The inside and personal story of the key moments from sporting history
World Service,·710 episodes
In 1975, the great Tour de France rider lost the race after being punched by a spectator
19 Jul 2014,·9 mins
How Hungary's footballers hammered mighty England 6-3 at Wembley in 1953.
12 Jul 2014,·9 mins
How Argentina won its first World Cup when hosting the tournament under military rule.
05 Jul 2014,·9 mins
How South Korea beat some of the top teams in Europe in 2002 thanks to home support.
28 Jun 2014,·9 mins
The Colombian defender murdered after scoring an own goal at the World Cup in 1994
21 Jun 2014,·9 mins
How Brazil was traumatised by losing the World Cup the last time it was played there
14 Jun 2014,·9 mins
The Chinese-American player who won his only major after the Tiananmen Square massacre.
07 Jun 2014,·9 mins
How the boxer's world championship bid brought together all sides in Northern Ireland.
31 May 2014,·9 mins
In May 1964, more than 300 people died at a football game between Peru and Argentina.
24 May 2014,·9 mins
The referee who sent off the legendary French player in the 2006 World Cup final.
17 May 2014,·9 mins
How the footballers of communist North Korea shocked Italy at the 1966 World Cup.
10 May 2014,·9 mins
How Cameroon shocked Argentina at the 1990 World Cup and put African football on the map.
03 May 2014,·9 mins
The American footballer who won the World Cup, then tore off her shirt to reveal her bra.
26 Apr 2014,·9 mins
The American athlete who broke the gender barrier at the Boston Marathon
19 Apr 2014,·9 mins
Algerian players secretly left their French clubs to form their own national team in 1958
12 Apr 2014,·9 mins
The unlikely 1954 World Cup victory which restored West German pride after WW2
05 Apr 2014,·9 mins
The epic race between America's top ultramarathon runner and an ancient Mexican tribe.
29 Mar 2014,·9 mins
He scored a goal for the US and upon his return to Haiti was taken by the secret police
22 Mar 2014,·9 mins
The racing driver who suffered a horrific crash, but then became a successful Paralympian
15 Mar 2014,·9 mins
The Canadian rower who defied a horrific injury to win an Olympic medal in 1992
08 Mar 2014,·9 mins
How the young Muhammad Ali became boxing world champion after two controversial fights.
01 Mar 2014,·9 mins
In 1984, the British skaters charmed the world with their performance of Ravel's Bolero
22 Feb 2014,·9 mins
How the legendary Austrian skier won one of the most exciting Olympic downhill races ever
15 Feb 2014,·9 mins
In 1964, Britain won an Olympic event that became famous for an act of sportsmanship.
08 Feb 2014,·9 mins
At the 1980 Winter Olympics, the USA faced the USSR in a Cold War hockey showdown.
01 Feb 2014,·9 mins
How cross-country skiing united a Kenyan farmer and a Norwegian Winter Olympic hero
25 Jan 2014,·9 mins
The American speed-skater who overcame personal tragedy to win Olympic gold
18 Jan 2014,·9 mins
The glamorous East German skater remembers dancing Carmen at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
11 Jan 2014,·9 mins
Sporting Witness takes you back to the coronation derby in 1953.
10 mins
A compilation of some of the most memorable stories from the series.
49 mins
