S7 Ep8: Jonathan F****** River

About this episode

Alan Davies joins the hosts to discuss cricket, comedy, and coaching inspirations.

Our esteemed guest is Alan Davies, star of Jonathan Creek, stand-up comedian, author and cricket fan. Miles talks us through his long-awaited cricketing comeback whilst Woody reveals his unusual coaching inspirations from the natural world. Sponsored by Vitality. For special offers, cricket competitions and discounts, head to www.vitalitycricket.co.uk Twitter @middleplease Instagram @middlepleaseumpire Email middleplease@hotmail.com Produced by Nathan Kosky with Playback Media Engineered by Leon Gorman Copyright 2025 Playback Media Ltd - playbackmedia.co.uk/copyright Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Miles Jupp, Mark Wood

Guest: Alan Davies

Topics covered

• cricket
• comedy
• coaching
• sports comeback
• interview

Keywords

• cricket
• Alan Davies
• Miles Jupp
• Mark Wood
• comedy
• coaching
• sports

Sponsors

Vitality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Playback Media, Vitality Cricket, Playback Media Ltd

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