Jamie is an adventurer, entrepreneur, multiple world record-holder, he was part of the team completing the first man-powered crossing of the treacherous Drake Passage and part of a team that rowed across the Indian Ocean from Australia to Africa. He's also launched a revolutionary water brand after mixing his drinking water with sea water during an expedition. We were spell bound by Jamie's stories in our brief moment with in the studio with him, we have asked him to come back to tell more of his story, so let this podcast be a teaser for that future chat!

Joining us live ahead of her participation at Dubai Active, a lady whose fitness prowess has garnered her 16 million Instagram Followers - for context, the UAE population is 9 million! Kayla has made fitness her business, and it's a business that she sold and bought backfor a staggering fee! In this truly fascinating chat we talk about her journey, how she managed to set herself apart in the saturated fitness market, and the biggest lies that the fitness industry tells us.  For more information about the Dubai Active, and for the latest news, updates and tickets please visit, dubaiactiveshow.com/

The former Manchester United assistant boss sits down with Chris McHardy to look back on his time at the club both as a player and coach. How did he and the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson get the best out of Ronaldo, Rooney et al, and how do you manage the fragile egos of today's modern players? Mike tackles those questions and gives his verdict on the current United side labouring under Erik ten Hag. Not one to be missed!

Would you visit Antarctica if it was a cushy trip instead of a life threatening slog??  Patrick Woodhead, is a climber and explorer who runs an Antarctic adventure expeditions company like no other - White Desert.  He joins Robbie and Sonal live to talk about his Antarctic "hotel" where you can enjoy gourmet meals, sit in a sauna with a view of a glacier and sip drinks by a roaring fireplace, while you go on some of the most unique adventures on the planet.  How he got there and his hopes for the venture are a captivating listen.

In the midst of the 2023 Cricket World Cup royalty of the game Muttiah Muralitharan, affectionately known as "Murali" joins Off Script live in the studio.  A Sri Lankan cricket great, a coach, businessman and a member of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.  Integral in the Sri Lankan World Cup win back in 1996, a record breaking 800 Test wickets - and 534 in One Day Cricket - no player has taken more, and no guest has lit up the Off Script studio quite like Murali.

Where do we start to describe our guest?  How about: Victor Vescovo is the first person to climb Mount Everest, explore the bottom of the ocean, and visit space.   Sonal and Chris sat down with this multiple world-record breaking, bottom of the ocean specialist, who's been as deep and as high on the earth's surface as any other human being. He's also achieved the Explorers Grand Slam and been into Earth orbit on a Blue Origin flight. In this bumper pod he talks about all that and much more - including the company he is involved with hoping to bring animals back from extinction.

In this special episode, Off Script Extra Time welcomes Australian cricket legend Adam Gilchrist into studio for a look back on his glorious career with the Baggy Green.  During this in-depth chat, the man who won three straight ICC World Cups reflects on being part of a team that achieved cricketing domination for over a decade. Chris and Robbie quiz him on the matches, the team-mates and the moments that stand out. And we get the real story on what his fellow Aussies said to him when he famously walked in the World Cup semi-final.

Strap yourselves in, this is one heck of a ride.  Chris talks to semi-pro cyclist Damian Groves who hit international headlines after his fleet of bicycles worth over 160,000 aed were all stolen and he was forced to take matters into his own hands to get them back.

A trailblazer joins Off Script in the studio. Emirati entrepreneur Budreya Faisal founded the region's first athlete brand development agency right here in Dubai back in 2009 - Ghost Concept. Her latest venture is Banaat F.C. A football club seeking to serve as the benchmark of Arab football representation, championing Emirati talent and placing Arab women at the forefront of football. Their mantra? Rise. Represent. Reclaim.

One man, a myriad of dream jobs! Jonathan Taplin, currently works in academia -- but his CV includes being Bob Dylan and the Band's tour manager, and producing Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets, he talks to Sonal about all that, and so much more.  Read Jonathan's work "The Magic Years: Scenes from a Rock and Roll Life" and "The End of Reality: How 4 Billionaires Are Selling a Fantasy Future of the Metaverse, Mars and Crypto".

Stand-up legend Bill Burr is bringing his definitive brand of comedy to the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi and in this unsurprisingly rambling chat, we cover everything from cancel culture to championship 'pile-ons' ruining American sport. 

Part 2 of Robbie's interview with retired Navy Seal, BASE Jumper, speaker and podcast host Andy Stumpf. Following on from the brilliant first part, we now focus on Andy's experience of war, of getting shot, and his "retirement" - which included becoming a BASE jumper and Wing Suit jumper.

