Bears Beyond The Gate
A Bristol Bears podcast made by fans for fans. Each week your hosts Pete, Lee and Miles will take a light-hearted look at developments from Ashton Gate and beyond.
Episodes
174 episodes
Ep 174 - Frustring Friday fixture leaves Bears bereft
In this week's show Pete and Miles review the Friday night harem scarum defeat to Gloucester with help from many listener contributions and the Deputy Manager of the Bristol Bear Factory, Lewis.It was one of those games where every sing...
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Season 6
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Episode 174
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1:13:51
Ep 173 - Gritty win up North sets Bears fair for Gloucester at the Gate
This week we review the start of the Premiership with the gritty but points-profitable win away at Newcastle. Was it a solid start with a few leanings or rather as good as you might expect given the time of year, the weather and th...
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Season 6
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Episode 173
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1:02:59
Ep 172 - BBTG is back baby! We discuss the off season talking points, review the Dragons game, speak to Pat and Rands and set our stall out for the season.
The boys get Season 6 (yes 6!) off to a solid start from the world famous Bristol Beer Factory and 'talk about' the following things:The Big Day out - good, bad or a bit of both?The new home and away kit - obviously good bu...
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Season 6
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Episode 172
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57:50
Ep 171 - End of season review, listener poll results and one final goat
The lads finally manage to organise a time to meet up and record their final thoughts on what turned out to be yet another roller coaster season for the Bears.They run through the season and their memories of each game, reveal the resul...
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Season 5
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Episode 171
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1:15:25
Ep 170 - Big whoop at The Stoop but play-off hopes crumble at the Stone X
In this week's pod we re-live our epic journey to SW London on the Supporters Coach where we experienced, quite simply, one of the best rugby away days ever.We loved the Stoop...We loved the running rugby...We loved the ...
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Season 5
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Episode 170
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1:06:07
Ep 169 - Play-off hopes dangle by a thread as Sarries spoil the fez-tivities
In this week's episode, Pete, Miles and Lee review the defeat against Saracens at Ashton Gate. Despite a good start the Bears ultimately lost control of the game in the face of an incredibly experienced, focused and effective opposition who del...
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Season 5
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Episode 169
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52:46
Ep 168 - Beef from Lahiff provides Bears relief
This week we pick over the carcass that was the massacre in BS3 and we’re not talking about the hammering of Falcons at Ashton Gate last weekend. No, we’re talking about the first ever live pod at the Bristol Beer Factory Taproom. W...
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Season 5
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Episode 168
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1:03:52
Ep 167 - Raw, raucous and rip-roaring and the action at the Gate wasn't too bad either. The live pod has dropped.
It's a carnival atmosphere down at the Bristol Beer Factory Taproom this week as having constantly 'talked about' doing a live pod the lads actually execute one straight after the 13-try massacre of Newcastle Falcons at Ashton Gate.It's...
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Season 5
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Episode 167
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1:07:47
Ep 166 - Live pod details, season card renewals, Bears Women storm to final and Falcons preview
In this week's episode we formally announce our first ever live pod, in the sense that we are inviting an audience to the Bristol Beer Factory Taproom post Falcons at 6.30pm next Sunday.If you are interested in finding out...
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Season 5
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Episode 166
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41:44
Ep 165 - Janse takes a fancy as the Rifles Cup is retained
You’re listening to Bears Beyond the Gate, a Bristol Bears podcast made by fans for fans. We’re two and a half season cardholders at Ashton Gate who love the club, the game and all things Bears.Well, Miles is happy as Pat listens to his...
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Season 5
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Episode 165
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52:18
Ep 164 - Bears batter League leaders as Saints come a cropper in BS3 yet again…
In this week’s episode Pete and Miles dial in from their respective ski resorts whilst Lee shakes his head at the whole middle classy-ness of it all.That said, it was worth the effort as the boys chew over the fantastic victory ag...
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Season 5
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Episode 164
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41:50
Ep 163 - Back to business! Saints preview with help from the Telegraph's Charlie Morgan
In this weeks's episode we preview the return of the Prem with help from the Telegraph's Charlie Morgan. It's been a long break but there's all to play for and as we're only three points off 6th and six points off 4th can we dare to dream?<...
