Episodes
Polly James is in Birmingham to review the action from night 11 of the Premier League where Michael van Gerwen ended a poor run of results by beating Luke Littler in the final - denying the teenager a hat-trick of wins.
Published 04/11/24
Luke Littler followed victory in Belfast with another in Manchester, beating Gerwyn Price 6-3 in the final to move to the top of the Premier League table. Price had earlier enjoyed a nine-dart finish during his semi-final win over Michael Smith.ย
Abigail Davies is joined by commentator Dan Dawson to look back on night 10. Plus, we hear from Littler.ย ย
Published 04/04/24
Luke Littler came from 3-1 down to beat Nathan Aspinall 6-4 on Night 9 of the Premier League of Darts.
Abigail Davies talks you through a memorable evening in Belfast. Hear from The Nuke, as well as commentator John Part, spotter Richard Ashdown and former world youth champion, Northern Ireland's Josh Rock. Plus, Abi catches up with Fallon Sherrock after she won two PDC Women's Series events in one weekend.ย
Published 03/29/24
Emma Paton is joined by Colin Lloyd and Polly James to dish out half-term grades to each Premier League player after the tournament reached the halfway point in Dublin. We also look back at the start of the Women's Series where Fallon Sherrock impressed, and Polly plays our new feature 'The Checkout'.ย
Published 03/25/24
Abigail Davies wraps up the action from Nottingham on Night 7ย of the 2024 Premier League. Hear from your winner on the night Luke Humphries, as well as PDC Chief Executive Matt Porter, whilst commentator Dan Dawson looks ahead to Night 8.
Published 03/15/24
Luke Humphries joins Polly James in Brighton to look back at his impressive win on Night Six of the Premier League of Darts. Hear also from commentators Wayne Mardle, John Part, and journalist Conor Cain.
Published 03/08/24
Emma Paton is joined by Colin Lloyd and Sky Sports Darts editor Megan Wellens to review the UK Open. We speak to winner Dimitri Van den Bergh who discussed the impact of sports psychology on his career, and he responded to criticism to the pace of his game. Plus, we look ahead to the upcoming Premier League action, Players Championship events and Women's Series.
Published 03/04/24
Polly James is in Exeter where Nathan Aspinall emerged victorious on Night Five of the Premier League. Hear from the Asp, plus Rod Studd, Mark Webster and Wayne Mardle as they assess the action.
Published 02/29/24
Polly James is in Exeter where Nathan Aspinall emerged victorious on Night Five of the Premier League. Hear from the Asp, plus Rod Studd, Mark Webster and Wayne Mardle as they assess the action.
Published 02/29/24
Emma Paton is joined by Richard Ashdown and Sky Sports Darts editor Megan Wellens as they discuss the Premier League season so far and look ahead to Night 5 in Exeter. We speak to Peter Wright who predicted an upturn in his Premier League form and a successful weekend in Minehead. Plus, we preview the UK Open and look at the talking points from the recent Players Championship events.
Published 02/27/24
Abigail Davies is joined by Glen Durrant and Mark Webster to look back on Night 4 of the Premier League in Newcastle, as Michael van Gerwen made it a hat-trick of wins beating Nathan Aspinall 6-4 in the final. We hear from MVG and 2023 Masters champion, Chris Dobey.
Published 02/22/24
Producer Henry Chard is joined by Sky Sports Darts editor Megan Wellens to review Night 3 of the Premier League in Glasgow as Michael van Gerwen made it two wins in a row to go top of the table. We hear from MVG after beating Luke Humphries in the final and discuss the superb quarter-final between Gerwyn Price and Luke Littler before previewing Night 4 in Newcastle.
Published 02/16/24
Emma Paton is joined by Richard Ashdown and Polly James as they give an in-depth review of Night 2 in Berlin, what they are looking forward to in Glasgow on Night 3 and discuss Luke Littler taking the Players Championship by storm. Plus, they are joined by Eddie Hearn as he looks at where he wants to take the sport as PDC chairman, and the panel answer your questions!
