The inside and personal story of the key moments from sporting history
World Service,·710 episodes
The record-breaking British driver who was killed in a jet-boat accident in 1967.
30 Dec 2017,·9 mins
Hurricane force storms led to 6 deaths and 50 sailors airlifted in a daring sea rescue.
23 Dec 2017,·9 mins
How the Libyan dictator sponsored a failing German ice hockey team in the 1980s.
16 Dec 2017,·9 mins
How a Belgian footballer won a court ruling that transformed the transfer market.
09 Dec 2017,·9 mins
The former Sudanese refugee who carried the flag for the USA at the 2008 Olympics.
02 Dec 2017,·9 mins
How the late Czech tennis player went from weeping loser to popular Wimbledon winner.
25 Nov 2017,·9 mins
The woman who beat all the men in the notorious Badwater Marathon in California
18 Nov 2017,·9 mins
How the fast-growing sport of mixed martial arts was launched in America in 1993.
11 Nov 2017,·9 mins
The first woman to compete at the same level as men in the professional game.
04 Nov 2017,·9 mins
Lynn Hill was first to free-climb 'The Nose', 3,000ft of vertical granite wall
28 Oct 2017,·9 mins
How the feud between two motor-racing giants spilled onto the track in 1989.
21 Oct 2017,·9 mins
In 1973, Billie-Jean King made tennis history by winning a challenge game against a man.
14 Oct 2017,·9 mins
How the Irish-born footballer, Eamon Zayed, became a folk hero in Iran.
07 Oct 2017,·9 mins
How his 1973 season with the Buffalo Bills made O.J. Simpson a superstar.
30 Sep 2017,·9 mins
How Nigerian athlete Chioma Ajunwa stunned the world at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996
23 Sep 2017,·9 mins
How one of the world's hardest endurance events was invented in Hawaii in 1978.
16 Sep 2017,·9 mins
How a Moroccan woman hurdler took victory at the 1984 Olympics and inspired a generation.
09 Sep 2017,·9 mins
The American motorbike rider who won his first world championship aged 21
02 Sep 2017,·9 mins
How Canadian Lawrence Lemieux was hailed for his sportsmanship at the 1988 Olympics.
26 Aug 2017,·9 mins
Memories of the great British woman mountaineer killed in the Himalayas in August 1995.
19 Aug 2017,·9 mins
How the legendary Ukrainian athlete won his toughest World Championship in 1997.
12 Aug 2017,·9 mins
How the maverick golfer became a superstar overnight by winning the US PGA as a rookie.
05 Aug 2017,·9 mins
How a sports star turned military hero died in a controversial friendly fire incident.
29 Jul 2017,·9 mins
Memories of the Belgian cyclist so feared he was known as "The Cannibal".
22 Jul 2017,·9 mins
How the unseeded German teenager became Wimbledon champion in 1985.
15 Jul 2017,·9 mins
The Olympic gold medallist who became one of the first stars of the women's NBA.
08 Jul 2017,·9 mins
The British tennis player who became a global celebrity in the 1930s
01 Jul 2017,·9 mins
Women players from England and the West Indies recall the inaugural tournament in 1973.
24 Jun 2017,·9 mins
How the Argentine superstar was expelled from the USA 1994 soccer World Cup.
17 Jun 2017,·9 mins
How a retired Danish footballer formed the Tibetan national team in 2001.
10 Jun 2017,·9 mins
