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David Icke: a goalkeeper gone gaga

In his 80s heyday, David Icke was the friendly face of Match of the Day and Grandstand. Then one day, everything changed. The retired goalkeeper stood up on national television, and declared himself “the son of the Godhead”. And that was just the start. From three way relationships to dumping his wife for being a shape-shifting lizard, this is the story of a goalkeeper gone gaga… Get tickets for the Trigger Happy TV 25th anniversary tour here: <a href="http://www.cuffeandtaylor.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.cuffeandtaylor.com</a> Links from the show: Turquoise tracksuit: <a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/MaT0gf06Nbj1kc18ODY5/david-icke-wife-linda-daughter-kerry---1500w-184609a.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/MaT0gf06Nbj1kc18ODY5/david-icke-wife-linda-daughter-kerry---1500w-184609a.jpg</a> Wogan interview: <a href="https://youtu.be/NapHiWsoFXI?si=c5CtPjh50htHVhzr&amp;t=330" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/NapHiWsoFXI?si=c5CtPjh50htHVhzr&amp;t=330</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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