"Champ/We Are United" - UK football comics

About "Champ/We Are United" - UK football comics

Join Matt, Gull, Paul, Neil and Ian as they take you back to the classic British football comics, from the 50's to the present time with stories such as of course "Roy of the Rovers", "We Are United" from the pages of "Champ", the "Football Picture Story Monthly" series and stories from "Tiger", "Scorcher", "Victor" such as "Billy's Boots" , "Hot-Shot Hamish" and "Bobby of the Blues" and more recently the on-going "Striker"....including many exclusive interviews with the former editors and creators!

Publisher

Matt Richards

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Mar 2021

Latest episode

4 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

142 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Oct 2026

   The Roy of The Rovers comic season 1989/90 | Ep 142

   In this episode our Time Traveller takes us through the 1989/90 season of the "Roy of The Rovers" comic...there were big changes in the offing...which one was his favourite this season? Also in this episode Bygone Berrigan brings us another story from the pages of "Football Picture Story Monthly", "The Pressure Game" from book 142 - from his lovely new purchase of a bound compilation of books from the DC Thomson archives...plus some wonderful feedback on our last show commemorating the launch of the "Roy of The Rovers" comic 50 years ago....enjoy!

2. 

   20 Sept 2026

   50 years of the "Roy of The Rovers" comic! | Ep 141

   On September 20th 1976 the very first "Roy of The Rovers" comic was published by IPC Magazines, dated 25th September. In this show we celebrate that launch which further catapulted Roy of The Rovers into being a household name within British popular culture. We also look back and celebrate the people behind the launch including of course it's architect, it's first editor the legendary Barrie Tomlinson. We are also honoured to be joined by the artist of "Roy of The Rovers" in that first issue, the incomparable David Sque - tune in!

3. 

   6 Sept 2026

   Mark Towers - creator of the "Roy of The Rovers" website | Ep 140

   In this special show we meet Mark Towers, "Roy of The Rovers" archivist and creator of the official "Roy of The Rovers" website back in the late 90's...it's great hearing about how Mark got into the comic and also how he created and ran the website. He also met with a lot of the creators and has some really interesting stories to tell..enjoy!

Who has been a guest on "Champ/We Are United" - UK football comics

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Bill Graham
• Martin Lindsay
• Ian Golden

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

3,112

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100

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Quality

67

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

81

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