13 episodes

Every week throughout summer 2016, Andy Zaltzman and guests so special we can’t say here, give their insight into the summer’s sporting bonanza: everything from the Rio Olympics to the Redneck Games, the Tour de France to the Toe Wrestling World Championships, and Wimbledon to the Wife Carrying Festival. Just don’t mention the football...

Andy Zaltzman's Summer of Sport The Guardian

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Every week throughout summer 2016, Andy Zaltzman and guests so special we can’t say here, give their insight into the summer’s sporting bonanza: everything from the Rio Olympics to the Redneck Games, the Tour de France to the Toe Wrestling World Championships, and Wimbledon to the Wife Carrying Festival. Just don’t mention the football...

    Ryan Lochte, Paralympics, and the world's biggest scrum - Andy Zaltzman's Summer of Sport

    Ryan Lochte, Paralympics, and the world's biggest scrum - Andy Zaltzman's Summer of Sport

    Andy Zaltzman bids adieu to the sporting summer, reflecting on Ryan Lochte telling porkies; the controversy surrounding the Paralympics; and the world’s biggest scrum

    • 23 min
    Bolt, booing and Team GB's gold glut - Andy Zaltzman's Summer of Sport

    Bolt, booing and Team GB's gold glut - Andy Zaltzman's Summer of Sport

    Andy Zaltzman is joined in downtown Rio (er, Edinburgh) by comedians Dominic Frisby, James Acaster and Nish Kumar to look back on medal-tastic week two for Team GB

    • 45 min
    Cupping, green pools and PEDs – Andy Zaltzman's Summer of Sport

    Cupping, green pools and PEDs – Andy Zaltzman's Summer of Sport

    Andy is joined by comedians Russell Howard and Steve Williams to look back on the highlights from the first week in Rio, including Michael Phelps medal haul and the British team getting off the mark

    • 30 min
    Olympics preview! Andy Zaltzman's Summer of Sport

    Olympics preview! Andy Zaltzman's Summer of Sport

    Andy Zaltzman is joined by the Guardian’s Owen Gibson and comedian and athletics wonk Paul Sinha to look ahead to all the sweat and shenanigans in Rio

    • 38 min
    Dog surfing, thumb wrestling and sex at the Olympics – Andy Zaltzman's Summer of Sport

    Dog surfing, thumb wrestling and sex at the Olympics – Andy Zaltzman's Summer of Sport

    Andy Zaltzman is joined by comedians Carl Donnelly and Chris Martin and the Guardian’s Paul MacInnes to discuss a whole manner of minority sports

    • 35 min
    Doping, Zika and boom time for British boxing - Andy Zaltzman's Summer of Sport

    Doping, Zika and boom time for British boxing - Andy Zaltzman's Summer of Sport

    Andy Zaltzman is joined by comedian Matt Forde and the Guardian’s Simon Burnton to reflect on the Russian doping scandal. Plus, an exclusive interview with the Zika virus

    • 36 min

Customer Reviews

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3 Ratings

Rawter ,

Zaltzman is brilliant, as always.

Andy has a brilliant mind, filled with cricket statistics, timely insights and endless lies, all of which he happily shares here in liberal doses.

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