Talking Snooker
Nick Metcalfe and Phil Haigh talk about the game we all love.
Episodes
Nick and Phil join forces with the snooker writer and broadcaster David Hendon - host of the Snooker Scene podcast - for this Snooker Podcast Summertime Special.
There is some snooker chat here, and it's mixed in with a fair bit of nonsense too. We really hope you enjoy listening.
Keep your snooker views coming to us please - tweet @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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July 17, 2025 • 70 mins
Sam Craigie joins Phil and Nick on the podcast, to talk about his career so far and hopes for the future.
Sam tells us about his early days in the game, practising with his brother Stephen, and his first season as a professional. He reflects on his disappointment over some players and pundits still talking about some of his behaviour earlier in his career, talks about reaching the Crucible for the first time and remembers his bri...
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Nick and Phil return with a new episode of the podcast, and we're catching up with results and news from week one of the Championship League.
We also round up all the other latest news from the snooker world and find out which events you're planning to attend this season.
Keep your thoughts coming on any snooker matter - tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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June 30, 2025 • 68 mins
Phil and Nick are joined by the broadcaster Michael McMullan. He talks to us about his long career working in the snooker media, which has included commentating, writing and even being an MC.
We also put your questions to Michael. Who does he see as the greatest player of all time? What was it like working with Mark Lawrenson on Irish radio? And what is next in the pipeline for him?
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Nick and Phil welcome the brilliant Irene Sriharan to the podcast. Irene talks to us about her work promoting the sport in Sri Lanka, with her latest 'Cues and Brews' event in Colombo this weekend featuring one of the sport's greats, Mark Selby.
There's also an early look at news and results from the Wuhan Open as the 2025-26 season gets under way. Talking points so far have included a no show from Luca Brecel. There was also so...
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June 18, 2025 • 72 mins
We are delighted to welcome our first guest of the 2025 summer season, with Aaron Hill joining Phil and Nick. Aaron talks to us about his amateur career and his five years on tour, including that famous early win over Ronnie O'Sullivan.
There's also chat from Aaron about having Fergal O'Brien as coach and his hopes for the future. He really is engaging company, and we hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording.
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Hello everyone. Phil and Nick are back. And there's loads to catch up on, including victory for Bai Yulu and the 12 players who have won two-year tour cards from Q School events in the UK and Thailand.
There's also a look back at the World Seniors and glory for Alfie Burden, plus a look forward to a busy summer of snooker.
We hope you enjoyed the break and your views are still always welcome - tweet us @TalkingSnooker or emai...
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Phil and Nick are back again with the final episode of the season, reflecting on an historic moment for the sport as Zhao Xintong becomes snooker's first ever Chinese world champion.
There's also more talk about the complications surrounding Zhao's win, including complaints from several players that the new world champion - who has recently returned from a ban for his involvement in the sport's biggest ever match fixing scandal ...
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May 5, 2025 • 67 mins
This really is no normal episode of Talking Snooker. Wonderful chaos for an hour, as we natter away about the game and this World Championship with super fan Rob Francis.
We are joined by a succession of big snooker characters, including two former world champions. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording.
We'll return later this week with our final episode of the season, reflecting on this tournament and t...
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May 1, 2025 • 51 mins
We're back. What a World Championship this is. We've nattered away about the second round and quarter-finals at the Crucible and looked ahead to the semi-finals.
We have just two more episodes left of our season now. We'll be joined by Rob Francis this weekend and will then review the tournament in full next week. Keep your correspondence coming - tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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April 25, 2025 • 67 mins
Nick and Phil review the first round of the World Championship, in what has been a marvellous tournament so far. There's been exits for defending champion Kyren Wilson and four time winner Mark Selby, a return to action for Ronnie O'Sullivan and a host of dramatic finishes.
We'll return after the quarter-finals to look back at all the best of 25 frame matches at the tournament. Keep your thoughts coming please - tweet us @TalkingS...
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April 17, 2025 • 91 mins
Nick and Phil are joined by one of the big hitters of the snooker press room, Shane MacDermott, to look ahead to the World Championship at the Crucible.
We look ahead to every first round match to come, which will include Ronnie O'Sullivan taking on Ali Carter. We also reflect on the dramas of world qualifying, including the two Judgement Days.
We'll be a Thursday and Friday service in the coming weeks and aim to return when the ...
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April 9, 2025 • 71 mins
Nick and Phil return with a new episode of the podcast, to reflect on a magnificent victory for John Higgins at the Tour Championship. There's talk about the week overall, including our own visits to Manchester for the tournament.
There's loads more besides in this episode, including the latest from World Championship qualifying in Sheffield, news of the referee for the world final and an update on future hosting of the tournament...
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March 31, 2025 • 113 mins
Ben Woollaston joins Phil and Nick to talk about his career so far. It's a fascinating conversation, which takes in meeting Mark Selby as a boy, what Judd Trump was like as a junior, playing at the Crucible and reaching the Welsh Open final. There's also some sadder talk about Ben's recent health struggles, which he believes resulted from taking the Covid vaccine. Plus his welcome return to form lately and his hopes for the future....
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March 24, 2025 • 61 mins
Nick and Phil return to review the Players Championship in Telford, where Kyren Wilson claimed his fourth tournament win of the season.
There's also a look ahead to the Tour Championship and a round-up of all the latest snooker news.
We'll return next week to catch up with all your correspondence. Tweet us @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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March 17, 2025 • 88 mins
Phil and Nick welcome a very entertaining guest to the podcast in Zak Surety, who has just had his best ever tournament run at the World Open. There's loads of good stuff here from Zak, including his early days on tour, friendship with Stuart Bingham, his recent maximum break and hopes for the future.
There's all the rest of the snooker news too, including a number of players winning two year tour cards. We'll return next week wi...
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March 10, 2025 • 54 mins
We're there. Two hundred episodes. That's a lot of talking snooker by anyone's standards. In this landmark episode, we reflect on World Grand Prix glory for Neil Robertson and look ahead to the Players Championship.
There's all the rest of the snooker news too plus a wee bit of chat about reaching our double century. Our lines are always open to you. Tweet @TalkingSnooker or email talkingsnooker@yahoo.com
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March 3, 2025 • 75 mins
John Higgins is celebrating his first ranking tournament victory for four years, and the 32nd of his magnificent career. Phil and Nick return to reflect on his success at the World Open in Yushan.
There's also a look ahead to the World Grand Prix, plus news on the Q Tour Global Play-Offs and the World Disability Snooker Championship.
We'll bring you our 200th episode next week - keep your thoughts coming to us, tweet @TalkingSnoo...
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February 25, 2025 • 102 mins
Nick and Phil are joined by the women's world seniors champion Tessa Davidson. There's loads of talk about Tessa's success in the 1980s and 90s, her long break from the sport and her prolific success since returning. Tessa also gives us her views on how we can get more girls into playing snooker and the future of the women's game.
There's plenty more besides, including the latest from the World Open in Yushan, the draw for the Wor...
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February 16, 2025 • 53 mins
Phil and Nick are back with a new episode straight after the Welsh Open final in Llandudno, where Mark Selby beat Stephen Maguire to claim the title.
There's plenty of chat about the week overall at the final Home Nations of the season, including tributes to two unforgettable champions from Wales, Ray Reardon and Terry Griffiths.
We also look ahead to the World Open, which gets under way next weekend. In our next episode, Tessa D...
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