• The Throstle Club programme 37
    Apr 22 2026

    Our studio guests are well known Albion fans: Dave Knott and Ian Ward.

    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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    1 hr
  • The Throstle Club programme 36
    Apr 14 2026

    Our studio guests are well known former Albion players Ally Roberston and Joe Mayo.

    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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    1 hr
  • The Throstle Club programme 35
    Feb 19 2026

    Our studio guests are well known former Albion player Andy Johnson and Gurdial Singh of the Albion Foundation. February 2026.


    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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    1 hr
  • The Throstle Club programme 34
    Jan 23 2026

    The January 2026 episode features former Walsall and West Bromwich Albion (1956-1973) player Stan Jones and Geoff Snape of the WBA Former Players' Association.

    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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    1 hr
  • The Throstle Club programme 33
    Dec 5 2025

    The December 2025 episode with Norman Bartlam, Bob Downing and Billy Spakemon.

    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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    1 hr
  • The Throstle Club shorts 20
    Nov 6 2025

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

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    8 mins
  • The Throstle Club programme 32
    Nov 3 2025

    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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    1 hr
  • The Throstle Club programme 31
    Oct 28 2025

    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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    1 hr