The Barry Hearn Show

• Best Bits - Part 2

  "You'd be surprised - when you're on the floor in life, quite how many people will kick you in the nuts..." The best of Life Lessons; why it's still okay to have big ambitions - aged 76; and why a sporting genius can save a sport but send you Snooker Loopy. A compilation of the best bits from Series One.

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• Best Bits - Part 1

  "He was bleeding - and Jocky Wilson was on the floor in hysterics.." The original superstars of darts and the Golden Nugget who began a billion-pound empire. Plus - AJ's waiting in the wings ahead of Usyk versus Fury; and the £20k weekend in Paris that only Chris Eubank could have gotten away with. A compilation of the best bits from Series One.

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• Drugs & Match-Fixing

  ‘If match-fixing goes unchallenged it will ruin sport’ Betting patterns for every darts, snooker and pool game are tracked by an expensive army of Matchroom boffins... Barry tells us why ALL sports need to invest in their integrity. Plus - as Conor Benn's cleared to box again, there's a call for a review of the doping rules. And Barry cracks out his crystal ball to see what 2025 will bring us.

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• Luke Littler - My Greatest Gift

  "It's tough to know what to buy me for Christmas - but last year, I got Luke Littler. "Now I'm thinking: how do I repay these darts players for giving me this type of enjoyment in my twilight years? "And the answer is, I'll ramp up the prize money. Let's give them a million pounds for winning the world title." Plus - How Jake Paul's fake fights could benefit real boxing and an exclusive offer to keep the World Snooker Championships on the BBC for another 50 years.

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• Succession Story with Netflix

  Barry and son Eddie have given the keys to the Matchroom empire to Netflix - and they're filming everything as they look to make a must-see global hit for 2025. We'll get Barry's exclusive take on what'll be in it - and why the publicity is worth the risk. Plus - he'll relive one of his greatest moments - winning a rack aged 76 - at the US Open 9-Ball Pool Championships.

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