Life Goals with Theo Delaney

Life Goals with Theo Delaney

Every football fan knows it's the goals that really stay with you such is their juddering emotional impact. In Life Goals well known football fanatics re -live the eight defining goals of their lives with host Theo Delaney and reflect on what was happening at the time as it all comes flooding back. Like a good football match it veers from the poignant to the euphoric

Episodes

December 29, 2024 45 mins
Theo Delaney’s guest is Oscar winning film director Asif Kapadia in this second part of a two part special. The Liverpool fanatic relives goals from Gerrard, Origi, Van Dijk and more and pays generous tribute to Jurgen Klopp. His latest film, the extraordinary, multi genre ‘2073’ is in cinemas now and is highly recommended.

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Oscar winning director Asif Kapadia is famous for his compelling documentaries 'Senna', 'Amy' and 'Diego Maradona'. His latest film, the profoundly affecting '2073' starring Samantha Morton, is a genre-defying warning about our political future. On Life Goals he explains to Theo Delaney the crucial role football and Liverpool FC play in his life   with selected scorers including Dalglish, Salah, and the man with whom he's played fo...
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December 15, 2024 66 mins
Theo Delaney’s guest is public intellectual Anad Menon public intellectual Anand Menon professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at Kings College London and head of the UK In A Changing Europe think tank. A lifelong, passionate Leeds fan he chooses goals from Lorimer, Viduka, Klich and more with evocative, contemporaneous music to heighten the keenly felt emotion.

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Its said that the most feared five words in politics are: Michael Crick is in reception. Now the brilliant and relentless political journalist, broadcaster and author joins Theo Delaney and demonstrates that he is just as obsessive about football as he is politics. A committed and prominent Manchester United supporter - he started the campaign that thwarted Rupert Murdoch's bid for the club in 1999 - his chosen scorers include Best...
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November 24, 2024 79 mins
Theo Delaney welcomes Matt Nelson to relive the goals of his life. The Burnley fan is the lead singer of the Milltown Brothers who tasted stardom in the 90s before being dropped by their record label. Unbowed, Matt reinvented himself in the film buisness and now his production company Space is among the most succesful in the north of England. Meanwhile, the Milltown Brothers are back, making albums and touring. Among the chosen sco...
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Theo Delaney is joined by writer/director Hannah Kumari whose play 'Eng-er-land', based on her formative years as a mixed heritage football fan in the 90s, has been greeted rapturously up and down the country. A huge Coventry City fan, she combines her creative work with her role as Fans for Diversity Campaign Manager at the Football Supporters Association. Among her chosen scorers are Darren Huckerby, Fernando Torres and Hadji Wri...
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November 10, 2024 82 mins
The Wombats have sold over a million albums and achieved over 2.5 billion streams since they first wowed audiences 20 years ago. With eagerly awaited new album ‘Oh! The Ocean' out In February and a UK/Europe arena tour to follow in March, founding member and Everton devotee Dan Haggis joins @theodelaney on Life goals with Big Duncan Ferguson, Barry Horne and Tim Howard(!) among his chosen scorers. The Killers, Radiohead and Neil Yo...
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November 3, 2024 78 mins
Theo Delaney is joined by columnist and author Giles Smith who writes brilliantly on the twin obsessions he shares with Life Goals: football and music. His latest book, the critically accalimed  'My My Abba Through The Ages', is the definitive text on the Swedish susperstars. A long time Chelsea season ticket holder his chosen scorers include Kenny Swain, John Spencer and Gianfranco Zola.

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Writer Harry Ritchie joins Theo Delaney to relive the goals of his life. The journalist and author of six books, numerous newspaper articles and book reviews is a lifelong fan of Raith Rovers and also a huge music fan so the goal and record slections are authorative and emotionally resonant. 

@LifeGoalsTD 
@theodelaney 

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October 20, 2024 76 mins
Theo Delaney is joined by the acclaimed broadcaster Gideon Coe who has been a mainstay of BBC 6 Music since its inception in 2002 and currently co-hosts the Riley and Coe show on Monday to Thursday evenings. A Spurs fan, among his chosen scorers are Glenn Hoddle, Paul Gascoigne Ronaldinho and Dele Alli and his music list is as discerning as you might expect of such a renowned selector.

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Part two of Theo Delaney's interview with prolific sport writing legend Norman Giller who, in 1957, aged 17, became the Assistan Sports Editor of the Stratford Express (circulation 100,000) and never looked back. The latest of his 121 published books 'Sir Bill - The Complete Bill Nicholson Story' was co-written with Spurs legend Steve Perryman and is the definitive text on the most important figure in the history of Tottenham Hotsp...
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Theo Delaney's guest is the venerable sports writer Norman Giller whose long career spans Newspapers TV and 121 published books including  hist latest 'Sir Bill - The Complete Bill Nicholson Story', co-written with Spurs legend Steve Perryman. In this part one of two the coreres include hios great friends Jimmy Greaves and Geoff Hurst.

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Part two with guest Simon Delaney the acclaimed television director reliving the goals of his life with his nephew Theo Delaney. Crouch and Kane are among the scorers as the pleasure and the pain of following Spurs become the dominant themes.

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Theo Delaney is joined by his uncle Simon Delaney, the esteemed TV director whose many credits include Cold Feet and Death In Paradise. A lifelong Spurs fan, Alan Gilzean and Glenn Hoddle are among his chosen scorers in this part one of two. 

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Neil Atkinson of The Anfield Wrap continues to relive the goals of his life with Theo Delaney delving deep into the impact of Jurgen Klopp and Mo Salah at Anfield and recalling an encounter with the Champions League Trophy at 3am in a Madrid hotel. His new book, the acclaimed 'Transformer' expands further and is out on Spetember 26th.

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@LifeGoalsTD
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Theo Delaney is joined by Neil Atkinson the presenter and CEO of The Anfield Wrap, the fan-built media organistion for Liverpool supporters that now has full time staff of nine and a global reach from its Merseyside offices. Neil's new book Transformer has already had glowing recommendations from Jamie Carragher and previous Life Goals guest Jonathan Liew and is released in September 2024. This is part one of two.

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September 1, 2024 65 mins
Theo Delaney is joined by Karen Carney who played for England 144 times before embarking on a high profilel broadcasting career  and chairing the government’s widely lauded Future Of Women’s Football Review. A Birmingham City fan she chooses goals from Paul Tait, David Beckham, Brandy Chastain and more. 

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Part two of Theo Delaney's conversation with brilliant match commentator Seb Hiytchinson with goals from Chloe Kelly Jude Belingham and more plus musings on the next England manager, the true meaning of football allegiences and why Disney own childhood. And much more. 

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Theo Delaney is joined by top ITV match commentator Seb Hutchinson who's unmistakeable tones are also familair from his Premier League work with Sky. A life long England fan his chosen scorers in this first of two parts include Alan Shearer, Michael Owen and Ronaldinho.

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@theodelaney

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August 11, 2024 60 mins
Theo Delaney is joined by Anna and Emily from the brilliant Friedberg whose excellent debut album Hardcore Workout Queen has just been announced and will be reeased in November.   Sharing the goals of their lives, Anna is a Rapid Vienna and Austria fan and Emily supports Liverpool and England so the variety of goals is rich from scorers including Hans Krankl, Jude Bellingham, Ella Toone and Marcel Sabitzer. 

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