Welcome to a special episode of the BYC on a significant day…

Twenty years ago today – June 25th, 2005 – a group of tragic cricket fans in Wellington, dressed head-to-toe in Beige Brigade kit, gathered around some crude recording gear and hit record on what would become New Zealand’s first-ever sports podcast… The BYC.

It was the heyday of The Ricky Gervais Podcast with Ricky, Stephen Merchant, and Karl Pilkington. The term “podcast” had only just been coined by a Guardian columnist the year before.

Born out of the Beige Brigade fan movement formed in 1999, the BYC is now comfortably New Zealand’s longest-running podcast series, sports or otherwise.

On a cold, wet Wellington evening in June 2005, New Zealand’s version of Gervais, Merchant, and Pilkington — Paul Ford, Kevin Sinnott, and Jason Willis — recorded the first official BYC episode, backed by resident crooner Blair Sayer.

Join ACC Head G Lane joins Dylan Cleaver and Paul Ford for a trip down memory lane! 

Welcome to a special episode of the BYC on a significant day&hellip;
Twenty years ago today &ndash; June 25th, 2005 &ndash; a group of tragic cricket fans in Wellington, dressed head-to-toe in Beige Brigade kit, gathered around some crude recording gear and hit record on what would become New Zealand&rsquo;s first-ever sports podcast&hellip; The BYC.
It was the heyday of The Ricky Gervais Podcast with Ricky, Stephen Merchant, and Karl Pilkington. The term &ldquo;podcast&rdquo; had only just been coined by a Guardian columnist the year before.
Born out of the Beige Brigade fan movement formed in 1999, the BYC is now comfortably New Zealand&rsquo;s longest-running podcast series, sports or otherwise.
On a cold, wet Wellington evening in June 2005, New Zealand&rsquo;s version of Gervais, Merchant, and Pilkington &mdash; Paul Ford, Kevin Sinnott, and Jason Willis &mdash; recorded the first official BYC episode, backed by resident crooner Blair Sayer. Join ACC Head G Lane joins Dylan Cleaver and Paul Ford for a trip down memory lane!&nbsp;

The BYC is New Zealand's most celebrated and feared specialty cricket podcast. Join Paul Ford, Dylan Cleaver and a range of dubious guests for those unmistakable sounds and smells of summer. Join us for such cutting-edge debates as "What's sexier, a well-oiled Duncan Fearnley Magnum or a Polyarmoured Slazenger V12?"

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The BYC is New Zealand's most celebrated and feared specialty cricket podcast. Join Paul Ford, Dylan Cleaver and a range of dubious guests for those unmistakable sounds and smells of summer. Join us for such cutting-edge debates as "What's sexier, a well-oiled Duncan Fearnley Magnum or a Polyarmoured Slazenger V12?"
The ACC - The Alternative Commentary Collective.

It's back! BYC, NZ's most celebrated and feared specialty cricket podcast, has strapped on the pads for another season.  Join Jason Hoyte, Paul Ford, Dylan Cleaver and a range of dubious guests for those unmistakable sounds and smells of summer!

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