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On show 41 “Ladies Night” we are joined by three ladies from around the country.  Amy Williams (Wales), Rachel Cartwright (Northumberland) and Gillian Hinsley (Lancashire) join Stadler and Waldoff in discussing the women’s game and expand on their experiences that they have had since playing this sport of ours. There is a revisit to a law of the game that we thought was put to bed and there are a...

On Show 40 we look back at the recent UK Open with the winner Mark Dawes. We tackle two subjects currently doing the rounds in the sport - the home international series and pay to view streaming. There is also a little bit on commonwealth games chats. Thanks again to our sponsors XX:20, Lean2Succeed and Bowls Is Bowls Thanks for all your support, hope you enjoy.  Any Comments feel free to leave th...

As a "Brucie Bonus" and with less than a week to go to the start of the re-invented UK Open event at Stanley we caught up with the PBA's Martin Gale & Jason Parkinson to get the low down on the six day bowls bonanza.   Any Comments feel free to leave them.... good or bad we have board shoulders As always many thanks for all your support and hope you enjoy the show

On show 39 “Bolt Out Of The Blue” we have gone big and stretched our budget to the max, it cost a 10 pack of wagon wheels and a curly wurly to get our mystery guest, during our chat we get an insight into the Potters experience on and off the green. On the back of the Bowls England Commonwealth Games squad announcement we give our thoughts on the squad plus a bit of games funding chat. We also giv...

On our 2021 Boxing Day special "Roasting Our Nuts" we had a couple of regulars namely Alex Marshall MBE and Jason Parkinson, they give us their lowdown of the upcoming World Indoor Championships, a chinwag about 2021 and hopes for 2022.  We also have our annual bloopers from throughout the year, a podcast review and an old friend is dragged out kicking and screaming from the archives.......

In our show 17 "Kuhl For Kats" we had the pleasure of chatting to a couple of the women's games top players - Lorraine Kuhler and Katherine Rednall. During the show Bolty use to do a Bowls or Balls quiz and he posed 5 questions to the two stars with the answer either bowls or balls.... now what could go wrong, well here goes. (aired on June 12 2020) Any Comments feel free to leave t...

Remember to tune into our final show of 2021 on Boxing Day, with all the co-vid concerns here is something to bring a smile to your faces Any Comments feel free to leave them.... good or bad we have board shoulders As always many thanks for all your support and hope you enjoy the show

Our 37th podcast “Let It DBE” (bit of a Beatles pun) features a cracking chat with two of Disability Bowls England members Antony Page and Khalila Hussain. During the chat we find out a little bit about them both and from a disabled player some of their experiences within the sport. Also on the show Waldorf and Statler (aka the two hosts) kick the can down the street on topics ranging from the new...

On our 37th podcast "Arthur's Story" we have something slightly different for your ears with a discussion about the Arthur Wharton Foundation.  North East based Darlington South Park bowls club recently held a fundraising event for the foundation and invited Bolty and Alex Marshall MBE to see the great work that has been spearheaded by our guest Shaun Campbell. If you love your hist...

On our 35th podcast it's ladies night as we touch base with two good friends of the podcast. Sian Honnor joins us to reveal why she is leaving the Bowls International magazine after seven years, Sian also gives us an update on her efforts to get into the Commonwealth Games squad plus she touches on Bowls Fit.   We are also joined by top fitness coach and former star of the BBC's The Appr...

On our 34th show we are joined by the new Bowls England singles champion Devon's Sam Tolchard. Sam gives us an insight into his career, balancing home life as an elite bowler plus he gives the Bowls England formats a once over. We are also joined by the new Bowls England Under 25 team manager Stuart Thomas. Stu discusses his plans for the Under 25 team and a brief career rundown. There is als...

After a bit of a break our 33rd show  is a bit of a catch up. We discuss the Bowls England National Championships at Leamington Spa, there is a changing of the guard at the top of World Bowls. We delve into the pressures of staying top of your sport, our five minute World Of Sport has an Olympics theme to it. Plus we discuss Bowls England’s new five year plan and much more. Thanks again to our two...

