The inside and personal story of the key moments from sporting history
World Service,·710 episodes
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
In 1978, US female sports journalists won a major victory in their fight for equality
06 Feb 2016,·9 mins
The dramatic marathon that turned an Italian sweet-maker from Capri into a celebrity
30 Jan 2016,·9 mins
The aboriginal runner who lit the Olympic cauldron and went on to win the 400m event
23 Jan 2016,·9 mins
The first woman to win the Iditarod race through 1000 miles of wilderness in Alaska
16 Jan 2016,·9 mins
The Soviet gymnast who charmed the world at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
09 Jan 2016,·9 mins
The epic NFL game which made the reputation of Green Bay Packers' coach Vince Lombardi.
02 Jan 2016,·9 mins
In 1991, two Americans both beat the iconic long jump record at the World Championships.
26 Dec 2015,·9 mins
How the legendary motorcycle stuntman made his name with a jump outside a casino in 1967.
19 Dec 2015,·9 mins
How the East German team won their last ever match - just before the country disappeared.
12 Dec 2015,·9 mins
How an international wrestling tournament wowed secretive North Korea in 1995
05 Dec 2015,·9 mins
How a Jaffa fisherman's son broke down barriers by making Israel's national team
28 Nov 2015,·9 mins
The late All Blacks rugby legend in his own words
21 Nov 2015,·9 mins
Two former athletes describe the human cost of the Communist nation's drugs programme.
14 Nov 2015,·9 mins
The legendary Pakistani player who went undefeated for five years in the 1980s
07 Nov 2015,·9 mins
How the New Zealand rugby team beat France and stopped "choking" in the World Cup in 2011
31 Oct 2015,·9 mins
The legendary player who broke the colour bar in baseball and won the World Series.
24 Oct 2015,·9 mins
In 2002, free diver Tanya Streeter attempted to reach a record depth of 160m
17 Oct 2015,·9 mins
The legendary fly-half who led the Pumas to their first international victories
10 Oct 2015,·9 mins
How Didier Drogba and the Ivorian football team campaigned for an end to civil war.
03 Oct 2015,·9 mins
How Gerrie Coetzee thrilled South Africa by becoming world boxing champion in 1983.
26 Sep 2015,·9 mins
How rugby flourished in Romania in the 1980s under the notorious Communist dictatorship
19 Sep 2015,·9 mins
