
Eddie Hearn: No Passion, No Point
Eddie Hearn, one of the world’s best-known sports promoters, goes behind the scenes with some of the biggest names from the worlds of sport and entertainment.First episodes include YouTube star KSI, England's leading goalscorer Wayne Rooney and world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua.
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Dec 9, 2020 • 37min
Freddie Flintoff
One of the World’s best-known sports promoters Eddie Hearn chats to some of the biggest names in sport, entertainment and business. This series includes in-depth interviews with Gary Lineker, Maya Jama and Virgil Van Dijk. Eddie learns about their passions, what gets them up in the morning, and how they dealt with the world grinding to halt this year. In the last episode of the series, Eddie is joined by cricket legend Freddie Flintoff. Flintoff and Eddie talk about the impressions they had of each other before meeting, Freddie’s move into the media through Top Gear and A League Of Their Own, and his desire to coach at the highest level of cricket.Flintoff also discusses his struggles with injuries, depression and bulimia during his cricket career.Organisations offering help and support for the issues discussed in this programme can be found at bbc.co.uk/actionline
Eating Disorders - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2DRkg4JC7SLT3B7hlrn6DKN/information-and-support-eating-disorders
Mental Health - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1NGvFrTqWChr03LrYlw2Hkk/information-and-support-mental-healthNo Passion, No Point is produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies, and is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 5 Live. Listen now on BBC Sounds.

Dec 2, 2020 • 30min
Joe Wicks
One of the World’s best-known sports promoters Eddie Hearn chats to some of the biggest names in sport, entertainment and business. This series includes in-depth interviews with Gary Lineker, Dina Asher Smith and Virgil Van Dijk. Eddie learns about their passions, what gets them up in the morning, and how they dealt with the world grinding to a halt this year.This week, Eddie is joined by 'The Body Coach', Joe Wicks. Joe has been one of the people keeping Britain moving throughout the lockdowns, so Eddie picks his brains about how fitness can make you feel, how he deals with tough days and how you can grow a business on social media.No Passion, No Point is produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies, and is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 5 Live. Listen now on BBC Sounds.

Nov 25, 2020 • 25min
Mike Tyson
One of the World’s best-known sports promoters Eddie Hearn chats to some of the biggest names in sport, entertainment and business. This series includes in-depth interviews with Gary Lineker, Dina Asher Smith and Virgil Van Dijk. Eddie learns about their passions, what gets them up in the morning, and how they dealt with the world grinding to halt this year.This week, Eddie is talking to one of the biggest names in sport, Mike Tyson. In the build-up to his fight with Roy Jones Jr, Mike Tyson takes time out of his busy schedule to talk to Eddie about the highs and lows of his career, shares his thoughts on the heavyweight divisions biggest names, and how it feels to be on the comeback trail aged 54.Eddie also talks about the importance of boxing to the local community and the younger generation, and how Covid-19 has threatened the existence of the sport at grassroots level.No Passion, No Point is produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies, and is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 5 Live. Listen now on BBC Sounds.

Nov 18, 2020 • 35min
Frank Lampard
One of the World’s best-known sports promoters Eddie Hearn chats to some of the biggest names in sport, entertainment and business. This series includes in-depth interviews with Gary Lineker, Dina Asher Smith and Virgil Van Dijk. Eddie learns about their passions, what gets them up in the morning, and how they dealt with the world grinding to halt this year.This week, Eddie is joined by Chelsea manager Frank Lampard. Both Eddie and Frank were at Brentwood School at the same time, so they reminisce over their memories of their school days, talk about the drive to succeed that took Frank to the top of the game, and his transition from playing into management in recent years.No Passion, No Point is produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies, and is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 5 Live. Listen now on BBC Sounds.

Nov 11, 2020 • 34min
Ant Middleton
One of the World’s best-known sports promoters Eddie Hearn chats to some of the biggest names in sport, entertainment and business. This series includes in-depth interviews with Frank Lampard, Dina Asher Smith and Virgil Van Dijk. Eddie learns about their passions, what gets them up in the morning, and how they dealt with the world grinding to halt this year.This week, Eddie is joined by Ant Middleton. 2020 has been a difficult year, so Eddie talks to Ant about his time in the military, how he coped with hardships in his life, including a spell in prison, and the mindset you need to drag yourself out of difficult situations, which, in Ant’s case, saw him write books, set up his own business and fronting the hit TV show ‘SAS: Who Dares Wins’.No Passion, No Point is produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies, and is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 5 Live. Listen now on BBC Sounds.

Nov 4, 2020 • 29min
Maya Jama
One of the World’s best-known sports promoters Eddie Hearn chats to some of the biggest names in sport, entertainment and business. This series includes in-depth interviews with Frank Lampard, Dina Asher Smith and Ant Middleton. Eddie learns about their passions, what gets them up in the morning, and how they dealt with the world grinding to a halt this year.This week, Maya joins Eddie from post-holiday self-isolation. Eddie himself is in a bubble for his Fight Camp shows, so they discuss how they are getting on in lockdown, how she balances her presenting career with other projects, such as clothing lines and acting, and what the future holds for Maya Jama.No Passion, No Point is produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies, and is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 5 Live. Listen now on BBC Sounds.

Oct 28, 2020 • 36min
Gary Lineker
One of the World’s best-known sports promoters Eddie Hearn chats to some of the biggest names in sport, entertainment and business. This series includes in-depth interviews with Frank Lampard, Maya Jama and Ant Middleton. Eddie learns about their passions, what gets them up in the morning, and how they dealt with the world grinding to a halt this year.This week, Gary Lineker joins Eddie for a chat. They discuss his move from footballer into pundit, into presenter, how Gary doubted his own ability as a player, and how much the game has changed since he was playing.No Passion, No Point is produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies, and is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 5 Live. Listen now on BBC Sounds.

Oct 21, 2020 • 28min
Christian Horner
This week, Eddie talking to the Team Principal of Red Bull Racing, Christian Horner. They discuss the similarities between boxing and F1, what it takes to make a great driver, and how the Netflix documentary ‘Drive to Survive’ is changing perceptions of the sport.No Passion, No Point is produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies, and is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 5 Live.

Oct 14, 2020 • 32min
Dina Asher-Smith
One of the world’s best-known sports promoters Eddie Hearn chats to some of the biggest names in sport, entertainment and business. This series includes in-depth interviews with Frank Lampard, Maya Jama and Ant Middleton. Eddie learns about their passions, what gets them up in the morning, and how they dealt with the world grinding to a halt this year.This time out, Eddie is joined by the fastest British woman in history, sprinter Dina Asher-Smith. They discuss her life growing up, how to peak at the right moment, and how to be a good role model.No Passion, No Point is produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies, and is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 5 Live.

Oct 7, 2020 • 32min
Virgil van Dijk
One of the world’s best-known sports promoters Eddie Hearn is back for another series of No Passion, No Point.
In this series, Eddie chats to some of the biggest names in sport, entertainment and business, including Frank Lampard, Dina Asher-Smith and Ant Middleton. He’ll learn about their passions, what gets them up in the morning, and how they dealt with the world grinding to a halt this year. To kick off the series, Eddie talks to Liverpool defender and Dutch international Virgil van Dijk, about his career, the mindset, and what is was like to deliver the Premier League trophy to Anfield after 30 years. No Passion, No Point is produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies, and is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 5 Live. Listen now on BBC Sounds.
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