The inside and personal story of the key moments from sporting history
World Service,·710 episodes
Close finish - Gebrselassie beat his rival Paul Tergat of Kenya by less than a second
10 mins
The American long-jumper on shattering the world record at the 1968 Mexico Olympics
14 Jul 2012,·9 mins
The tennis legend on defecting from Czechoslovakia and then winning Wimbledon in 1978.
How the injured runner inspired millions by hobbling to the finish of his Olympic race.
Her husband and coach Al Joyner recalls Flo-Jo's four medal wins at Seoul in 1988
23 Jun 2012,·10 mins
Former England striker Gary Lineker on Maradona's historic goals in the 1986 World Cup.
How Sir Roger Bannister ran the first four-minute mile in 1954.
The American diver talks about the 1988 Seoul Olympics and mis-timing his dive
26 May 2012,·10 mins
In the 1972 Olympics he broke the 10,000 metre world record despite falling in the race.
A close friend describes Lance Armstrong's comeback from cancer to win the Tour De France.
How the US sprinter, Michael Johnson, shattered the 200m record at the 1996 Olympics.
Former Australian captain, Richie Benaud, recalls the first tie in test-match cricket.
28 Apr 2012,·10 mins
How Bob Champion overcame cancer to win the Grand National horse race in 1981.
The Oxford coach on an unprecedented mutiny by a group of American rowers in 1987.
How ageing potato farmer Cliff Young, became an Australian running legend.
Three black players who found fame in the British football league in the 1970s.
9 mins
Ayrton Senna was one of the best Formula One drivers ever, He died in a crash in 1994
In 1988 the Caribbean island fielded a bobsled team at the Winter Olympics.
How Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1967
In 1955, Sir Stirling Moss faced his biggest motor racing challenge - the Mille Miglia.
How an attack on the ice skater Nancy Kerrigan, shocked the USA in 1994.
17 Feb 2012,·9 mins
How the "Greatest Game" in American Football turned the sport into a modern phenomenon.
How the Algerian runner's success made her a political opponent for extremists
10 Feb 2012,·10 mins
How the 1948 Olympics helped London emerge from its post-war gloom.
How Zambia overcame tragedy to reach the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in 1994.
How Venuste Niyongabo won Burundi's only Olympic gold in 1996.
How tiny Hereford United won one of the greatest FA cup ties of all time in 1972.
How British Olympic history started 400 years ago with the games held in the Cotswolds.
How the Kenyan running legend Kip Keino, won Olympic gold in 1968.
How three British women swimmers took the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics by storm