On our 32nd Podcast we are joined by a good friend of the show Lancashire king pin Jason Parkinson to discuss the Manchester Open. We discuss our new venture into live streaming and tackle the new Bowls England competition formats. Should the alarm bells be ringing for the sport at the Commonwealth Games on the back of an interview. Plus there is our five minute take on the World Of Sport and a wh...

On show 31 we catch up with Scott Bryson and Kevin Wilkie, the lads have recently set up SK21 a bespoke bowls clothing business in Scotland.  We discuss attire in the sport and question whether how we look on the green really makes a difference when it comes to attracting a new audience.  Here is the link to the lads Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SK21Scotland/  We also have a drop in fro...

On our 30th podcast we have a great chat with Katie Bulmer Cooke who is an award winning Fitness Trainer, Speaker and Consultant as well as being a contestant on TV's The Apprentice.  There will be many a bowler itching to get back on the green for the upcoming season but fitness could be a huge factor for some having been stuck in lockdown for what seems an eternity. Katie discusses "Bo...

On our 29th podcast we look back at the event that rocked the sport and made the national newspapers – the World Series Bowls, it promised so much but was left in tatters.  We catch up with Mark Courtney who provides a full account of the timeline of events. While most think it is old chip paper news we discuss how ongoing work is pursuing justice for the lost funds.  After his appearance on show...

Our 28th Podcast is now live. On tonight’s show we have Jason Parkinson. You may have heard his sultry tones at the recent WBT event in the commentary box at Potters.  Jason joined us to talk about his role in the commentary box alongside Nicky Brett which was so well received, we also get answers to some pressing WBT questions and we catch up on some interesting work the lad has been doing in his...

“What will be for the OSC?” our 27th podcast is now live. Our guest is the current Open Singles Circuit top man Neil Smith, during the show Neil will expand on his decision to step down at the OSC and he will also give us an insight into how the OSC has developed. We also get Neil’s views on the WBT and a bit of in house chat. Richies Round Up makes a return plus we have our usual Alex Marshall Sp...

Our 26th podcast “Au Revoir 2020” is now live, it is a continuation of our Open House forum chat, during the show we cover Potters, live streaming and we ask the million dollar question. We both pick out our highlight of 2020 and also tackle the BBC  and of course there are some of the years bloopers. As it is our Boxing Day show our competition is a bit special, up for grabs is an Aero Fleece Jac...

Well it has been a while since our last podcast but we are back with show 25 “Open House”. We have tried something a little bit different with an open forum of invited guests, in the first of two parts we tackle the world indoor singles championship selection issues, old rivalries, straight bowls, a bit of short mat plus a little bit more. We have our usual competition and once again thanks to Ale...

Our 24th show will hit the air waves at 7pm tonight, it is called Loose Men - The Sequel. It features us going "commando" again, it is short and sweet (that could be our new names)..... we discuss several topics ranging from the sports image to the Wembley of bowls debate plus Richie's Round Up Keep your ears peeled for details of a new format for the next show   There is our regula...

Show 23 is a follow on from our "Simply The Best" tribute to David Bryant. Our two guests are Alex Marshall MBE and David Corkill.  The lads tackle a shed load of topic's and generally kick the can down the street. We have our usual competition sponsored by Alex Marshall Sports who we are again very grateful for there support. There is no Richie's round-up this week. We hope yo...

Show 22  is dedicated to "Mr Bowls" - David J Bryant CBE. Two friends of the show Alex Marshall MBE and David Corkill return to discuss the great man and take a trip down memory lane to understand what made DJB the icon of bowls around the world. There is our usual chat plus Richie's round up, we have our usual competition sponsored by Alex Marshall Sports and there are also details...

We have called show 21 "Nellie's Road Trip" as we are joined by Ireland team manager Neil "Nellie" Booth. Neil is currently on a road trip around Ireland visiting 52 outdoor bowls clubs and taking a three end challenge, it is all for a good cause as he is raising funds for two mental health charities Mindwise' and 'Pieta House'  We also delve into all things...

Well three weeks seem like a month..... but we are back.😁 On our 20th show "Back To Indoors" our guest is the EIBA's chief executive Peter Thomson. Peter gives us the low down on all the work the EIBA have done to get indoors bowls back up and running. As its another milestone we have a chat about the 29 great guests we have had on the show. There is a Blooper special and as usual...