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.

Podcasting since 2019 • 229 episodes

Bears Beyond The Gate

Latest Episodes

Ep 228 - Derby day redemption but season effectively over

We look back on the excellent victory vs TFDTR on Friday night a the Gate which was a fitting way to say good bye to the leavers as well as purge some of the Franklin’s Garden horror from the previous round.We admire the endeavour to bag...

June 01, 2026 • Season 7 • Episode 228 • 1:05:11

Ep 227 - Worse than a shellacking? Lower than a nadir? We try to make sense of Friday!

It's a sombre pod and many things have already been said about Friday's chastening and record-breaking defeat against Saints across various platforms. There are lots of interrelated reasons why teams lose matches both contextual and in the heat...

May 17, 2026 • Season 7 • Episode 227 • 50:07

Ep 226 - Play off hopes hang in the balance as Sarries do what Sarries do for the tenth time in a row

May 11, 2026 • Season 7 • Episode 226 • 1:12:17

Ep 225 - Bonus point win in Newcastle sets up Sarries showdown plus listener poetry, Red Roses at the Gate and ideas to fill the Atyeo

In this week's episode, Pete, Lee and Miles discuss Bristol's dominant victory away at Newcastle.It was another welcome five points but it came at a cost with more injuries to contend with.On the postive side we have two weeks to ...

April 26, 2026 • Season 7 • Episode 225 • 1:03:09

Ep 224 - Derby day demolition sparks renewed play off hopes

April 20, 2026 • Season 7 • Episode 224 • 1:03:24

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Fan Mail

Dear fellas, just wanted to join the chorus in saying what a fantastic job you boys continually do in producing this podcast. I'm a life long briz fan living in Oxford for the past 15 years - I get down to the gate as often as I can (away games tend to be more accessible for me) but its easy to feel a bit cut off from the general Bristol Rugby community. The pod is a wonderful way that exiles like me can get that Bristol Bears connection and without it, I really wouldn't feel as tuned in to the fan community (me being social media phobic. Lee, i'm very much with you on being alergic to technology). It also does what the very best radio and podcasts do which is make the listener feel like they're part of the conversation- something that other apparently 'professional' shows made up of ex pros and sports hacks just aren't able to pull off. So keep at it lads, I'll look out for you at the Leinster game and who knows, one of these days I might even attempt an acrostic. Stay safe, Adrian (Ade).

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