The Wine Rack - Snooker & Snark

Chloe and Jennie join forces with snooker reporting legends Nick Metcalfe and Phil Haigh for an epic Christmas special, looking back over some of the most significant snooker moments of 2025 and setting our intentions for 2026. Grab a drink (or two) and a mince pie (or four) and join us for this bumper episode!

Jennie and Chloe reminisce on Mark Selby's brilliant win at the UK Championships, followed by a brief trip to Edinburgh for a Chris-mas miracle at the Scottish Open (by way of a mad couple of days in Blackpool at the Snooker Shoot Out). To cap off this Boxing Day delight, enjoy a chaotic Christmas with some of your favourite snooker players!

Jennie and Chloe record live in Leicester at the Champion of Champions following the group stages, then reflect on a fantastic win for first-time champ Mark Selby. Is Leicester a good venue for the Champ o' Champs? Did the VIP offering live up to its name? Were the conditions really so terrible? Has Shaun Murphy finished throwing a tantrum yet? All this and more in our latest episode...

It's the 2025 Halloween Special, so Jennie and Chloe are up to their usual snooker shenanigans, but now with a spooky soundtrack. Take a look back at the Xi'an Grand Prix (all hail Mark Williams) before a special Editing Jennie & Chloe double team jump in to squeal over Jack Lisowski's momentous Northern Ireland Open win in Belfast! For the spook-tacular Free Ball, it's costume time for the Top 16 - who wears what?

Jennie and Chloe are delighted to be joined by the witty and effervescent Dominic Dale, who could've chatted with them for several hours about many, many different topics. The final cut of this interview is mostly snooker-related, but a few tangents were taken along the way. After that, there's a brief trip to South Dakota on the cards as Jennie and Chloe outline their picks for the Snooker Mount Rushmore - be prepared to disagree with them!

Chloe and Jennie record on-site at Cheltenham, giving a (sort of) play-by-play of their time attending the British Open Snooker at The Centaur, which sadly ended in heartbreak. Thankfully, they had wine and Italian food, so that took the edge off. NOTE: The sound is slightly iffy to begin with (as Editing Jennie explains) but we promise it gets better!

Jennie and Chloe recap most of the English Open while the final ticks on in the background (no spoilers, for those who missed it), then it's on to a special guest appearance from the fantastic David Hendon, snooker commentator, writer, and broadcaster (and occasional playwright) who talks about his own history with this beautiful sport and gives a sneak preview of his new book, "Pots of Gold" (available from all good booksellers from 25 September 2025).

Jennie and Chloe discuss the latest snooker action from Riyadh, where Ronnie O'Sullivan further cemented his GOAT status and Our Robbo had the biggest payday of his career. They also avoid a sportswashing rant this time, but Editing Jennie points you to previous episodes if you're interested in that sort of thing. Then it's on to Wuhan where Editing Jennie forgets to congratulate the winner, but where some pretty excellent snooker stories abounded. Finally, the Free Ball takes a trip to Disney (Land? World? Who knows).

Chloe and Jennie drink to Kyren Wilson's excellent Shanghai Masters triumph (bubbly was drunk prior to recording) and celebrate the proper start to the season. For their third Free Ball of Season 3, there's a real smörgåsbord of delights as they write up a menu fit for a host of champions.