Sporting Witness Podcast
Eye-witness accounts from sporting history. We take you to the events that have shaped sport through the eyes of the people who were there.
Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive and testimony. Sporting Witness is for those fascinated by sporting history. We take you to the events that have shaped the sports world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes, you become a fan in the stands as we take you back in time to examine memorable victories and agonising defeats from all over the world. You’ll hear from people who have achieved sporting immortality, or those who were there as incredible sporting moments unfolded.
Recent episodes explore the forgotten football Women’s World Cup, the plasterer who fought a boxing legend, international football’s biggest ever beating and the man who swam the Amazon river. We look at the lives of some of the most famous F1 drivers, tennis players and athletes as well as people who’ve had ground-breaking impact in their chosen sporting field, including: the most decorated Paralympian, the woman who was the number 1 squash player in the world for nine years, and the first figure skater to wear a hijab. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the tennis player who escaped the Nazis, how a man finally beat a horse in a race, and how the FIFA computer game was created.
Episodes to download
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Shootings at the Munich Olympics
Sat 17 Sep 2011
Israeli athletes remember the shootings at the Munich Olympics of 1972.
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Jim Thorpe: Native American legend
Sat 10 Sep 2011
The incredible story of the star of the 1912 Olympics
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Sir Clyde Walcott on the West Indies' First Win at Lord's
Sat 27 Aug 2011
A win for the West Indies in 1950 at Lord's made the team a force in international cricket
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Blood in the Water - the 1956 Olympics
Sat 20 Aug 2011
How an Olympic water polo match between Hungary and the Soviet Union turned into a battle
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Alex Ferguson - the early years in management
Sat 13 Aug 2011
How Sir Alex Ferguson made his reputation as a manager at Aberdeen in the 1980s
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Eric Liddell - from Chariots of Fire to World War II
Sat 6 Aug 2011
The extraordinary life of Eric Liddell, the runner featued in the film Chariots of Fire
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Nadia Comaneci and the first 'Perfect 10'
Sat 30 Jul 2011
The Romanian recalls how in 1976 - at 14 - she achieved a perfect score for gymnastics