Joining us from The Room Next Door is this week's guest, who leapt into our lives during Covid as our favourite political advisor. Put off sport growing up by roaring older brothers, he talks Monty Python versus Match of the Day, the trauma of school PE and avoiding rugby simply by wearing glasses.

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This week former Strictly Come Dancing champion Chris McCausland pirouettes onto the podcast to talk training to be a spy, his lifelong passion for Liverpool FC, the Strictly surprise and his passion for maths in sport. Plus, his book Keep Laughing is out now in paperback.

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This week, Chris finally has a new Hearts tale to tell - alas, again not a joyous one - and we hear from you with your own sporting misadventures from clipping in disasters to wardrobe malfunctions. Please keep them coming in either via our Instagram page - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ - or else by emailing [email protected]. We'll read the best ones out on the pod.

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We've got another world record breaker with us this week in Tim Vine, who once told 499 jokes in an hour and shares a few on the pod. There's topless darts, a football hat-trick gone wrong, tennis and diving injuries and a golf run-in with a bird. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us hear about your own sporting misadventures by emailing [email protected].

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Chris has a bit of a health setback in the lead-up to this latest episode but is fit and firing in time to join Matt to talk rashes, Lando Norris and the Luke Littler effect. Plus, we're asking you to send your own sporting misadventures in. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us hear about your own sporting misadventures by emailing [email protected].

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Our first guest of season four is none other than the star of QI, Jonathan Creek and much more, who is touring for the first time in 10 years with Think Ahead. He joined us to talk about everything from a Christmas cracker world record to fluffy tennis balls. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us hear about your own sporting misadventures by emailing [email protected].

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Chris and Matt are back for season four of Sporting Misadventures and this time its Chris in the hot seat following a particularly calamitous bike crash in Wales. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us hear about your own sporting misadventures by emailing [email protected].

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Lifelong QPR fan Seann Walsh joins us to talk through his dream turned nightmare of playing at Loftus Road, amateur dramatics in Sunday league football and his odd reaction to have his mobile snatched out of his hands. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us hear about your own sporting misadventures by emailing [email protected].

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This time it's Chris in the hot seat to give an update on his health and two months out from the Tour de 4 to talk about his ride in September aimed at raising £1million for charity and spread awareness about stage 4 cancer. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us hear about your own sporting misadventures by emailing [email protected].

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In terms of sporting success, few have achieved higher status than this week's guest, the 1987 Hotel Azur French boules diploma winner in Malaga. Danny joined us to talk being a natural first timer at sports, commentating on the World's Strongest Man, sporting cereal endorsements and plenty more besides. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us hear about your own sporting misadventures by emailing [email protected].

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