4. Alastair Campbell: Martin Corry wanted to lay me out

About this episode

Alastair Campbell discusses his experiences with the 2005 Lions squad and shares anecdotes involving sports and politics.

They may not share the same political views (as we soon find out!) but Alastair Cambell does have a lot in common when it comes to his shared love of sport with Beefy and Bill. The 'King of Spin' lifts the lid on what it was like to be a part of the 2005 Lions squad, how Steve Thompson nearly discovered the next Prime Minister before anyone else and an infamous Clive Woodward initiated team-talk that had Martin Corry wanting to 'lay me out'. Plus what happened when Campbell took Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson to watch Burnley at Hartlepool and which Championship football team is Ian starting to follow? We're now a video podcast too, you can watch each episode on YouTube as well as listening on all your podcast platforms, We want to hear from you too - got a question for Beefy and Bill? Agree or disagree with anything they've said? Email us at: hello@beefyandbeaumont.com Follow us on Instagram: @beefyandbeaumont Follow us on 'X': @oldboysnewballs PLEASE like and subscribe if you enjoy the show - leave us a review too as it helps to boost our ratings! Artwork by wearepure.net Produced by Shine Talent Management & Simon Watts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ian Botham, Bill Beaumont

Guest: Alastair Campbell

Topics covered

• sports
• rugby
• politics
• 2005 Lions squad
• football
• team dynamics

Keywords

• Alastair Campbell
• Martin Corry
• 2005 Lions
• Clive Woodward
• Tony Blair
• sports
• rugby
• football

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