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The Independent UK · Apr 30

John Robins shares moment he realised he was an alcoholic: ‘Lou Sanders said I needed help’

Comedian, 43, gave up alcohol in 2023 and opens up about his struggle with addiction in new book

The Independent UK · Apr 26

‘I wanted alcohol to take me to a place where I was not’: comedian John Robins on the moment he realised he had a drinking problem

For most of his life, John Robins assumed he got more out of alcohol than it took from him. Now he knows it was the other way round

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26

From a Portakabin in Ely to the Avenue of the Giants: a lifetime of tournament woes

Through tearful summers with different players, fans of the England men’s team can roll their own failure stories

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2024

Colin Murray exclusive: “I can’t describe what it meant to me when Conor Bradley broke through at Liverpool – as a Northern Ireland fan, I’d love to see him and Trent Alexander-Arnold in the same team”

The Countdown host explains why he wants the young Reds full-back to become 'one of the best there's ever been'

FourFourTwo · Jun 10, 2024

Best podcasts of the week: Two men were switched at birth – and things only got weirder from there

Come By Chance tells the story of two 52-year-old Newfoundland men who realised their lives should have been so different. Plus: five of the best Euro 2024 podcasts

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024

Best podcasts of the week: At last, a new politics show that promises to be more than a ‘dadcast’

In this week’s newsletter: Three esteemed lawyers team up to look at the news through a legal lens in Law and Disorder

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024

Foodie funnies: James Acaster and Ed Gamble’s podcast Off Menu goes on the road

As it fills the Royal Albert Hall on tour, the comedians’ ‘dream restaurant’ show questions what ingredients a live performance really needs

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2023

John Robins: ‘I don’t agree with what I wrote when I wasn’t well … But it’s really funny’

Having built his reputation as a comic and podcaster on his candour about anxiety and addiction, Robins is facing a new comedy challenge – happiness

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2023

The week in audio: Scamanda; Shiny Bob; Call Jonathan Pie; The Louis Theroux Podcast; How Do You Cope? – review

The case of scammer Amanda C Riley is exhaustively explored; Myles Bonnar investigates the shocking tale of an Edinburgh lawyer; Tom Walker’s Jonathan Pie is back; and Louis Theroux meets Shania Twain on Spotify

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2023