The inside and personal story of the key moments from sporting history
World Service,·701 episodes
In 2012, Rwanda's sitting volleyball team became their country's first Paralympians.
03 Sep 2016,·9 mins
In 1991, an African-American driver raced the Indianapolis 500 for the first time
27 Aug 2016,·9 mins
The story of the Scottish runner immortalised in the film Chariots of Fire.
20 Aug 2016,·9 mins
The legendary Czechoslovak runner who won three golds at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.
13 Aug 2016,·9 mins
The Romanian gymnast who scored the first "Perfect 10" at the Olympics in 1976.
06 Aug 2016,·9 mins
In 1996, Nigeria became the first African team to take football gold at the Olympic Games
30 Jul 2016,·9 mins
The 1976 motor racing crash which went down in Formula One history.
23 Jul 2016,·9 mins
The journey of female marathoner Agueda Amaral from refugee to the Sydney Olympics.
16 Jul 2016,·9 mins
In 1984, Gabriela Andersen-Scheiss completed the Olympic marathon in terrible pain
09 Jul 2016,·9 mins
In 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first African-American man to win Wimbledon
02 Jul 2016,·9 mins
The Japanese gymnast who won gold in 1976 despite competing with a broken knee
25 Jun 2016,·9 mins
How the 'Lion of Himara' became a Greek hero by battling injury at the Athens Olympics
18 Jun 2016,·9 mins
How the Danish football team won the Euro 1992 tournament despite failing to qualify
11 Jun 2016,·9 mins
How Brojen Das broke the world record for swimming from France to England in 1961.
04 Jun 2016,·9 mins
The American boxers acclaimed for one of the best team performances in Olympic history.
28 May 2016,·9 mins
How violence at a Red Star Belgrade vs Dinamo Zagreb game heralded the war in Yugoslavia.
21 May 2016,·9 mins
In May 1949, a plane crash killed one of the greatest teams in Italian football history.
14 May 2016,·9 mins
How the women's hockey team won the first Olympic gold for their country in 1980.
07 May 2016,·9 mins
How the rebellious Australian swimmer shattered records in the 1950s and 60s
30 Apr 2016,·9 mins
The cancer patient who inspired Canada with an attempt to run across the country in 1980
23 Apr 2016,·9 mins
The Israeli race-walker who survived the Holocaust and the Munich Olympics shootings
16 Apr 2016,·9 mins
In 1998, the world's most expensive chess centre opened in a remote region of Russia.
09 Apr 2016,·9 mins
The American sprinter who recovered from serious illness to win the Olympic 100 metres.
02 Apr 2016,·9 mins
How the British driver Stirling Moss won one of the most epic races of all time in 1955
26 Mar 2016,·9 mins
How the Baltimore Orioles became the first Major League team to play in communist Cuba
19 Mar 2016,·9 mins
In 1969, a match between the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia sparked unrest in Prague.
12 Mar 2016,·9 mins
The story of Gail Grandchamp, who campaigned for the right of women to box in the USA.
05 Mar 2016,·9 mins
The historic rugby match between Ireland and England in Dublin in 2007.
27 Feb 2016,·9 mins
The story of the first black South African to win an Olympic gold in athletics in 1996
20 Feb 2016,·9 mins
How two Zimbabwean cricketers risked their careers to protest again President Mugabe.
13 Feb 2016,·9 mins
