Carlton Kirby's True Tales of the Tour de France

Carlton Kirby is coming to the Pavilion Atrium at Worthing Theatres and Museum on Thursday 28 January 2027, for an evening of stories from twenty-five years covering the Tour de France and the other great cycling races. He's known as the 'Voice of Cycling', and he's spent more than two decades calling the action from the commentary box. People often compare him to the likes of Henry Blofeld, Murray Walker and Sid Waddell, so you've got a good idea of the kind of presence he brings to a broadcast.

For this show, he's stepping out of the box and into the spotlight. He'll be in conversation with Duncan Steer, and the two of them will be digging into a quarter-century at the top of the sport. He'll be talking about his encounters with the big names — Bradley Wiggins, Mark Cavendish and Sean Kelly — and the less glamorous side of life on the road, including the budget hotels that lined his European travels. He's well known for his quick wit and his distinctive style, and the evening is billed as a hilarious and revealing look behind the scenes of the peloton.

It's a long one, too: the show runs for 110 minutes, and there's an age guidance of 14+. Tickets start from £23.75, and it kicks off at 7:30pm on the night.