On The Wire

The SkyBet Mobile World Matchplay from the Winter Gardens in Blackpool is past the first round stage and Rod Studd caught up with defending champion Phil Taylor, nine-dart hero John Part and local favourite Wes Newton after their matches, before wrapping up the action with star pundit Rod Harrington.

The latest edition of On The Wire, the official podcast of the PDC, comes after a new Ladbrokes.com World Champion was crowned. Yes, Adrian Lewis lifted the trophy for the first time after a thrilling final victory over Gary Anderson. Both men share their post-match thoughts, as does Aaron Monk, winner of the first ever PDC Unicorn under-21 final. 24 hours later, the great and the good of the PDC assembled at The Dorchester in London for the annual awards dinner, and Rod Studd caught up with award winners Phil Taylor, Mark Hylton and Simon Whitlock, as well as finding out how the new champion felt after his glorious night at Alexandra Palace.

Gary Anderson and Adrian Lewis will meet in the final of the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace on Monday 3 January, and both men feature in the latest edition of On The Wire. The men they defeated in their semi-finals - Terry Jenkins and Mark Webster - also give their thoughts on the action, while we hear from defending champion Phil Taylor after he lost to Webster in the quarter-finals on New Year's Day. The PDC Unicorn under 21 final precedes the Anderson-Lewis clash and Aaron Monk - who takes on Michael van Gerwen - talks about the match, before Rod Harrington gives his verdict to Rod Studd on the big one.

The final episode of On The Wire from 2010 comes from the Ally Pally with Rod Studd previewing the quarter-finals of the 2011 Ladbrokes.com World Championship with all eight men in the mix plus Wayne Mardle chats to Rod about commentating and his plans for 2011.

The last episode of On The Wire before Christmas brings you more first round reaction, this time from Raymond van Barneveld, Terry Jenkins, Joe Cullen, Steve Brown, Colin Osborne, Jamie Caven and Kevin McDine. And Rod Harrington sits down with Keith Deller to talk about his plans as Adrian Lewis’ new manager.

On The Wire comes to you from the Ladbrokes.com World Championship at Alexandra Palace again, as Rod Studd brings you more reaction and news from the first round of the event. Interviews come from first round winners James Wade, Brendan Dolan, Per Laursen, Wes Newton, Alan Tabern, Wayne Jones and Robert Thornton. The show kicks off with Sid Waddell's verdict on Phil Taylor being voted in second spot at the Sports Personality of the Year awards.

The Ladbrokes.com World Championship at Alexandra Palace is well underway and the latest edition of On The Wire brings you reaction from eight first round winners - Simon Whitlock, Adrian Lewis, Colin Lloyd, Mark Dudbridge, Ronnie Baxter, Gary Anderson, Andy Hamilton and Peter Wright.

The latest edition of On The Wire comes after the opening night of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship from Alexandra Palace. Defending champion Phil Taylor began his search for a 16th world title with a scrappy win over Gary Mawson and he kicks off the show talking to Rod Studd. The first shock of the tournament came when Mark Hylton dumped Steve Beaton out of the PDC's showpiece event and both men spoke to Dan Dawson after their match, as did Mark Webster and Paul Nicholson after they sailed through their opening contests. Plus, there's an interview with Aussie star Simon Whitlock as he prepares to begin his title hunt.

Rod Harrington and Rod Studd present the Ladbrokes.com World Championship preview edition of On The Wire, the official podcast of the PDC. Star interviews come from Welshman Mark Webster, looking to improve on his third place finish last year, and the "bad boy of Darts" Paul Nicholson, hoping to follow his Players Championship win in January with victory in the biggest tournament of them all. Plus the two presenters mull over the favourites for the event and Harrington pores over the odds from tournament sponsors Ladbrokes.

The 16th edition of On The Wire - the official podcast of the Professional Darts Corporation - comes at the end of the first Cash Converters World Cup of Darts from the North East of England. Holland were the winners as Raymond van Barneveld and Co Stompe saw of the Welsh in the final and presenter Rod Studd spoke to the pair after they clinched victory. Spain were the surprise package after they defeated English duo Phil Taylor and James Wade before seeing off Scotsmen Gary Anderson and Robert Thornton and their manager dropped in to discuss the impact their run would have on the sport in Spain. Two-time World Matchplay champion and former World number one Rod Harrington then joins his namesake to discuss the tournament.