 In October 2009 , Carlisle made his first appearance on the BBC television football programme Match of the Day 2 . He has since appeared as a pundit for Sky Sports and ITV Sport during numerous televised football matches . Carlisle has made two appearances on the BBC panel debate show Question Time , becoming the first footballer to appear on the programme . In July 2012 , he presented a documentary on BBC Three titled Is Football Racist ? , in which he interviewed former footballers Stan Collymore , Chris Hughton and John Barnes about their experiences of racism during their careers , as well as investigating the history of racism in English football on the pitch and in the stands . He also presented a second documentary for BBC Three , Football 's Suicide Secret , on the issue of mental health in football on 9 July 2013 . He published his autobiography , You Don 't Know Me , But ... A Footballer 's Life in 2013 . 
