ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
The Ground Jewels is a brand new podcast that celebrates the beloved sporting venues that hold a special place in our hearts.
Each week host and sports author James Dixon (known for 'The Fix' and 'World in Union') is joined by a different guest to explore the sense of place that provides a unique bond between an individual and their favorite sports ground.
Our guests will share their personal stories, remember nostalgic moments all while distilling their perfect sporting fan experience.
Each week host and sports author James Dixon (known for 'The Fix' and 'World in Union') is joined by a different guest to explore the sense of place that provides a unique bond between an individual and their favorite sports ground.
Our guests will share their personal stories, remember nostalgic moments all while distilling their perfect sporting fan experience.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
51 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United Kingdom
22 episodes
since May 4, 2023
episodic
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This week's guest is the sports journalist Kate Mason and Kate has nominated Centre Court, at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon as her Ground Jewel.
Kate is a fantastic guest and heroically joined us the morning after the Sports Journalism Awards where it's fair to say a good time was …
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This week's guest is the author and football writer Uli Hesse and Uli has nominated the Westfalenstadion, the home of Borussia Dortmund as his Ground Jewel.
Uli is a superb writer and an authority on BVB, having literally wrote the book on the club's famous Yellow Wall, Europe's biggest terrace.…
This week's guest is Toby Marriott from the brilliant Cricket District. Toby has nominated the St Moritz Cricket Club in Switzerland, the home of Cricket on Ice as his Ground Jewel.
Toby & Cricket District are some of best cricket content creators on the internet at the moment as any followe…
This week's guest is Richard Keys and Richard has nominated Highfield Road, the former home of Coventry City as his Ground Jewel.
Richard is a household name known for his sports broadcasting on TV-AM, Sky Sports and laterly on beIN Sports.
However, before that he was a Coventry City superfa…
This week's guest is Zoe De Toledo and Zoe has nominated The Championship Course on London's River Thames, home to University Boat Race as her Ground Jewel.
Zoe is an Olympic medalist turned broadcaster, who has been coxing boats along this stretch of the Thames since her school days. In 2012, Z…
This week's guest is Meghann Scully and Meghann has nominated The RDS Arena in Dublin, home to Leinster Rugby and the Dublin Horse Show as her Ground Jewel.
Meghann is presenter, journalist and author from Galway and her love for the RDS stems from her family involvement in show jumping.
The …
This week's guest is John Taylor and John has nominated Old Deer Park in south-west London, home to London Welsh Rugby Football Club as his Ground Jewel.
John is a legend of rugby union. First as a Grand Slam winner with Wales and then as part of the only British & Irish Lions team to win…
This week's guest is the author and podcaster Martyn Ramsay and Martyn has nominated Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow, home to Rangers Football Club as his Ground Jewel.
Ibrox is one of the most important stadiums in world football and has witnessed Rangers win 55 League titles since their first in 1890…
This week's guest is the gambling reform campaigner Matt Zarb-Cousin and Matt has nominated Roots Hall, home to Southend United as his Ground Jewel.
Roots Hall opened in 1955 and for 33 years it was the last new Football League stadium until Scunthorpe's Glanford Park was constructed.
Situate…
This week's guest is the broadcaster, columnist and author Martin Kelner and as any semi-regular listener to the panel show Fighting Talk would have guessed Martin has nominated Station Road, Swinton as his Ground Jewel.
Station Road was built in 1929,a year after the Swinton Lions made history …
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