Paddy Mulligan is the guest of Norman Bartlam and Bob Downing on the May 2026 edition of The Throstle Club.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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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. 

Our studio guest is well known BBC Radio WM commentator/ reporter Steve Hermon who talks to Norman Bartlam and Bob Downing. October 2025.

Happy 125th Anniversary to The Hawthorns!Albion's official historian Dave Bowler talks about the history of The Hawthorns and Steve Carr chats about Albion's previous homes.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.