The inside and personal story of the key moments from sporting history
World Service,·710 episodes
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
West Brom became the first professional British football team to visit communist China
20 Dec 2018,·9 mins
In 2008, the Jamaican sprinter wowed the world by winning the Olympic 100 and 200 metres
13 Dec 2018,·9 mins
Julie Moss wouldn't give up, even when she collapsed just metres from the finish line.
06 Dec 2018,·9 mins
How top sprinters Donovan Bailey and Michael Johnson staged a head-to-head race in 1997.
29 Nov 2018,·9 mins
In 1994, the boxing legend won a second world title after a shock return from retirement
22 Nov 2018,·9 mins
How the Kenyan runner became the first black African woman to win a top marathon in 1994.
15 Nov 2018,·9 mins
In 1995, Olympic skating champion Sergei Grinkov died on the rink in front of his partner
08 Nov 2018,·9 mins
How the Finnish driver nearly died in an accident at the 1995 Australian Grand Prix.
01 Nov 2018,·9 mins
How the team shooting sport began in the woods of New Hampshire in 1981.
27 Oct 2018,·9 mins
Vera Caslavska protested against the crushing of the Prague Spring at the 1968 Olympics.
20 Oct 2018,·9 mins
The story of the iconic protest by black American athletes at the 1968 Olympics.
13 Oct 2018,·9 mins
How a new sporting event for organ recipients was launched in 1978.
06 Oct 2018,·9 mins
The story of the British sprinter of the 1920s immortalised in Chariots Of Fire
29 Sep 2018,·9 mins
The tennis star on how India put political principle before sporting success
22 Sep 2018,·9 mins
How a London schoolboy became the youngest person ever to swim the English Channel.
15 Sep 2018,·9 mins
How the Australian tennis player surprised the world by winning the US Open in 1997
08 Sep 2018,·9 mins
The Soviet gymnast who became one of the greatest Olympians of all time.
01 Sep 2018,·9 mins
How the ice hockey legend's sale to a US team in 1988 caused outrage in Canada.
25 Aug 2018,·9 mins
The 800m runner who made history at the 2004 Athens Olympics
18 Aug 2018,·9 mins
The cricketing career of the Pakistani politician.
11 Aug 2018,·9 mins
The story of the first woman to sail non-stop and solo around the world.
04 Aug 2018,·9 mins
