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Alternative Colchester is where football rivalry meets punk rock passion. Join Tim Young (Labour councillor, former Colchester mayor, and die hard Ipswich Town fan) and Steve Green (Special Duties founder and long suffering Colchester United supporter) as they prove that two blokes who disagree about football can agree that 1977 changed everything. They were both in the room when Stiff Little Fingers supported Tom Robinson Band at Essex University in 1978 - they just didn’t know it until 2023. Now they’re bringing that shared punk spirit to the airwaves with fierce football debate, classic tracks from 1976 -1980, and the kind of authentic banter that can only come from forty-plus years of living the life they’re talking about. One show. Two teams. Five decades of passion. No nostalgia without nuance. This is Alternative Colchester - because like the best punk songs, local football deserves to be loud, honest, and impossible to igno
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Signup to Generate a PitchAlternative Colchester is where football rivalry meets punk rock passion. Join Tim Young (Labour councillor, former Colchester mayor, and die hard Ipswich Town fan) and Steve Green (Special Duties founder and long suffering Colchester United supporter) as they prove that two blokes who disagree about football can agree that 1977 changed everything.
Alternative Colchester is hosted by Steve Green & Tim Young. The show has published 13 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Alternative Colchester S2 Ep4" (29 October 2026, 81 minutes), "Alternative Colchester S2 Ep2" (17 September 2026, 75 minutes), and "Alternative Colchester Season 2 Episode 1" (25 August 2026, 95 minutes).
Alternative Colchester publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 86 minutes across 13 episodes.
Booking probability for Alternative Colchester is 27%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Alternative Colchester requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Alternative Colchester's contact route on record: public web form.
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Steve Green & Tim Young hosts Alternative Colchester, a music podcast with 13 episodes published.
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Alternative Colchester
Request a record from 1976-1981 Steve, Tim and Nicky (in Luke’s absence) are joined by Ian Templeton who has just finished writing his latest book, Barbed Wire Love - A People’s History of Stiff Little Fingers which is...
Episode #2
Request a record from 1976-1981 More football banter and punk rock gems including three tracks by Sham 69, an obligatory SLF classic and other nostalgic bursts from 76-81 by the likes of Alternative TV, The Shapes, The...
Episode #1
Request a record from 1976-1981 We're back! After a three month break, Alternative Colchester returns with season two. Tim and Steve are joined live from California by Philip Peters of 1978 punk band The Roomates (Yes...
Alternative Colchester
<p>Request a record from 1976-1981</p><p>Steve Green recorded episode 10 of Alternative Colchester without his partner in crime, Tim Young, who was unavailable due to health reasons, but he will be back, all guns...
Episode #9
<p>Request a record from 1976-1981</p><p>Episode 9 of Alternative Colchester revisits the years when punk was more than just a sound — it was a statement. Hosted by Steve Green and Tim Young, with guest Professor Jules...
Episode #8
<p>Request a record from 1976-1981</p><p>Episode 8 of Alternative Colchester sees Steve Green and Tim Young welcome Ben Howard from Keep Colchester Cool to the show. Ben fits into the Alternative Colchester setup like a...
Episode #7
<p>Request a record from 1976-1981</p><p>Episode 7 of Alternative Colchester is a slightly longer and particularly special edition, as Steve Green and Tim Young are joined by Dr Anthony Roberts, Director of Colchester...
Episode #6
<p>Request a record from 1976-1981</p><p>Episode 6 of Alternative Colchester sees your hosts Steve Green and Tim Young back in their natural habitat — no guests, no frills, just two mates with strong opinions, a pile of...
Episode #5
<p>Request a record from 1976-1981</p><p>In Alternative Colchester episode #5 we're joined by actor, comedian and punk rock fan Tony Gardner. Best known as Brian Johnson in My Parents Are Aliens, Michael in Lead Balloon...
Episode #4
<p>Request a record from 1976-1981</p><p>Joining Steve Green and Tim Young in this week’s episode is David Philp of Automatics fame. David has lived in Los Angeles since the early 80’s and Steve was visiting him so it...
Episode #3
<p>Request a record from 1976-1981</p><p>Another hour of football chat (mainly Colchester United and Ipswich Town) with 10 classic punk tracks from the first wave 1976-1980 as chosen by punk purists Steve Green (Col U)...
Episode #2
<p>Request a record from 1976-1981</p><p>Alternative Colchester is where football rivalry meets punk rock passion. Join Tim Young (Labour councillor, former Colchester mayor, and long-suffering Ipswich Town fan) and...
Episode #1
<p>Request a record from 1976-1981</p><p>Alternative Colchester is where football rivalry meets punk rock passion. </p><p>Join Tim Young (Labour councillor, former Colchester mayor, and die hard Ipswich Town fan) and...
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Emeritus Professor of Environment and Society at the University of Essex, University of Essex
WNBF Pro Lightweight World Champion, Certified Laboratories, Inc.
Senior Vice President, Commonwealth Center for High-Performance Organizations
founder of Focus OKC, Focus Foundations, Young Chiropractic, New York Baptists for Biblical Values
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