Imagine seeing the MMA fights you want to see as part of a structured season with a global strategy to get the best MMA proponents in the world and give them the exposure they deserve. That's what PFL CEO Peter Murray described to Robbie and Matt Fortune - and you can understand their enthusiasm for the plan. PFL is the second largest MMA organization in the world and with plans to expand into the region and the announcement of big name signings like Francis Ngannou and Jake Paul, there's no stopping their exciting plans.

A studio full of MLB legends...and Kash Shaikh, CEO/Chairman and major investor of Baseball United. Robbie is joined live in studio by Félix Hernández, Nick Swisher, and Adrián Beltré Pérez, the newly announced owners of franchises bringing baseball to the region - and it sounds like the most exciting sporting development in the UAE for a long time.

Friend of the show and one of 'Brothers N Oars', a team of four best friends that have completed a 4,500km rowing challenge across the pacific in just over 39 days. Paris Norriss joined Sonal and Robbie live from his resting place in Hawaii to talk about the trials and tribulations on the road to becoming one of only 82 people to have completed this incredible feat.

Retired Navy Seal Officer Andy Stumpf has been both a recruit and instructor for one of the hardest aptitude tests on the planet: the infamous BUD/s training program, known in the US Military as 'Hell Week'.  In part one of his conversation with Robbie he talks about coming through that process and how it prepared him for combat.

Making A Murderer was a Netflix smash hit back in 2015.  Eight years on, where does Manitowoc County, Wisconsin’s Steven Avery find himself?   Kathleen Zellner - one of America's most prominent wrongful conviction attorneys took on Steven's case back in 2016. She is steadfast in her belief of Steven’s innocence and is working tirelessly to have his murder conviction overturned.  Chris McHardy spent over an hour in frank, honest and sensational conversation with her.

You may not remember the name but you might recognize the voice. Ted Williams was thrust into the limelight when a video of him pan-handling at a Ohio stop-sign and sharing his gift of a "Golden Voice" went viral.  Well that was back in 2011 and his story didn't end there.   

Scientist, physician and serial entrepreneur David Bach joins Robbie to explain how the $15 billion Neuroperformance industry is on the cusp of an extraordinary breakthrough when it comes to harnessing the true power of our mental capacity.

Sonal talks to the former legal director of intelligence agencies MI5 and MI6, who is now turning his experience to write thrilling spy novels. This fascinating conversation covers his journey into the world of intelligence, some of his most memorable moments with the agencies, and the question we all want to ask: how close to the real world of sleuthing does Hollywood get it. 

Alex Messenger continues our proud tradition of featuring guests who have improbably survived attacks by wild animals! he's a a Minnesota-based, author, marketer and photographer who, at seventeen, was mauled by a grizzly bear - and lived to tell the tale.

The most popular google search question for the groundbreaking 4 part Netflix film Chimp Empire is "Is Chimp Empire real or CGI?".  Robbie didn't ask the man behind the show that, but he did have a fascinating conversation with  Director James Reed that who is building a reputation for taking natural history film making to never-before reached heights.   James, whose previous film, My Octopus Teacher, won a host of international awards Including Best Documentary Feature at the 2021 Academy Awards, makes a welcome return to Off Script and we expect similar accolades and  for his latest - it's sensational. 

Lynne Cox is a legendary long-distance open-water swimmer.  She's held multiple world records and was the first person to swim the freezing waters of the Bering Strait in 1987 - which got the attention of both the Kremlin and the White House.  Her accolades are actually too many to mention, so Sonal focused on just a few incredible highlights in this fascinating chat.  Including a wildlife encounter that Lynne could well be the only person in history to ever experience.

Manchester United legend Dwight Yorke joins Chris and Robbie in studio to discuss life in the dugout, his "success" down under with Macarthur FC, his big Middle East aspirations and why old team-mate Gary Neville is "ridiculous" to make Arsenal title claim. 

Chris and Robbie were out on the road when they spoke to a man with an incredible story that is far from finished.  He went from humble beginnings in the Indian village of Gopiganj in Uttar Pradesh, to a professional MLB contract and international fame via reality TV - as if that wasn't enough he is now on the NXT roster with the WWE. His ambition is even bigger than his sizeable frame and his conversation with Robbie and Chris was one of the best we've had on Off Script. 

After becoming the youngest man to captain Yorkshire County Cricket Club - and the first of Asian origin to do so, Azeem Rafiq lifted the lid on institutionalized racism within the English game following his revelation of racism, harassment and bullying at Yorkshire.  The reaction to the case in the UK has made Azeem move his family to Dubai and he joined Off Script to reflect on the whirlwind of the last few years.  He talks about the very low depths his mental health plunged to during that time and his plans following the publishing of the Cricket Discipline Commission's findings from his case last week.   CONTENT WARNING: suicidal thoughts are covered in this conversation. 

