The inside and personal story of the key moments from sporting history
World Service,·701 episodes
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
How the Glasgow team became the first in Britain to win the top prize in club football
03 Jun 2017,·9 mins
The British yachtsman who set records going round the globe single-handedly in 1967
27 May 2017,·9 mins
How the late-developing British triathlete came from nowhere to become the world's best.
23 May 2017,·9 mins
How Chinese fans rioted in 1985 after losing a World Cup qualifier to Hong Kong
13 May 2017,·9 mins
How the Australian tycoon brought big money, and controversy, into the sport in 1977.
06 May 2017,·9 mins
How a World Cup win brought a boost to Japan after the huge earthquake in 2011.
29 Apr 2017,·9 mins
The first person with Down's Syndrome to complete the London Marathon.
22 Apr 2017,·9 mins
How the pioneering racing driver broke the gender barrier at America's top motor race
15 Apr 2017,·9 mins
The racehorse who became a legend in Britain for winning the Grand National three times.
08 Apr 2017,·9 mins
