Bradford History Podcast
Latest Episodes
35 Years of The City Gent
The Bradford City AFC fanzine The City Gent is thirty-five years old this month. Current editor Mike Harrison, and former editor David Pendleton, chat about the development of The City Gent and the fanzine movement in general.
One Year, Two Seasons, Bradford City AFC April 2017 to May 2018
Richard Wardell and City Gent editor Mike Harrison chat about Richard's publication 'One Year, Two Seasons', a personal diary of following Bradford City AFC between April 2017 to May 2018. We also discuss the history of the City Gent fanzine and Bra
The Archaeology of Sport and Leisure
Paul Norcross and David Pendleton visit Bradford University's School of Archaeological and Forensic Sciences to chat to Dr Chris Gaffney about his investigations into the archaeology of sport and leisure. Chris is a geophysicist, he featured on eighty epi
Dinamo! Football, philosophy and art in the former Yugoslavia
North Parade's favourite philosopher, Paul Norcross, chats with Les Hall and David Pendleton, about the historical curiosities of football in the former Yugoslavia. From Trieste where, in the same stadium, two teams played concurrently in the Italian and
James Mason and Bradford City AFC
A must-listen for all Bradford City fans. James Mason, Bradford City AFC's popular former chief operating officer speaks, alongside former T&A journalist Andrew Hebden, about being a young City fan, journalist and the now infamous Edin Rahic regime.&n
How Football Began, A global history of how the world's football codes were born
In the 21st century Association Football dominates global sport. The People's Game has swept all before it, but its birth in nineteenth century Britain was marked by division and conflict. Attempts to agree a formalised rule book broke the game of footbal