Tops and Tales Darts Podcast with Huw Ware

In the series finale of Tops and Tales, Huw Ware sits down with “Bam Bam” Bradley Brooks, and the pair talk about how he unexpectedly won his tour card at Q-School, the grind of the ProTour and the resilience he’s shown in losing and then regaining his tour card.

From what it was like being on the receiving end of one of the most memorable nine-darters of all time, to his future ambitions, to the outer-body experience of what it’s like to play darts on a stage, it’s all in this episode and more, on Tops and Tales.

I would like to thank everybody for all of your support of this series. Your kind comments, your viewership, your downloads are all truly appreciated. With thanks to AOTV, Winmau, The Arena Crewe, The Sun Inn Lightcliffe and Canopi Studios in Cardiff, Nord/Saily VPN and my editor Matt Tasker. We will be back soon. Thank you everyone and keep loving the darts.
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In the latest episode of this series of Tops and Tales, Huw Ware sits down with his old friend from Glamorgan County Youth days turned PDC pro Nick Kenny.

The pair talk their memories of youth darts, how Nick came by his unique throw and travelling the BDO circuit with Wayne Warren and their stories from the road!

From breaking his foot after winning the World Cup, to the story of beating Raymond van Barneveld at the World Darts Championship,it’s a packed episode in this penultimate episode of this series of Tops and Tales.
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In the latest episode of Tops and Tales, Huw Ware sits down with one of the brightest young stars in the world of darts, Charlie Manby.

Charlie exploded onto the scene when he reached the Last 16 of the 2026 World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace, and now he sits down with Huw to talk about his youth career, including being part of a four-man England Youth side that included Luke Littler, Thomas Banks and Archie Self.

The pair discuss his love of playing cricket for Clayton West CC, trading bricklaying for the ProTour, what Beau Greaves said to him after he averaged 130.7 on the Development Tour, beating Gary Anderson with his own darts, and what his hopes and ambitions are in this sport.

All of this and more in the latest episode of Tops and Tales!
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On this episode of Tops and Tales, Huw Ware sits down with his favourite ever dart player, Dennis “The Menace” Priestley.
The pair discuss the impact the split had on him which came to a head at the 1993 “World Championship of turmoil.”
From taking on Phil Taylor to the story behind losing the inaugural World Matchplay final to Larry Butler. From coming through health scares such as his deteriorating eyesight and prostate cancer, to his renaissance in the late 2000s which saw him play in front of 5,000 people in Sheffield in the Premier League.
From being a proud Yorkshireman to how he’d sum up his career, it’s all in here and more on this latest episode of Tops and Tales.
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In this episode of Tops and Tales, PDC darts referee Huw Ware is joined by one of the stars of the biggest competition reality show in the UK, Reece Ward who competed in Series Four of the Traitors.

The pair talk about their mutual love of darts before talking about Reece’s experience on The Traitors. From initially being given a “Maybe” at his audition to his first days at Ardross Castle, from the family tree to Fiona and Rachel’s blow-up, from whether he expected to be murdered to his emotional moment leading to a national conversation about men’s mental health, it’s all in this episode and more of behind the scenes of The Traitors UK!

With thanks to Canopi Studios, Cardiff.

Huw Ware’s MacMillan Cancer Support Darts Marathon. Saturday 8th August. Rodney Parade, Newport. 9am-9pm. Competition and prizes to be won. Link to donate here: https://dartsmarathon.macmillan.org.uk/users/huw-ware?share_id=118&share_type=social_image
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