The inside and personal story of the key moments from sporting history
World Service,·701 episodes
The World Cup qualifiers that preceded a brief but bloody conflict in Central America
18 Jul 2019,·9 mins
Maureen Connolly was the first woman to win a tennis Grand Slam in 1953
11 Jul 2019,·9 mins
Carin Jennings-Gabarra recalls her part in America's 1991 World Cup win
04 Jul 2019,·9 mins
In 2003, Nia Künzer's extra-time header won Germany its first women's football World Cup
27 Jun 2019,·9 mins
How mastering a virtually impossible trick made the US skateboarder a household name.
20 Jun 2019,·9 mins
In 2011, winning the soccer World Cup lifted Japan's morale after the Fukushima disaster.
13 Jun 2019,·9 mins
In 2003, Kenya stunned cricket by reaching the World Cup semi-final.
06 Jun 2019,·9 mins
How Liverpool won their first European Cup in 1977, starting a decade of domination.
30 May 2019,·9 mins
How Tottenham Hotspur took on Anderlecht in a battle for the 1984 UEFA Cup
23 May 2019,·9 mins
How one of the greatest racehorses of all time won the US Triple Crown in 1973.
16 May 2019,·9 mins
In May 1949, a plane crash killed one of the greatest teams in Italian football history.
09 May 2019,·9 mins
In 1980 the South African racing driver became the only woman to win a Formula One event.
02 May 2019,·8 mins
The British runner who set a famous world record at the 2003 London Marathon.
25 Apr 2019,·8 mins
How a deaf American rider dominated the fast and dangerous sport of women's motocross
18 Apr 2019,·9 mins
In April 1994, the great West Indies batsman hit 375 runs against England in Antigua
11 Apr 2019,·9 mins
How Bruce Fordyce won South Africa's famous Comrades Marathon nine times in the 1980s.
04 Apr 2019,·9 mins
The England cricketer who gave up his international career because of depression.
28 Mar 2019,·9 mins
In 1983, Ron Grant became the first person to run 13,383 kilometres of Australian coast.
21 Mar 2019,·9 mins
How the national football team helped the country's fight for independence in 1971.
14 Mar 2019,·9 mins
How Kulsoom Abdullah won the right to compete in weightlifting in Islamic dress.
07 Mar 2019,·9 mins
In 2009 Brian O'Driscoll led Ireland to their first Six Nations championship in 61 years
28 Feb 2019,·9 mins
How the British invented downhill skiing at the start of the 20th Century.
21 Feb 2019,·9 mins
When Lisa Lindahl couldn't find a comfortable bra to run in, she decided to design one
14 Feb 2019,·9 mins
How sporting victory in 1995 helped unite South Africa after apartheid.
07 Feb 2019,·9 mins
The British adventurer who was seriously injured on a climb, but returned 18 years later.
31 Jan 2019,·9 mins
The first international sports event for LGBT athletes was held in San Francisco in 1982.
24 Jan 2019,·9 mins
The inspiring story of the first woman to ride in America's top horse race.
17 Jan 2019,·9 mins
How a former part-time hospital cleaner won the Australian Open in 1976.
10 Jan 2019,·9 mins
The athlete whose silver Olympic medal in 1992 was celebrated across the racial divide.
03 Jan 2019,·9 mins
The former Sudanese refugee who carried the flag for the USA at the 2008 Olympics.
27 Dec 2018,·9 mins