Published 02/13/24
Abigail Davies looks back on a dramatic night of Premier League darts in Berlin, as Michael van Gerwen beats Luke Littler in the deciding leg of a thrilling final.
You can watch and follow the 2024 Premier League of Darts every Thursday on Sky Sports.
Published 02/08/24
Abigail Davies is joined by Dan Dawson and Mark Webster to look back on Night 1 of the 2024 Premier League in Cardiff, where Michael 'Bully Boy' Smith enjoyed an impressive return to form.
Smith eased past home favourite Gerwyn Price 6-2 in the final, having dispatched Michael van Gerwen and Luke Littler earlier in the night.
Abi also sits down with Nathan Aspinall to look ahead to 2024. #LoveTheDarts
Published 02/02/24
Emma Paton is joined by Matthew Edgar and Abigail Davies to discuss all things Premier League as they look at the impact Luke Littler will have on the competition and give their predictions on who will make the final four. Plus, they are joined by Gerwyn Price as he aims to seal his first Premier League crown.
Published 01/30/24
On this episode of Love the Darts we look back at one of the best World Darts Championships! Weโre joined by champion Luke Humphries and the teenage sensation Luke Littler. Plus, PDC Chief Executive Matt Porter joins us to discuss the Premier League line-up ahead of the first night in February.
Published 01/05/24
On this episode of Love the Darts we look back at one of the best World Darts Championships! Weโre joined by champion Luke Humphries and the teenage sensation Luke Littler. Plus, PDC Chief Executive Matt Porter joins us to discuss the Premier League line-up ahead of the first night in February.
Published 01/05/24
Abigail Davies is at Alexandra Palace for the final of our daily episodes from the World Darts Championships.
Hear the moment Luke Humphries sealed the world title with a thrilling win over Luke Littler, reaction from the two players and from commentator, Dan Dawson who gives his thoughts on a spectacular finale to the tournament.
Published 01/03/24
Abigail Davies is at Alexandra Palace to review the action from two exceptional World Darts Championship semi-finals as Luke Littler and Luke Humphries book their spots in the final.
Commentators, Chris Mason and Dan Dawson give their thoughts on the performances, plus there's a special chat with referee, Russ Bray who will be officiating in his last World Championship final.
Published 01/02/24
Luke Littler joins Polly James to reflect on his historic victory, as he becomes the youngest player to make a World Darts semi final. We also look back on a remarkable comeback for Rob Cross, discuss Scott Williams' surprise win over MVG, and hear from Luke Humphries who has made it to the final four for the first time in his career. Plus, the PDCโs Matt Porter looks ahead to the semi finals.
Published 01/02/24
Polly James wraps up all the action on the last day of darts in 2023, starting with the 16-year-old sensation Luke Littler and his win over his hero, Raymond van Barneveld. We speak to Lukeโs Dad, Anthony, straight after that victory!
The match of the night was won by Luke Humphries who beat Joe Cullen in one of the all-time classic Ally Pally encounters โ โCool Hand Lukeโ joins the pod to deliver his New Yearโs message to our listeners.
Plus, there were wins for Brendan Dolan, Rob Cross,...
Published 12/31/23
Straight after knocking out the defending champion Michael Smith, Chris Dobey joins Polly James to look back at his memorable victory on day 12 of the World Darts. Mark "Webby" Webster chats about the day's other results that saw Michael van Gerwen march on, Gary Anderson fly through to the next round, and Raymond van Barneveld roll back the years. #LoveTheDarts to get involved.
Published 12/30/23
Polly James is at Alexandra Palace to look back on the action from day 11 of the World Darts Championship with Rod Studd and Master of Ceremonies, John McDonald.
There was a huge upset as Gerwyn Price was knocked out by Brendan Dolan, an impressive fightback from Luke Humphries while Stephen Bunting set up a mouth-watering match against Michael van Gerwen.
Published 12/29/23
The World Darts Championship returned after its Christmas break with a stellar lineup on day 10 at Alexandra Palace.
Polly James is joined by Glen Durrant and Stuart Pyke to review the action which included Luke Littler extending his dream debut run plus wins for Michael Smith, Michael van Gerwen and Rob Cross.
Published 12/27/23