South West Londoner

After a week off, the Six Nations team are back with new jingles, and more stats from Sapper's Corner. Chris is joined by Jonny Bray, Tom Masters, and Louis Pescheux and Paul SP Sapper to preview another weekend of Six Nations rugby. 

Luke Edwards is joined by Oli Dickson-Jefford, Bella Butler and Harry Garside to review the Australian Open. The team run through who impressed, who surprised and who disappointed Down Under, alongside assessing the impact of quarantine on performances.

In this talk we will be discussing how the pandemic has impacted motherhood and changed the role of mother figures. We talk to Ruth from The Virtual Explorers Club about the trials and tribulations of motherhood with two young children in lockdown. Ruth offers great advice about parenting, funny tales from lockdown and the importance of prioritising yourself. We also spoke to Yolanda from Cruse Be...

We've all got a weird story about family. Whether it's an uncle, a parent, or a cousin, we all have that compelling family yarn to spin at dinner parties. Family Ties is a podcast devoted to finding these stories and sharing them with the world. This week, our own Helen Brown tells us about her great-aunt Tia Ellie, a former Cuban revolutionary who was involved with the kidnapping of Formula 1 leg...

While the travel industry has almost completely ground to a halt, some people are making the difficult decision to pack their bags. Alice and Alex have been slowly travelling around Europe for months now. They talk about how important it is to travel smart during the pandemic and to take it on yourself to stay safe and responsible. Brexit is causing many to travel to preserve their immigration sta...

Lizzie May and Pip Murrison chat about life in lockdown and their experiences of dating in the demic. From walks in the park to zoom calls, COVID has certainly changed the way we date, but has it been for the better? Dating app Hinge has seen an 82% increase in their user base since the start of 2020, with three of those new members being Lizzie, Pip and Imo. To find out what dating in the demic i...

Taylor Swift has a tremendous fan-base worldwide, but not everyone is entirely convinced by her genius. In this episode, two die-hard Swift fans, Imogen Howse and Clara Dijkstra, take on the challenge of convincing the thus far unconvinced Daniel Fessahaye that now is the time to jump on the singer-songwriter’s fan train. Hosted by Steven Lehmann, “Making A Taylor Swift Fan in 40 Minutes or Less”...

The South West Londoner talks you through how to keep busy this weekend in lockdown with a special look at Gay's the Word in honour of LGBTQ+ history month. Events for all the family feature too, as does a trip around the houses to see what mundane hobbies you've picked up whilst stuck at home!

It’s Real Bread Week from 20 to 28 February and Breadcast is here to show you just how to make it special, by celebrating real bread, free from preservatives and industry nasties. Either join the lockdown rise in home baking or support your local - and often unsung -  “key worker” bakers. The very yeast you can do is buy a “bunch of flours” for someone special. Join your hosts Adam Solomons,...

An unlikely platform has become a destination for single souls looking for love. Whether they’ve gone straight from Zoom to the swoon or thought they were well suited to connect, LinkedIn has become the place for people to negotiate a meeting beyond the boardroom. For some it’s just a brief case of lust but for others it is the real deal. In this podcast, we will meet some  people who have ac...

Technology undoubtedly played a substantial role in most of our lives before the pandemic, however, its importance in society has hugely increased thanks to the pandemic. It allows us to keep working, learning, and socialising at a time when face-to-face contact is off the table. Dr Hester Duffy, a Senior Teaching Fellow from the Department of Psychology at the University of Warwick, joins us to d...

London’s Puzzling Places is a podcast which delves into the stories behind curious buildings – however big or small – across London. This week’s podcast discusses the likes of thin houses and converted phone boxes, and includes a deep dive into the history of Eel Pie Island Hotel. Dubbed as ‘the place where the sixties began’, the stories behind the hotel and the island itself are fascinating. In...

Chris Byfield is joined by Tom Masters, Jonny Bray, Tomas Hill Lopez-Menchero and Louis Pescheux to review a huge weekend of Six Nations. Paul SP Sapper also returns via Sapper's corner to dish out all the key stats and figures.

Jonny Bray, Tom Masters, Tomas Hill Lopes Menchero and pod debutant Kas Moradi join Chris Byfield to preview the weekend's Six Nation's fixtures whilst Tomas also talks to Harlequins Number 8 James Chisholm about playing to empty stadiums, covid bubbles and Scotland's chances. Also, Jonny tries his hand at some Justin Bieber. 

Host Andrew Gamble is joined by Rory Macnair, Tom Masters, Matt Hancock-Bruce and Jack Bantock to react to Super Bowl LV, as Tom Brady led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 31-9 win over the Kansas City Chiefs that will go down in the history books.

Tom Masters, Louis Pescheux, Jonny Bray, Tomas Hill Lopes Menchero join Chris Byfield to discuss Scotland's historic victory over England, Ireland's defeat to Wales, and France's mauling of Italy. Meanwhile Paul Sapper provides all the key stats from from Sapper's Stat Corner.

On this week's edition of the South West Londoner Sports Podcast Oli Dickson Jefford, Andrew Gamble discuss Chelsea's record unbeaten run in the WSL, Laura Robson's struggles with injuries and the rise of American sports in London.

Luke Edwards is joined by Oli Dickson-Jefford, Bella Butler and Harry Garside to preview the Australian Open, taking a look at the top contenders for the men's and women's singles and the chances of the Brits.

Amelia Oprean looks at the struggles that immigrants heading to the UK face, in the latest edition of the South West Londoner podcast. 

Andrew Gamble, Rory Macnair, Jack Bantock, Tom Masters and Matt Hancock-Bruce get together to preview the biggest show on Earth, ahead of this Sunday's Super Bowl LV, which sees the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

Louis Pescheux, Tomas Hill Lopez-Menchero and Jonny Bray join Chris Byfield to talk all things Six Nations, with Clapham's self-proclaimed CEO and Chief Chat Officer, Archie Curzon providing a satirical spin to proceedings as he outlines his ideal Six Nations weekend. Find Archie's Rig Biz Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

SWL's Joe Marshall looks at spoken word poetry in south west London, to see how it has coped with the coronavirus pandemic.

Rahima Miah has a look into how pre-school nurseries in south west London are coping with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

SWL's Emily Hemsley tackles the issue of loneliness around the holidays, as COVID-19 restrictions mean that this year has been harder than most.

Bella Butler, Harry Garside and Chris Byfield talk transfer news,  discuss  south west London athletes to have competed at the highest level in two sports and are joined by former QPR academy player George Butler to hear about the perks and pressures of growing up in the academy system.