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The Throstle Club

The Throstle Club is a programme produced by Black Country Radio Xtra and presented by Norman Bartlam and Bob Downing. It is a monthly programme which looks back on the long and proud history of West Bromwich Albion featuring interviews with former players and reminiscences from supporters of the club.

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2025/11/06

The Albion Shilling Fund. How local newspapers organized a fund to safeguard the future of West Bromwich Albion in 1905.

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2025/11/03

Herville Hector, a former well-known referee in the West Midlands, is our guest on this edition of the programme. November 2025.The Throstle Club is a programme produced by Black Country Radio Xtra and presented by Norman Bartlam and Bob Downing. It is a monthly programme which looks back on the long and proud history of West Bromwich Albion featuring interviews with former players and reminiscences of supporters of the club. After broadcast it is made available on podcast providers.

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2025/10/28

Our studio guest is well known BBC Radio WM commentator/ reporter Steve Hermon who talks to Norman Bartlam and Bob Downing. October 2025.

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2025/09/04

Happy 125th Anniversary to The Hawthorns!Albion's official historian Dave Bowler talks about the history of The Hawthorns and Steve Carr chats about Albion's previous homes.The Throstle Club is a programme produced by Black Country Radio Xtra and presented by Norman Bartlam and Bob Downing. It is a monthly programme which looks back on the long and proud history of West Bromwich Albion featuring interviews with former players and reminiscences of supporters of the club. After broadcast it is

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2025/08/19

Nick Owen, of BBC Midlands Today, looks back to his days of covering West Bromwich Albion for BBC Radio Birmingham, and talks about the exciting football he has commentated on over the years - and occasionally also mentions Luton Town! The Throstle Club is a programme produced by Black Country Radio Xtra and presented by Norman Bartlam and Bob Downing. It is a monthly programme which looks back on the long and proud history of West Bromwich Albion featuring interviews with former players and

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2025/08/02

Our guests are Dawn and Larraine Astle.Dawn talks about her MBE and the Jeff Astle Foundation, July 2025

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2025/06/23

Today’s guests are Alan Gill and Jill BarkerThe Throstle Club is a programme produced by Black Country Radio Xtra and presented by Norman Bartlam and Bob Downing. It is a monthly programme which looks back on the long and proud history of West Bromwich Albion featuring interviews with former players and reminiscences from supporters of the club.

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00:07:31

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2025/06/03

New Albion coach Ryan Mason has a name which is an occupation, so can we come up with a team of players based on job titles? Miller and Carter will do for starters (even though its not a restaurant chain!)

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00:05:37

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2025/06/03

Bob Downing and guest Alan Gill discuss the appointment of Ryan Mason as Head Coach at West Bromwich Albion

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2025/05/08

Today's guest is Chris Everiss

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2025/04/08

The Throstle Club programme 25 Norman Bartlam and Bob Downing look back on events and happenings from West Bromwich Albion’s history from the month of April and reminisce about the Sports Argus. This programme was first broadcast on Black Country Radio Xtra in April 2025.

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2025/04/01

An all star Albion line-up selected on Grand National related puns- including Jockey Wallace, Andy National Hunt and Pony Brown, all managed by Pepe Melling Road.

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2025/03/12

Norman Bartlam and Bob Downing look back on events and happenings from West Bromwich Albion’s history from the month of March. Our studio guest is long serving Albion fan Dave Howson.This programme was first broadcast on Black Country Radio Xtra in March 2025.

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2025/02/10

Our studio guest is former referee Paul Rejer, from Tipton, who talks about his career. Norman Bartlam and Bob Downing look back on events and happenings from the month of January in Albion's history. January 2025.

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00:08:23

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2025/01/08

A pun-tastic WBA team based on beer related names. Will John Swift-Half, Barrel Burgess and Ale-stair Robertson get into our pub related line-up?

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01:00:14

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The Throstle Club ·

2024/12/18

The Throstle Club is a programme produced by Black Country Radio Xtra and presented by Norman Bartlam and Bob Downing. It is a monthly broadcast which looks back on the long and proud history of West Bromwich Albion featuring interviews with former players and reminiscences from supporters of the club. Today's guests are Paul Roberts of the WBA Tipton Supporters' Club and Pete Hill and his mate Paul Broadhouse who have been on a rather long pub crawl! We end with a seasonal song from Billy

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2024/11/05

Our studio guest is long serving Albion fan and former club director Mike O'Leary. Norman Bartlam and Bob Downing look back on events and happenings from West Bromwich Albion’s history from the month of November. This programme was first broadcast on Black Country Radio Xtra in November 2024.

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2024/10/01

Our studio guest is long serving Albion fan Vaughan Williams who watched his first Albion game in 1956. Norman Bartlam and Bob Downing look back on events and happenings from West Bromwich Albion's history from the month of October. This programme was first broadcast on Black Country Radio Xtra in October 2024.

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2024/09/17

Our guest today is Mark 'Bamber' Gascoigne, a life long Albion fan and former kitman at West Bromwich Albion.The programme is recorded at and first broadcast on Black Country Radio Xtra and is presented by Norman Bartlam and Bob Downing. It is a monthly programme which looks back on the long and proud history of West Bromwich Albion featuring interviews with former players and reminiscences from supporters of the club. Visit our website: tntnews.co.uk

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2024/09/03

This special programme is devoted to just one player, Graham Williams, who joined Albion 70 years ago this month, in September 1954, and went onto to be the only player in Albion's history to captain winning sides in the finals of both the FA Cup and League Cup.

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