Sporting Misadventures with Chris Hoy

The Wimbledon fortnight is getting under way and what better than a trip down memory lane with one of our favourite former guests, Andy Murray. The two-Wimbledon champion is coaching fellow Brit Jack Draper at the tournament, and joined us to talk drugs tests and skiing trips gone wrong and much, much more besides. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The punmaster is in the hot seat this week hitting us with joke after joke in quick succession from the pole vault to acupuncture. By his own admission, not a natural sportsman at school he was picked last at football and runs like Phoebe from Friends. Now this one was recorded a long old time ago, and you can catch him at the Edinburgh Fringe this summer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

This week Chris has found himself in the wars again with a torn meniscus in his knee. Despite that, he's still cycling from San Sebastian to Barcelona with five-time Tour de France winner Miguel Indurain for Laureus. He and Matt chat about that journey and compare notes on comedy favourites. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining us from The Room Next Door is this week's guest, who leapt into our lives during Covid as our favourite political advisor. Put off sport growing up by roaring older brothers, he talks Monty Python versus Match of the Day, the trauma of school PE and avoiding rugby simply by wearing glasses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week former Strictly Come Dancing champion Chris McCausland pirouettes onto the podcast to talk training to be a spy, his lifelong passion for Liverpool FC, the Strictly surprise and his passion for maths in sport. Plus, his book Keep Laughing is out now in paperback. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Chris finally has a new Hearts tale to tell - alas, again not a joyous one - and we hear from you with your own sporting misadventures from clipping in disasters to wardrobe malfunctions. Please keep them coming in either via our Instagram page - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ - or else by emailing sportingmisadventures@gmail.com. We'll read the best ones out on the po...

We've got another world record breaker with us this week in Tim Vine, who once told 499 jokes in an hour and shares a few on the pod. There's topless darts, a football hat-trick gone wrong, tennis and diving injuries and a golf run-in with a bird. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and le...

Chris has a bit of a health setback in the lead-up to this latest episode but is fit and firing in time to join Matt to talk rashes, Lando Norris and the Luke Littler effect. Plus, we're asking you to send your own sporting misadventures in. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us h...

Our first guest of season four is none other than the star of QI, Jonathan Creek and much more, who is touring for the first time in 10 years with Think Ahead. He joined us to talk about everything from a Christmas cracker world record to fluffy tennis balls. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadvent...

Chris and Matt are back for season four of Sporting Misadventures and this time its Chris in the hot seat following a particularly calamitous bike crash in Wales. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us hear about your own sporting misadventures by emailing sportingmisadventures@gma...

Lifelong QPR fan Seann Walsh joins us to talk through his dream turned nightmare of playing at Loftus Road, amateur dramatics in Sunday league football and his odd reaction to have his mobile snatched out of his hands. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us hear about your own spor...

This time it's Chris in the hot seat to give an update on his health and two months out from the Tour de 4 to talk about his ride in September aimed at raising £1million for charity and spread awareness about stage 4 cancer. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us hear about your ow...

In terms of sporting success, few have achieved higher status than this week's guest, the 1987 Hotel Azur French boules diploma winner in Malaga. Danny joined us to talk being a natural first timer at sports, commentating on the World's Strongest Man, sporting cereal endorsements and plenty more besides. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram...

We're both massive League of Gentlemen fans so what a privilege to have Steve Pemberton in the hot seat this week. He talked all things Royston Vasey, his love of Blackburn Rovers, Olympic triathlon and being crowned a pool champion. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us hear abou...

Not many people can claim to have had a private kickabout with Diego Maradona at Old Trafford but this week's guest has. The former No10 spin doctor turned co-host of the Rest is Politics also nearly had a sporting punch-up with Piers Morgan, set up the Geoffrey Boycott fan club and had an episode where cold water swimming went horribly wrong. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twi...

We may not have laughed as much with a guest as this one. Ahead of his UK stand-up tour, Rhys joined us from the US to talk climbing mountains with an Olympic champion, working with Jim Carrey and his favourite impressions. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us hear about your own...

It's our first ever surprise guest and it's two for the price of one as the Team GB's gold-medal-winning cycling team sprint reunite. Jason joins us from Cheshire fresh from the London Marathon while Jamie tunes in from the United States. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us hear...

This week's guest has a new book out - Am I Having Fun Now? - as well as an upcoming tour. She joined us to talk Olympic fandom, sea swimming and upright bikes. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us hear about your own sporting misadventures by emailing sportingmisadventures@gmail...

Andrew Cotter's voice has become synonymous with the big sporting occasions. The commentator came on the pod to talk golfing yips, vomiting on air and how his dogs, Olive and Mabel, became internet sensations. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us hear about your own sporting misa...

This star of stage and screen has delighted us in Horrible Histories, Ghosts and much more. He joins us to talk about his love of Spurs, being squared up to in a charity match and being the youngest of three sporting brothers growing up. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us hear...

Stand-up comedian, The News Quiz chair, podcaster and cricket statistician, this week's guest is a man of many talents. He's short circuited a cricket commentary box, been robbed in a sack race and realised a lifelong dream to be part of the Test Match Special team. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmi...

This week's guest may have been a latecomer to sport but has grown to love it from the magic of Kevin de Bruyne to Australian breakdancing at the Paris Olympics. He joined Chris and Matt on the podcast to relive how he discovered a new running technique, a novel way to avoid batting in cricket at school, and his one and only football goal. He's embarking on his nationwide Borderline National Trink...

This week, we're joined by tennis fan and the man of many voices Josh Berry as he skips between the Murray brothers, John McEnroe, Roger Federer, Louis Theroux and many more. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us hear about your own sporting misadventures by emailing sportingmisad...

A former competitive gymnast, Gabby Logan is long established as one of the leading sports broadcasters. She came on the podcast to talk about when live TV goes wrong, gymnastics misadventures and knowing your Mo Farahs from your Mo Salahs. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us he...

This week's guest is the co-creator and co-star of The Ballad of Wallis Island, which is out in the UK in May. Tim talks us through his impressive service action in the film, his love of the Olympics and Test cricket, and relives his recent wonder goal. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/...