The inside and personal story of the key moments from sporting history
World Service,·711 episodes
How the Northern Irish pentathlete became a hero for winning gold at the 1972 Olympics.
23 Apr 2020,·9 mins
How French teenagers invented a sport by running, jumping and vaulting around their town.
16 Apr 2020,·9 mins
The inventor of the Cheetah Foot on the accident that led him to revolutionise para-sport
09 Apr 2020,·9 mins
In 1991, Wade Leslie became the first and only cowboy to achieve the maximum rodeo score.
02 Apr 2020,·9 mins
Julie Moss put Ironman on the map by crawling to the finish of the World Championship.
26 Mar 2020,·9 mins
How the death of top coach Bob Woolmer threw cricket into turmoil in 2007.
19 Mar 2020,·9 mins
The remarkable life of Hungarian Olympic swimmer and Holocaust survivor, Eva Szekely
12 Mar 2020,·9 mins
How the Scottish driver became the youngest ever rally World Champion in 1995
05 Mar 2020,·9 mins
How Shiva Keshavan took part in one of the most dangerous Winter Olympic sports at 16.
27 Feb 2020,·9 mins
In 1998, a farmer called Philip Boit competed in the gruelling cross-country ski event.
20 Feb 2020,·9 mins
How the Canadian became a national hero after winning Olympic gold in 1968
13 Feb 2020,·9 mins
In 1990, outsider James "Buster" Douglas defeated one of boxing's greatest champions.
06 Feb 2020,·9 mins
How a wounded Vietnam war veteran became an NFL Super Bowl champion.
30 Jan 2020,·9 mins
How an English soccer legend ran a team of black players in apartheid-era South Africa
23 Jan 2020,·9 mins
How the fastest woman in India came agonisingly close to Olympic glory in 1984
16 Jan 2020,·9 mins
In 2010, Angolan rebels opened fire on the team buses of the Togolese football team.
09 Jan 2020,·9 mins
In January 1992, the small Welsh club beat reigning English champions Arsenal.
02 Jan 2020,·9 mins
In 1969, Mary Raine became the first woman to report on football for the BBC.
26 Dec 2019,·9 mins
How a wonder goal took the US to the football World Cup for the first time in decades
19 Dec 2019,·9 mins
The incredible story of the first woman amputee to climb Mount Everest
12 Dec 2019,·9 mins
How international Morse code competitions became popular behind the Iron Curtain.
05 Dec 2019,·9 mins
How the Nigerian team put women's football on the map in Africa in 1999
28 Nov 2019,·9 mins
In 1998, India hosted the first international tournament for blind cricketers.
21 Nov 2019,·9 mins
In November 1991 the basketball legend stunned America by announcing he was HIV positive.
14 Nov 2019,·9 mins
The German goalkeeper who killed himself in November 2009, shocking the football world.
07 Nov 2019,·9 mins
How six women runners staged a sit-down to demand equality for female athletes in 1972.
31 Oct 2019,·9 mins
The story of the only black player in the Springboks' World Cup winning team in 1995.
24 Oct 2019,·9 mins
How a London-born policeman ended up featuring in an all-conquering New Zealand team.
17 Oct 2019,·9 mins
In 1980 the boxing legend came out of retirement for a last shot at a world title aged 38
10 Oct 2019,·9 mins
How Anju Bobby George won India's first ever World Athletics Championship medal in 2003.
03 Oct 2019,·9 mins
