Tailenders (podcast)
Tailenders is a podcast and sometime BBC radio show which is nominally centred around the world of cricket. The show is presented by BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James with musician and ex-Maccabees guitarist Felix White and the leading English Test cricket wicket taking fast bowler James Anderson with help from producer Mark 'Sharky' Sharman, and regular input from Bristolian Matt Horan (nicknamed Mattchin due to his relation by marriage to Indian cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar).[1]
The podcast has spawned live performances at places such as the Hackney Empire and catchphrases such as “Go Well”, “cheers”, “Tailenders of the world unite and take over” and “Bit spicy that”.[2][3][4] Through the podcast a charity foundation to raise money during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.[5]
In 2019 the BBC announced 2.5 million listeners for Tailenders from its BBC Sounds App.[6] In 2020 at the British Podcast Awards the show was nominated for the Best Live Episode[7] at the 2020 Audio and Radio Industry Awards (ARIAS) the show won the bronze award for Best Sports Show.[8]
References
- https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/podcast-lockdown-best-comedy-sport-18085362.amp
- https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/sep/08/deutschlandfunk-nova-review-test-match-special-tailenders-brexitcast
- https://www.shortlist.com/lists/best-sports-podcasts-402131/amp
- https://www.cricketworld.com/go-well-cricket-fans-crash-hackney-empire-website-in-ticket-rush-for-greg-james-live-podcast/58386.htm
- https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/greg-james-lockdown-diary%3Famp
- https://radiotoday.co.uk/2019/12/record-podcast-listening-reported-by-bbc-sounds-in-2019/
- https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/british-podcast-awards-2020-acast-nominees-a4444661.html%3Famp
- https://www.musicweek.com/media/read/bbc-radio-2-greg-james-and-dotty-honoured-at-arias/079105