Fighting Talk

Fighting Talk
Other namesFT
GenreSports panel game
Running time50 minutes (approx)
Country of originUK
LanguageEnglish
Home stationBBC Radio 5 Live
Hosted byCurrent
Rick Edwards
Former
Johnny Vaughan
Christian O'Connell
Colin Murray
Matt Johnson
Jonathan Pearce
Georgie Thompson
Josh Widdicombe
Produced bySimon Crosse
Charley Copsey
Mike Holt
Recording studioMediaCityUK (Salford Quays), Salford, Greater Manchester
Original release4 October 2003 –
Present
No. of series15
Opening themeSabotage by Beastie Boys
WebsiteOfficial website
PodcastFighting Talk Podcast

Fighting Talk is a topical sports show broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live during the English football season. The show is broadcast on Saturday mornings for an hour between 11:00 and 12:00 and is currently presented by Rick Edwards.

Its first series was broadcast in October 2003, presented by Johnny Vaughan. Later series were presented by Christian O'Connell and Colin Murray.

The show has twice won Gold Sony Radio Academy Awards in the sports programme category, in 2006 and 2011. In 2011, judges described the show as "like a modern version of old-fashioned Music Hall".