The former Chelsea midfielder gives his thoughts on the Graham Potter sacking, the re-hiring of Frank Lampard and what he thinks is wrong with THIS Chelsea.

International best-selling author, entrepreneur, podcaster, and public speaker Neil Pasricha is an advocate of all things awesome be they big or small. Back in 2008, Neil had a corporate job at Walmart, but events in his life would conspire to send him down a very different path, one that would see him become one of the biggest self-help gurus in the world.  

Ever wondered what it would be like to be lodged in the mouth of an enormous whale? Marine conservationist and adventure tour operator Rainer Schimpf may well be the only person on the planet capable of enlightening you - because this is precisely what happened to him during a routine dive to film the famous Sardine Run in 2019.  This accidental encounter thankfully didn't result in any injury to Rainer or the 14-ton Bryde's Whale in question, but it did spark comparisons with Jonah and garner incredulous headlines the world over! In this episode of the podcast, Rainer relives the encounter that changed his life, and enriched his understanding of the oceanic ecosystem that he has spent a career studying

Benedict Allen is an explorer, adventurer, author and television presenter who finds himself in Dubai for the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature with sessions on both Feb 4th and 5th.   He tells Sonal about his expedition style that centers around immersing himself first with the local, indigenous people where he learns certain tools to survive, before setting off on a solo journey, without back up - so no phones, and no GPS through places like the Amazon rainforest, the Gobi desert, and the Arctic.  It's a style that has landed him in some pretty life threatening situations.

Chris has an audience with Linford Christie: The most decorated British Male Athlete of all time, he won Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European 100 metres gold, a feat no other British male has ever matched. He was the first European to go sub 10-seconds  for the 100metres and, at the time of recording, he still holds the British 100m record. Christie won 24 medals in his career more than any other British male athlete before or since.

A colourful and at times controversial public figure, Jeffrey Archer wrote his first novel in 1976, and now aged 82, has sold a mammoth 320 million books worldwide. How did he become one of the world’s bestselling authors? And what does the future hold for books and reading? Jeffrey reveals all in this spirited interview!

Ben Foster is the man at the back for Manchester Utd, Watford, Stoke City, Birmingham, West Brom and 8 times for England has become a YouTuber and Podcaster. He made headlines during Covid for setting up his GoPro behind the net; a move that saw the Premier League threatening to sue him! He tells all to Chris and Robbie on Off Script Extra Time.

Dubai-based psychotherapist and psychologist Ingrid reached out to Chris when she heard him talking to Robbie and Sonal about his chronic fear of spiders. Chris was so impressed with the results that he invited Ingrid to the studio to talk about BWRT which is even employed by the South African Police Force to help affected officers return to work after experiencing even the most extreme of traumas.

Brian Cox talks candidly to Chris, Sonal and Robbie about his life in acting, Succession, Logan Roy and what he really thinks of Mel Gibson's turn in Braveheart. He is heading to Dubai to promote his autobiography Putting The Rabbit In The Hat during the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature.

Sonal interviews Phil Demers, the man that developed a special relationship with a walrus called Smooshi, and as just one of millions of captive animals around the world, Smooshi's story is devastatingly hard to swallow. Their relationship would change Phil's life forever. From getting a job Phil thought he was minimally qualified for at the controversial MarineLand, a Canadian zoo and amusement park near Niagara Falls, to said facility suing him - their story is as fascinating as it is heartbreaking - and it hasn't stopped yet. To follow Phil and learn more go to @walrus_whisperer 

It's that time of the year again, Sonal and Robbie arbitrarily dish out their very self-reflective end of the year awards in the third annual Scripties. Categories: WORD OF THE YEAR OFF SCRIPT GUEST OF THE YEAR BIGGEST U-YURN OF THE YEAR CELEBRITY SCANDAL OF THE YEAR - featuring Chris McHardy OFF SCRIPT TALKING POINT OF THE YEAR OFF SCRIPT MOMENT OF THE YEAR

At just 16 years of age, having already spent more than a year as a professional Dubai resident Chiara Noja has proved herself on courses, and in tournaments around the world - and as we found out in the studio, she has the personality to be a huge star in the sport and beyond.

