Baddiel and Skinner
Absolute Radio Football Podcasts, live from South Africa in 2010.
World Cup 2010 coverage on Absolute Radio
As the world holds its breath ahead of today’s World Cup draw, football fans in the UK can breathe a sigh of relief as Absolute Radio reunites Baddiel and Skinner for a series of exclusive podcasts and live shows around the 2010 World Cup –
Baddiel and Skinner's Absolute Radio Podcasts.
Baddiel and Skinner’s Absolute Radio Podcasts will see the much-loved comedy pair in South Africa for the duration of the World Cup and the podcasts will be a mix of chat, analysis and news from the football tournament.
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The podcasts will be available to
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Download the daily podcast shows for your morning commute, every day from 6am. You will also be able to catch the show on Absolute Radio in the evening, as football fans enjoy the pre-match excitement and build-up.
The podcasts will kick-off in the run-up to the World Cup, as soon as the football season finishes. Baddiel and Skinner will be inviting fans to join in the banter in a series of live radio shows from South Africa throughout each stage of the tournament.
About Baddiel and Skinner
Back in 1994 David Baddiel first teamed up with Frank Skinner to create and star in BBC2's Fantasy Football League, which ran for 54 episodes on BBC2, before transferring in 1998 to ITV for Fantasy World Cup Live and Fantasy Football: Euro 2004. The show was transmitted live every other day for the duration of the tournaments.
In 1996, David, Frank and Ian Brodie of The Lightning Seeds created the enduring football anthem 'Three Lions', which was written as the official song of the Euro '96 championship. The single achieved Platinum status, selling more than 1 million copies and when re-released in 1998 it stayed at the number one position for five consecutive weeks.
Following this the BAFTA and Golden Nose nominated, Baddiel & Skinner Unplanned ran for five series on ITV1. This is their second series of podcasts, the first outing being with The Times in 2006 where they created the Sony Radio Academy Award nominated Baddiel and Skinner World Cup Podcasts, the Tournament's first ever podcasts, downloaded free-of-charge by, at the time, an unprecedented 1 million listeners.
On their new show...
Frank Skinner says:
I'm incredibly excited about Absolute Radio sending us to the World Cup in South Africa. I fully expect to have three lions on my shirt and another couple chasing the Land Rover.
David Baddiel says:
I absolutely refuse to go to South Africa until they comply with The Specials' demand and free Nelson Mandela. What? When?