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Join April and Dom as they discuss off season news and injuries as well as previewing week 1. Also there's a few new games so see if you can do better at home, plus find out why Harry Kane has made it into the episode title! Week 1 kicks off thursday night/ friday morning at 1.20am and the full slate of games Sunday at 6pm as always (and as always a recommendation to watch REDZONE makes it into the show). Plus now you can find us as an individual podcast on apple podcasts and spotify just search "Touchdown URN" or for spotify follow this link: https://open.spotify.com/show/1zubw6lDAvNfThu0MWCEb2

Wondering what it's like to go back to the theatre? Feeling a bit nervous? Or maybe just excited? Well, take a listen to this week's #SpotlightOn to find out exactly what it's like and hear more about the fabulous shows you can look forward to seeing here in Nottingham very soon! To find out what's on at the Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall, click here: trch.co.uk/whats-on

This magical new musical is flying (quite literally) around the country and will soon be at a theatre near you! Take a listen to this week's #SpotlightOn to find out everything you need to know about Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Check out the full list of dates and venues here: bedknobsonstage.com/tour-dates And book your tickets for when it's in Nottingham right now: trch.co.uk/bedknobs-broomsticks-21 Want a taste of what to expect? Check out these production photos of the show on stage: whatsonstage.com/bedknobs-first-look Or listen to the cast singing some of the classic songs from the show: whatsonstage.com/bedknobs-rehearsal-video

Dom and Ciaran review the start of the season for both Notts County (GOOD) and Nottingham Forest (not so good). The boys go on debate Hughton's role at Forest and the East Midlands Derby!

This Showtime cult classic is heading out on tour, so take a listen to this week's #SpotlightOn to find out how you can catch it at a theatre near you! Want a taste of the (utterly fabulous) music? Check out this playlist of the Original Cast Recording: youtube.com/BOOH And don't forget to book your tickets! Find all the relevant links, dates and venues here: batoutofhellmusical.com/uk-tour

It’s been a big week for fans of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie! Find out more in this week's #SpotlightOn! Take a look at the latest trailer for the upcoming film version (out on 17th September): youtube.com/AXhpTZeG4eg See what songs will feature on the film’s soundtrack and get an early listen to one of the numbers: whatsonstage.com/ETAJ-movie-soundtrack And don’t forget to book your tickets to see the live show when it’s here in Nottingham next year: trch.co.uk/everybodys-talking-about-jamie Music credit: Dan Gillespie Sells & Tom MacRae (‘And You Don’t Even Know It’, Everybody's Talking About Jamie: The Original West End Cast Recording, 2018). Copyright: Margaret New Limited.

Come From Away is one of Showtime’s favourite musicals – and it’ll soon be available to watch from the comfort of your own home! Take a listen to this week’s #SpotlightOn to find out more. Check out this trailer, courtesy of WhatsOnStage: youtube.com/5Imp0pEvA Music credit: Irene Sankoff & David Hein (‘Welcome To The Rock’, Come From Away – Original Broadway Cast Recording, 2017). Copyright: Molly Records LLC, under exclusive license to The Musical Company LLC. Distributed by Concord Music Group, Inc. 

The BBC Proms are back for the summer and there are some incredible concerts set to come – including The Golden Age of Broadway which you can watch on BBC iPlayer now. Find out more in this episode of #SpotlightOn! See what music is included in The Golden Age of Broadway here: bbc.co.uk/events/BroadwayProm   And check out the whole summer programme for the BBC Proms to see what other incredible concerts might be of interest: bbc.co.uk/proms/calendar2021

The cult favourite about America’s most famous outlaws is back for one night only, with the original Broadway stars too! Find out everything you need to know about Bonnie & Clyde in this #SpotlightOn!  Get your tickets booked here: lwtheatres.co.uk/bonnie-clyde-the-musical-in-concert Update: please note an extra date has been added for the concert, so you can now book tickets for Monday 17th & Tuesday 18th January 2022. And for a taste of the show’s music, check out the Original Broadway Cast Recording here: youtube.com/hSykTzhpnAE Music Credits: Frank Wildhorn & Don Black (‘The World Will Remember Us’, Bonnie & Clyde – Original Broadway Cast Recording, 2012); copyright: Broadway Records.

