Life's A Pitch TV

15/05/2024

The inaugural Life's A Pitch TV Awards are now available via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMUoy-hk3Os and on audio podcast platforms.

Mark Glenn Murphy Mbe hosted in front of a live audience at Venue16 on Monday and was joined by legends-in-residence Terry Butcher and Russell Osman, and TWTD's Phil Ham among others to pass judgement on the heroes of Town's brilliant season.

15/05/2024

This week's Life's A Pitch TV with star guest Alan Brazil filmed in front of a live audience at Monday's End-of-Season Bash at Venue16 is now available via https://youtu.be/9pvTSlCw1co and on audio podcast platforms.

Hear the former Town and Scotland striker, and current talkSPORT presenter, tell stories from his career alongside former teammates Terry Butcher and Russell Osman ,as well as host Mark Glenn Murphy Mbe and TWTD's Phil Ham, in the show's sweariest episode so far.

09/05/2024

This week's Life's A Pitch TV with star guest James Magilton is now available via https://youtu.be/UFk0y96SbO0 and audio podcast platforms.

As entertainining and enthralling as ever, Magilton heaps praise on Town boss and fellow Northern Irishman Kieran McKenna and the current Blues team, looks forward to next season in the Premier League and recalls his own promotion with Town, the play-off semi-finals and final, the subsequent celebrations and finishing fifth in the top flight the following season, as well as his current club Cliftonville’s Irish Cup win at the weekend.

07/05/2024

This week's special guest on Life's A Pitch TV is Blues legend Jim Magilton, a man who knows all about what it's like to win promotion to the Premier League with Town. Available via https://youtube.com/ and audio podcast platforms from Thursday.

03/05/2024

03/05/2024

This week’s Life's A Pitch TV with star guest Paul Cooper is available now via https://youtu.be/3Ome1-EZ124 and on audio podcast platforms.

The FA and UEFA Cup-winning keeper looks back on his time at Town playing behind the show's legends-in-residence Terry Butcher and Russell Osman and before them Kevin Beattie and Allan Hunter, reveals his penalty-saving secrets and what it was like coaching Sylvester Stallone.

29/04/2024

This week's special guest on Life's A Pitch TV is FA and UEFA Cup-winning keeper, penalty-saving king and Sylvester Stallone's body double Paul Cooper. Available via https://youtube.com/ and audio podcast platforms from 10pm on Thursday.

25/04/2024

This week's Life's A Pitch TV with star guest Ray Crawford is now available via https://youtu.be/wSm4KHK1oSk and audio podcast platforms.

Town's all-time top score, first England international and member of Sir Alf Ramsey’s First Division championship-winning side talks about his two spells at Portman Road, his partnership with Ted Phillips, winning that title, celebrations in Felixstowe and much more.

23/04/2024

We're delighted to announce that this week's star guest on Life's A Pitch TV is Town's all-time top goalscorer, First and Second Division title winner and first England cap Ray Crawford. Available via https://www.youtube.com/ and audio podcast platforms from 10pm on Thursday.

19/04/2024

Tickets are now on sale for the Life's A Pitch TV End-of-Season Bash in the Willow Suite at Venue16 on Monday 13th May (doors open 6.30pm for 7pm start).

Tables and single tickets, which include a hot buffet, can be purchased here: https://lifesapitch.tv/store-%26-event-tickets/ols/categories/events--tickets

Part one of the the evening will be a live Life’s a Pitch TV episode with legends-in-residence Terry Butcher and Russell Osman joined by host Mark Glenn Murphy Mbe and TWTD’s Phil Ham as well as a yet-to-be-confirmed star guest. The second half will feature the inaugural Life’s a Pitch TV End-of-Season Awards.

18/04/2024

Luke Chambers is the star guest on this week's Life's A Pitch TV, which is available now via https://youtu.be/qIaAbS6awqM and audio podcast platforms.

Former skipper Chambers talks about his pride in winning the Sir Tom Finney Awards at Sunday’s EFL Awards, as well as his thoughts on the Blues' brilliant push for promotion this season, fellow award-winners Kieran McKenna, Leif Davis and Wes Burns, and much more.

16/04/2024

This week's Life's A Pitch TV sees the return of former skipper Luke Chambers, who was honoured with the prestigious Sir Tom Finney Award at Sunday's EFL Awards. The show will be available from 10pm on Thursday on YouTube and audio podcast platforms.

11/04/2024

This week’s Life's A Pitch TV with star guest Geraint Williams is now available via https://youtu.be/sXx9cnYB62M and audio podcast platforms.

In front of an international audience, Williams talks about his time at Town under John Lyall and George Burley, his spells at Derby, who apparently signed him by mistake, Bristol Rovers and Colchester, as well as current manager Kieran McKenna, who he saw working close up while coaching at the academy, and the Blues’ prospects for promotion.