Have you ever talked about getting out of the rat race and escaping to a cabin in the woods?  Youtube ‘sensation’ Martijn Doolaard has done just that.  He talks to Rog about his new homestead life in the Italian Alps as the first snow of winter starts to fall – that’s mountain life!   Martijn's a Dutch filmmaker and travel writer, with 2 projects of note, a trip in 2019 from Vancouver to Patagonia…cycling and camping solo down the west coast of the Americas entitled “Two Years on A Bike”. Prior to that he’d spent 2016 and 2017 cycling from Amsterdam to Singapore, which he summed up in his first book, aptly entitled “One Year on a Bike”. Those travels inspired him to make what so many of us dream about a reality, he purchased an abandoned dwelling in the Italian Alps, and documented his project to modernize and develop it in video. Over the course of just a year his YouTube following grew from a few thousand to nearly half a million.

Sonal and Roger talk to mother daughter duo Renee and Christina Brinkerhoff to find out about "Extreme Vintage Rally Racing" which saw them, as Team Valkyrie drive and race a beautiful modified classic Porsche 356 on every continent including Antarctica to raise awareness and funds for human trafficking.  Their car is a sight to behold and their story is incredible. 

Sonal gets into the eye of the storm with Reed Timmer, extreme meteorologist and storm chasing star of Discovery Channel series Storm Chasers.

Chris talks to Lee Sansum, an ex-Royal Military Policeman, martial arts champion, private military contractor and expert in close protection. He has worked with Hollywood stars, looking after Tom & Nicole, Pele and Sly. Working for billionaire, Mohamed Al-Fayed, Lee went on to protect the most famous woman in the world, Princess Diana, with whom he formed a close bond.

Chris, Sonal and Robbie finally got to sit down with Chairman of Matchroom Sports Eddie Hearn, and he was at his storytelling best. Boxing his Dad, the fight that made him and the match that nearly broke him - strap yourselves in, Eddie's in the driving seat of this brilliant conversation.  

Sonal chats to YouTube and social media celebrity turned boxer (sort of) and now professional wrestler with the WWE Logan Paul while he was in Riyadh for WWE Crown Jewel 2022, where he would fight in the headline bout with Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns in the headline match. The promised 5 minute chat ended up being a 20 minute conversation so Sonal was able to cover a lot of ground with the man whose Vine videos set him on a path to going toe-to-toe with Floyd Money Mayweather.

Matt Wright is National Geographic’s Outback Wrangler and the star of Netflix’s hit show Wild Croc Territory. Matt talks to Robbie about becoming the go-to Croc wrangler for any cattle farmer with a croc problem. The job is simple. Capture and contain a large saltwater crocodile (think 5 metres, 1,000 kilos), without tranquillizers. His story is equally fascinating as it is terrifying.

Sonal talks to Claire Harvey, Editorial director of The Australian and co-author of the podcast, The Teachers Trial, which is a follow up from the acclaimed Teacher's Pet podcast by Hedley Thomas. It seems almost inconceivable that a true crime podcast could be the catalyst for a long-term missing person case from1982 finding its resolution four decades later, in 2022, but that is exactly what has happened. 

This is Valentino Dixon's second appearance on Off Script - this time it was in person!  We spoke to him shortly after his 2019 release from prison where he spent 27 years for a crime he did not commit. During his time in prison art was his sanctuary, he began drawing beautiful pencil creations including the picturesque golf courses in Dubai, which is why our paths crossed in the first place. It was a pleasure to finally meet Valentino in person, he was able to overcome a wrongful conviction with grace, class and determination, while producing beautiful artwork. His book The Soul Of An Unfreed Man: Drawing my way to Freedom. 27 Years of False Imprisonment at the notorious Attica Prison, was released earlier this year. 

In 2009, Mark Colbourne's life changed forever following a paragliding accident. From a broken back requiring a 3-hour spinal operation to Olympic Gold and meeting Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, Mark's story is spellbinding. 

Frozen Planet 2 is out... and it's brilliant, if you're a fan of nature documents and the incredible scores that accompany them, you will love hearing from Sarah Class.  Brit & Emmy Award nominated Sarah has become one of Britain's most sought after composers and is described as having ‘the midas touch’ when it comes to creating music and writing scores for film and television, producing innovative and emotive music of the highest quality. In 2020 Sarah made the Performing Right Society's Women Changing Music Top 100 Chart.

Robbie has the pleasure of talking to Ty DeLorean, born Benjamin Granger, who claims to be the son of American engineer and inventor, John DeLorean. Delorean was the founder of the DeLorean Motor Company, Back to The Future anyone?!  These days DMC is under new ownership and they took umbrage when Ty unveiled a unique creation at the British Motor Show 2021.  Robbie hears about said creation and the court cases that have ensued in this fascinating chat.