Ever wondered what it would be like to live in a movie musical? Well look no further! Find out everything you need to know about Apple TV+’s new musical TV show #Schmigadoon in this episode of #SpotlightOn! Want a taste of the show? Check out this trailer. See behind the scenes and meet the cast here. And give the soundtrack a listen in this playlist. Still can’t make up your mind? Read WhatsOnStage’s review here.

The cast recording for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella is now here, with highlights taken from the brand new West End show and featuring some fabulous celebrity guest stars! Take a listen to this #SpotlightOn to find out more

Alex, Benji and Dom discuss the other half of the Round of 16 fixtures.

Alex, Benji and Reece discuss the major stories of the Last 16.

This sensational and emotionally-charged play explores the life of the renowned singer Edith Piaf and features some of her most famous songs, including La Vie en Rose, Hymne à l’amour and Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien. It is playing live and in-person at the Nottingham Playhouse until the 17th July, but it will also be streamed online for one night only on Wednesday 14th July - and you do not want to miss it! Take a listen to this week's #SpotlightOn to find out more. To book tickets for the livestream, see the full cast list and creative team, and check out some rehearsal videos, click here: nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/piaf-livestream Alternatively, book in-person tickets to see the show at the Nottingham Playhouse here: nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/piaf-inperson

Alex Duke is joined by Cameron, April and Benji, to discuss a fascinating few days of sport. April and Cameron dissect another comfortable win for Max Verstappen at the Styrian Grand Prix, whilst Benji and Cameron discuss Novak Djokovic's slight scare in the Wimbledon first round. Alex also revisits the Rugby Premiership Final, and how Harlequins were able to undo the six-time consecutive finalists Exeter in an enthralling match.

Get your flatmates round and break open the microwave popcorn for our streaming special! We're in the studio and over Skype for a lovely little episode on some films released to streaming over during lockdown: Palm Springs & Love and Monsters! We're also chatting about School of Rock & Do The Right Thing which you can watch right now on Netflix (as you absolutely should). Bill Murray & Andie MacDowell or Andy Samberg & Cristin Milioti? Who wins in the battle of the time-loop twosomes? Why does Love and Monsters make the apocalypse seem so much fun? Join us for reviews of two pretty high concept films with a surprising amount of heart! Does School of Rock still hold up? Of course, because School of Rock is way hardcore! The audio should be much better in this though there are a couple of Skype hiccups but they're very minor so I hope you have as much fun listening as we did making it! Hope you enjoy! 0:00 - Intro & Palm Springs Review 16:25 - Love and Monsters Review 36:48 - Do The Right

Conceived and written by New York Times best-selling novelist Jodi Picoult and playwright Timothy Allen McDonald, with music and lyrics from five different song-writing teams, Breathe is an unprecedented musical chronicling an unprecedented time. It's also available to stream online right now! Find out more in this week's #SpotlightOn... For tickets head to: breathemusical.com Check out this trailer for a taste of the show: youtube.com/BreatheMusical Hear a sneak peek of one of my favourite songs from Breathe: youtube.com/ClearAsDay And for more information about the Original Cast Recording, head here: broadwayrecords.com/breathe-original-cast-recording

We're back with a fun one this week! We've got a rundown of the Oscars Ceremony & whether anybody in the Academy actually knows what they're doing and a trip back in the eons to the long distance 90s to chat about some of our favourites to get away from the awards fatigue! On this week's show: 'Titanic' deserves so much more respect than it gets and we should stop Tarantino from writing his own films just so he can do something as great as 'Jackie Brown' again. We're also stanning Brendan Fraser and the swashbuckling scarab-traumatising gem that is 1999's 'The Mummy' and wondering how 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' ever got made and why it's more goth than a Type O Negative gig in Whitby during a full moon. We've also got 'My Octopus Teacher' chat just in case everybody on planet Earth hasn't watched it during lockdown! After a bit of editing magic, the sound has turned out alright but apologies if the levels are a little patchy at times, blame my poor mic etiquette! Hope you enjoy! 0:00 - Intro & Oscars

Our very own Izzy Felton interviews Liam from Retro Video Club! They take about their music inspirations and their new single Cloud Nine! 

The film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's incredible musical is out in cinemas now, but what do we think of it? Ella is here with everything you need to know: the pros, the cons, the highs, the lows - and whether In The Heights is really worth the fuss... Find out more in this week's #SpotlightOn! For a little taste of the film, check out this extended opening: youtube.com/InTheHeights And to see Lin-Manuel Miranda's apology in relation to the colourism criticisms of the film, just click here: twitter.com/Lin_Manuel