Bulletproof

From pub to palace, my life in darts

By: Stephen Bunting

At the oche with darts' biggest character

They call him the Bullet, they go ‘Bunting Mental’ and they race to be the first to write ‘I can’t believe he’s only 16’ on his social media posts. Stephen Bunting, 40, has fans like nobody else.

In his own words, Stephen takes us behind the scenes of his life as one of the most talented and popular professional darts players in the world. Welcome to both the extraordinary and ordinary world of a darts fan favourite.

From the social clubs of Liverpool and St Helens to BDO World Darts Champion and the heights of the Premier League and PDC World Championships, join Stephen on a tour of his life filled with his trademark humour, outrageous anecdotes and unique wisdom, all the way from the pub to the PDC. Featuring his exclusive behind the scenes view of the professional darts tour and his truthful assessment of how you make it as a pro, this is the incredible and hilarious story of a life at the oche from one of the greatest personalities in the game.

Welcome to the darts, on tour with a Bullet.

©2026 Stephen Bunting

Critic reviews

'When Bunting steps up towards the oche at Ally Pally and does his Christ the Redeemer pose, followed by the double ear-cups to costumed Marios and Luigis bellowing their lungs out in the front row, he gets a level of fevered adoration above anything that greets Ronaldo at Al-Nassr. We know where we’d rather be.' Guardian