Charlton Chat: Recent Episodes
Charlton Chat
Charlton Chat was first launched back in 1990 and provided a unique, one of its kind radio programmes in the Football League. Today, we reminisce with previous episodes and provide an up-to-date look at everything Charlton Athletic Football Club and beyond!
In the final part of this series, Keith Peacock covers the period from 2006 to 2020. This series was recorded on behalf of Charlton Athletic Community Trust & in association with ‘Charlton Live’.
In the fourth part of the series, Steve Sutherland chats to Keith Peacock about the period from 1999 to 2006, returning to the Premier League at the first attempt and the growth of the club on and off the field. This series was recorded on behalf of Charlton Athletic Community Trust & in association with ‘Charlton Live’.
In the third part of the series, Keith Peacock and Steve Sutherland talk about Keith's return to the Club at the start of the 1990’s and the 1998 Play-Off Final against Sunderland. This series was recorded on behalf of Charlton Athletic Community Trust & in association with ‘Charlton Live’.
In the second part of the series, I chat with Keith Peacock about his decade away from The Valley in the 1980’s and moving to the USA to play for Columbus Magic. This series was recorded on behalf of Charlton Athletic Community Trust & in association with ‘Charlton Live’.
In this the first of a series of five interviews with Charlton legend Keith Peacock about his early life and the important role played by a former Charlton star at the start of his football career. This series was recorded on behalf of Charlton Athletic Community Trust & in association with ‘Charlton Live’.
On 2nd June 1991 Charlie Wright, one of the greatest goalkeepers ever to play for Charlton Athletic and certainly one of the most popular players in the club’s history; made his debut on ‘Charlton Chat’. This show, which also featured the then ‘Miss Charlton’ Carrie White; includes some great stories and reminiscences from Charlie - and from those fans who called in to speak to the person Charlton supporters voted as the former player they most wanted to hear on ‘Charlton Chat’. One call was from well-known Charlton fan Les Turner, who sadly passed away in February 2020. The genuine affection Les and Charlie had for each other as they swapped stories about an end of season trip to Italy was clear to everyone listening.
Clive Richardson, who was the co-founder/presenter of Charlton Chat gives us the background story of how it all began.
It was a ‘different’ Charlton Chat show that was broadcast on 4th November 1990 as our guests were ‘Bucks Fizz’ star Cheryl Baker and the well-known Charlton fan and star of ‘Brush Strokes’, actor Karl Howman. We also had another guest in the studio - Cheryl’s dog ‘Malcolm’, who she had to bring with her because of the fireworks! The show features Cheryl’s support of ‘The Valley Party’, her early memories of watching football on Hackney Marshes and of course, the success of ‘Bucks Fizz’. Karl told us that it was his Grandfather, who was Chief Engineer on the Woolwich Ferry, who was responsible for Karl becoming a Charlton supporter and he reveals his favourite players from those early days were Charlie Wright and Harry Gregory. Karl also reveals why his character in ‘Brush Strokes’ was a Charlton fan! The show includes all the usual features - the competition question, the ‘5 Questions Quiz’ and the supporters’ phone-in and making up the team on the night were two people synonymous with Charlton Athletic - Junior Reds Secretary Jackie Monahan, who fielded all the calls on the night and Club Photographer, Tom Morris.
In August 1990, Charlton’s First Team Coach and former striker Mike Flanagan appeared on Charlton Chat….and was promptly suspended the next day by Lennie Lawrence! Mike left the club shortly afterwards. Listen to the full unedited version of the show.
‘Hermann picked me up, carried me 50 yards and dumped me, fully suited, in an ice-bath!’ -Just before Christmas 2020, Steve Sutherland recorded a series of three informal interviews with Peter Varney, the former CEO of Charlton Athletic on behalf of the Axis Foundation, the charitable arm of Axis Europe Plc, which Peter is the Chairman of.
‘Keith was the perfect host, he ordered my dinner for me – without asking me what I wanted!' - Just before Christmas 2020, Steve Sutherland recorded a series of three informal interviews with Peter Varney, the former CEO of Charlton Athletic on behalf of the Axis Foundation, the charitable arm of Axis Europe Plc, which Peter is the Chairman of.