Reverse Swept Radio - cricket books, films and history
Reverse Swept Radio: A podcast on cricket's books, films and history.
- Update frequency
- every 33 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 21
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Reverse Swept Radio 188: Warne's test debut, Cronje Documentary reviewed, and unlikely cricketing conversations
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy talks cricket at work, and Toby talks cricket in Italy
"This was an excellent moment to be an evangelist - because of the recent news in Italian cricket."
FROM THE ARCH…
Reverse Swept Radio 187: Ajit Agarkar's unlikely century, Andy's new mug, and Benaud's shoes
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy has a new mug - with a deep cricket backstory, and Toby plays an unconventional game of T20
"If at any point you see me, I'll likely be drinking or making tea."
FROM TH…
Reverse Swept Radio 186: the annual RSR away day at Lord's, Alex Tudor's nightwatchman heroics, and reviewing Cape Summer
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy and Toby head to Lord's for the annual Reverse Swept Radio day in the Pavilion
"You gave me false advice with just the right amount of confidence to truly screw me."
FR…
Reverse Swept Radio 185: the greatest English keeper, re-discovering memorabilia, and Stump Cricket
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy puzzles over a forgotten childhood poster, and Toby applauds Wisden taking the gloves off.
"Mind you he wasn't massive, so you could probably print him on A3."
FROM THE…
Reverse Swept Radio 184: farewell to the Gabba, a new documentary on Afghan's women, and a wallchart arrives
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: An announcement about the next chapter in the history of the Gabba (play Olympic cricket there, then knock it down); Andy's summer begins when his county wallchart arrives.
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Reverse Swept Radio 183: a cricketing kidnap, a delicious memoir, and a new father gets back into the game
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy's brother revives a promising career, and Toby wonders whether cricket and politics can ever be entirely separated.
"It may astonish you, but he's actually better than …
Reverse Swept Radio 182: Frank Worrell, bespoke girls' kit, and the last day of the 2010 County Championship
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Maiden's new female cricket kit, and encounters with the game in Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy
“I will absolutely be selling my daughters on the idea that cricket is the fine…
Reverse Swept Radio 181: innovative methods to dry cricket pitches, and Darren Lehmann's move to county cricket
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Darren Lehmann embarks on a County Cricket chapter, and Toby attempts to pass on the flame to a new generation
“We’re recording 60 years to the day since possibly the most o…
Reverse Swept Radio 180: a touching message, green-washing cricket, Karachi 2000, and a Sandpapergate documentary
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy receives a message from a listener, and Toby ponders whether cricket's efforts to reduce carbon emissions may have some unintended consequences
"As a podcast host, it m…
Reverse Swept Radio 179: fantasy cricket, the Canterbury Lime, and a delightful slice of nostalgia
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy plays fantasy cricket, and Toby comes across some retro technology on the train
"I went to take out my headphones, and then my ear was caught by the message coming out…
Reverse Swept Radio 178: cricket in Larkin, an Indian cricket scam, and donating Cricketers to a good cause
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy donates his Cricketers to a good cause, and Toby ponders the Shakib al Hasan scandal.
"There's a bandaged batsman sitting in hospital leafing through my old magazines."
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Reverse Swept Radio 177: banning left-handers, overhearing discipline in action, and Duncan Hamilton's latest book
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy overhears a conversation about cricket discipline; Toby plays in a family grudge match
"The pavilion had the most perfectly positioned loo."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'00): …
Reverse Swept Radio 176: a day in the Lord's pavilion, Derek Underwood's finest moment, and a T20 hitman
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy and Toby spend a day in the Lord's pavilion
"We can't let this go without talking about the picnic provision."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (08'30): Underwood triumphs in the nick…
Reverse Swept Radio 175: the Lord's long room, Felix White's cricketing memoir, and the precursor to DLS
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy makes his debut in the Long Room, and Toby reflects on Jimmy Anderson's retirement
"Harry Brook came past joking about handwarmers. This was an April day much more wint…
Reverse Swept Radio 174: French cricket's ghost leagues, Liam Dawson stops trying, Sonny Ramadhin is stopped
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: French cricket levels up, and Liam Dawsons resigns from trying to play test cricket
"The Ghost Cricket Leagues of France - a superb title for anything, really."
FROM THE ARC…
Reverse Swept Radio 173: an English leggie in Zimbabwe, the first tied test, and an insider account of Aus vs India
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy reports back from the Logan Cup, and Toby enjoys the small (and futile) parts of Sunday cricket
"Clearly the Reverse Swept Radio coffers will be extensive enough to fly…
Reverse Swept Radio 172: cricket under the bedclothes, trying to save a painting for the nation, and Warne at Hampshire
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Reflecting on the West Indian victory against Australia
"So I woke up last Sunday morning in a Gothic temple, as you do."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'50): Benjamin West's The Cric…
Reverse Swept Radio 171: Aus v Pak at the SCG; the story of the fourth stump; and cricket in South America
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy ponders the lot of the groundstaff of waterlogged British pitches; Toby reports back from day 1 of the SCG test
"You presumably need a super super blotter, when it come…
Reverse Swept Radio 170: a walk-out after one ball, Mark Butcher on the history of Black English cricketers, and the most miserable innings
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy becomes a Middlesex member, and Toby finds himself hopelessly out of his depth
"We have a running joke that our shirts are our best player. This has come back to bite u…
Reverse Swept Radio 169: a summer without cricket, the finest Australian you’ve never heard of, and a new Harry Pearson book
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy reflects on a rare summer without cricket, and Toby enjoys Mark Ramprakash's insights into England's woeful World Cup
"To lose me and Sir Alastair in just a few weeks w…