10/04/2024

Former Blues midfielder and academy coach Geraint Williams is the star guest on this week's Life's A Pitch TV, available via http://youtube.com/ and audio podcast platforms from 9pm on Thursday.

05/04/2024

Life's A Pitch TV on ITV Anglia ahead of Saturday's East Anglian derby!

03/04/2024

This week's Life's A Pitch TV with Blues legend John Wark is now available via https://youtu.be/-PZAuOPMm2Q and on audio podcast platforms.

Wark talks about how he joined Town, why his family were miserable after the 1978 FA Cup final, how he scored so many headed goals, winning the PFA Player of the Year award in 1980/81, being dubbed in Escape to Victory, winning the Second Division title in his third spell, East Anglian derbies past and present and much, much more.

02/04/2024

We're delighted to announce that this week's star guest on Life's A Pitch TV is a man often voted the club's greatest ever player, the legend that is John Wark. Show available via http://youtube.com/ and on audio podcast platforms from 9pm on Wednesday.

21/03/2024

Ipswich Town Women's boss Joe Sheehan is this week's guest on Life's A Pitch TV. Joe talks about working at Town alongside Kieran McKenna and his career development, as well as Saturday's match against Chatham Town, and sets a perhaps unassailable new Keep It Up Challenge total. Now available via https://youtu.be/8iWGwouscfY and on audio podcast platforms.

20/03/2024

Ahead of Ipswich Town Women's Portman Road league debut against Chatham Town on Saturday afternoon, this week's Life's A Pitch TV guest is Tractor Girls boss Joe Sheehan. The show will be available from 9pm on Thursday via http://youtube.com/ and on audio podcast platforms.

14/03/2024

This week’s Life's A Pitch TV is now available with star of pitch and silver screen Kevin O’Callaghan the guest. The winger looks back on his time at Town, his role in Escape to Victory, his spells at Millwall and under Alan Ball with Portsmouth, and a surprise late international call-up for the last of his 21 Republic of Ireland caps from Jack Charlton. https://youtu.be/c1zso3klVJo

12/03/2024

This week's guest on Life's A Pitch TV is star of pitch and silver screen, Kevin O'Callaghan. The show will be available via http://youtube.com/ and audio podcast platforms from 9pm on Thursday evening.

06/03/2024

This week’s Life's A Pitch TV star guest is Blues legend Fabian Wilnis. The show, in which the Dutch right-back looks back on the highlights of his nine years at Town, is available now via https://www.youtube.com/ and on audio podcast platforms.

06/03/2024

Blues legend Fabian Wilnis is the star guest on this week's Life's A Pitch TV, which will be available via http://youtube.com/ and on audio podcast platforms from 9pm this evening.

29/02/2024

This week’s Life's A Pitch TV sees legends-in-residence Terry Butcher and Russell Osman answer questions from the audience and tell stories from their careers as well as assess the current Blues’ promotion push.

Butcher and Osman are joined by host Mark Murphy and TWTD's Phil Ham, while new ground is broken in the Keep-it-Up Challenge.
https://youtu.be/8W4DRLgmQ7U

22/02/2024

This week’s Life's A Pitch TV is now available on YouTube with legendary Blues manager George Burley the star guest.
https://youtu.be/W3n9EUoODSE
Burley compares his team which won promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs in 2000 with Kieran McKenna’s team which is aiming to emulate their achievement this season, and also talks about Sir Bobby Robson’s influence on his approach to management.

21/02/2024

Blues legend George Burley will be comparing his promotion-winning 1999/00 team with the current Town side in his second appearance on Life's A Pitch TV, available via https://www.youtube.com/ and on audio podcast platforms from 9pm on Thursday.

15/02/2024

This week’s Life's A Pitch TV is now available on YouTube with legendary Blues skipper Matt Holland the star guest.
https://youtu.be/uSqVsst9YMs
Holland looks back on his time as a Town player, from clattering Simon Milton on his first day to scoring with his final touch for the club, via play-offs, Wembley, finishing fifth in the Premier League and European football, and the World Cup with the Republic of Ireland and partying with Michael Flatley, as well as his current work in the media.

Apologies for the loss of vision during a couple of short spells due to a technical issue.

13/02/2024

Blues legend Matt Holland, the last man to skipper a Town side into the Premier League, is the star guest on this week's Life's A Pitch TV, which will be available on YouTube and on audio podcast platforms from 9pm on Thursday.
https://youtube.com/

09/02/2024

This week’s Life's A Pitch TV is now available on YouTube and audio podcast platforms with the special guest Trevor Kirton, who worked at Town for 32 years, most notably as kitman and team coach driver during the glory days under Sir Bobby Robson. https://youtu.be/qe_p20hiBog

Meanwhile, the audience is boosted by a visit from Town's Danish supporters.