokovic’s visa. Adventurer Jason McKinlay joins us to share some of his amazing feats, including rowing across the Atlantic and ultramarathons in the jungle and desert. Regular guest Barry Wood also joins us t...

In this week's episode we look back over the array of sport from the festive period, including England's 3rd test cricket defeat that ensured Australia retained the Ashes and Andy tries to explain NFL's play off system to Tony as the regular season comes to an end. Our guest this week is the fantastic Sarah Kirkham, who not only gives us an update on her progress in her Half Ironman challenge but...

In the final episode of 2021 we bring you 2 wise men (plus Tony and Andy!) We discuss the Premier League and EFL football clubs following the Null & Void advice on vaccines and take a detailed look at England’s second test capitulation in the Ashes. Josh Tarr joins us to talk about his adventure challenges – cycling the length of Britain, a world record row around the coast and kite skiing acr...

On this week’s show we look back at the dramatic finale to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix-with views from both Red Bull and Mercedes supporters. We suggest UEFA get a grip after their mix up with the Champions League draw and we lament England’s all too predictable defeat in the first Ashes Test. Our guest, Masoud Golshani-Shirazi, shares his love of archery-including horseback archery! He explains how...

This week we’re doing a special episode, focusing on head injuries in sport and their increasing impact on players at both professional and grass roots levels of the game. We are joined by Luke Griggs, Deputy Chief Executive of Headway – the UK’s leading brain injury charity – as well as having input from professional and amateur sports people. We discuss the causes and long term effects of brain...

This week on the Null & Void Sports Podcast Tony looks back at how he was involved in beating Manchester United’s new manager to a league title in 1980. We also discuss the impact the new variant of Covid has had on sports with rugby teams stuck in South Africa and games called off. Our first guest is sports agent Brendan Taylor – he gives us an insight into his work with golf stars, as well a...

This week Tony and Andy share their marathon misadventures after Andy accidentally ended up in part of the Gran Canaria marathon whilst on holiday. We discuss England Women equalling the rugby record for most unbeaten test matches and Kevin Sinfield’s remarkable achievement running 101 miles in 24 hours to raise funds for MND. Our first guest is a household name-broadcaster David Hamilton joins us...

In this week’s episode we discuss the rugby internationals and Andy’s visits to watch England men’s and women’s teams at Twickenham as well as his run in with 2 stags on the pitch! We also look back at Lewis Hamilton’s win in the Formula 1 and Australia taking the T20 Cricket World Cup Crown. Neil Humphries joins us to talk about his work on the Big Match Charity and how they have raised over £500...