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Season 5
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Episode 163
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1:02:20
Ep 162 - Interview with Paul Morgan of Premiership Women's Rugby (PWR)
In the second of our occasional 'doc-pods' we head towards the end of this long fallow period by hearing from Paul Morgan, who is the Communications Lead of PWR and previously Communications Director at Premier Rugby and before that edito...
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Season 5
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Episode 162
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34:55
Ep 161 - Joe Joyce interview and a few other things
In this week's slightly delayed pod (technical difficulties) we hear from Bristol legend and current Galway resident Joe Joyce . He gives us some insight into what it's like getting a bit of niggle going with some of your best mates in th...
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Season 5
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Episode 161
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59:41
Ep 160 - Lightning strike
It's only Pete and Lee this week down at the Bristol Beer Factory Taproom supping a couple of cheeky beers, as Miles calls in sick at the last minute.However, they still manage to fill the time, with help from listener posts, discussing...
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Season 5
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Episode 160
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58:09
Ep 159 - Big Dave Attwood interview and 'season so far' reflections
In this week's BUMPER episode we hear from Dave Attwood about:His life since retirement...His time at the Bears and what it was like working under Pat...THAT semi final defeat and why it all we...
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Season 5
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Episode 159
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1:27:24
Ep 158 - Bears Together Supporters Advisory Committee docu-pod!
In the first ever Bears Beyond The Gate 'docu-pod' we hear from Kiera, Kaye and Sophie about the work of the Bears Together Supporters Advisory Committee (SAC) an initiative that was announced at the start of the season as a way of ...
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Season 5
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Episode 158
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17:24
Ep 157 - Banger in BS3
As the Premiership takes a mid season break for the Six Nations, we review the monumental banger at Ashton Gate as Bristol maintain their seven-game home town winning streak against Bath. Basically it was just a mental game of rugby. Multiple l...
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Season 5
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Episode 157
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1:02:01
Ep 156 - Dumped out of Europe twice in Galway. Where do we go from here?
In this week's episode we welcome work experience fella Reg to deputise for Lee who is still in witness protection after his new year Bristol Post article - or is he just taking the Christmas Tree down?We discuss the poor result and per...
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Season 5
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Episode 156
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1:10:27
Ep 155 - Bearpit becomes Bullring as Champions Cup hopes hang in the balance
Vote for us at the Sports Podcast Awards 2024 and help us bring home some silverware for the Bears! Click on the link below...https://www.sportspodcastgrou...
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Season 5
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Episode 155
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1:05:58
Ep 154 - Surprise Shark attack washes away the winter woes with all eyes now on the Bulls
In this week's show we prepare, bake and scoff large amounts of humble pie after the surprise Bears' victory away at Sale Sharks. How can we be so bad and so good all in one week? We get the views of regular social media followers and also hear...
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Season 5
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Episode 154
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1:03:43
Ep 153 - All aboard the Bristol rollercoaster with a mid-week ramble to review the fluctuating festive fortunes from Bear Country
Crocodile Dundee returns to chew the Christmas cud with a somewhat unstructured ramble thought the festive period culminating in a long discussion about the impacts of last Friday's hugely disappointing defeat against Exeter 2.0 in front of sel...
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Season 5
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Episode 153
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54:17
Ep 152 - Bears thump Gloucester in the 'must win' derby...
In this week's episode we relish the record breaking 51-26 victory over Gloucester and the retention of the Rifles Cup. After five losses on the bounce this was as a cathartic an experience as you are likely to get and the relief flowing around...
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Season 5
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Episode 152
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54:35
Ep 151 - Bears battle bravely but Sarries score seven
We slip to a fifth defeat in a row at the Stone X but battle hard for a cheeky try bonus point which was the least we deserved. We may have scored a couple of worldies but we also shipped seven and if Owen Farrell had put his boots on the right...
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Season 5
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Episode 151
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1:11:22
Ep 150 - Last ditch derby day defeat but positives from a powerful second period...
In this week's episode - our 150th - we chew over the agonising last ditch defeat at the Rec with help from our listeners and reflect on how we really need to start getting on the right side of 'fine margins' otherwise the season is going to sl...
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Season 5
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Episode 150
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1:12:01