The Olympics Podcast
1) Victoria Pendleton, David Weir and the original Blade Runner - Marlon Shirley
A glorious summer of sport has finally drawn to a close, leaving much of the country feeling inspired. BBC 5 Live caught up with David Weir at the Athletes' Parade to speak about his extraordinary qua...Show More
Victoria Pendleton, David Weir and the original Blade Runner - Marlon Shirley
29:52 | Sep 17th, 2012
2) David Smith, the Athletes’ Parade and Paralympic jokes
As the London 2012 Games drew to a close, thousands lined the streets of London to cheer on the Athletes' Parade, including a very excited BBC reporter - Stephen Chittenden. Also present were triathlo...Show More
3) Oscar Pistorius’ outburst, Aled Davies and Philip Craven
Ellie Simmonds stormed to victory after winning two titles and setting two world records. Among her supporters was Steve Simmons, her father who told BBC WM that her victories were not guaranteed. A ...Show More
4) John Harris, Stefanie Reid and “boosting” at the Paralympics
The London Paralympic Games are looking set to be the greatest in the history of the movement but it was a very different story at the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960, as Britain's first-ever g...Show More
5) The Paralympians touch down...and the secrets of the running blades.
Over 2,000 athletes landed in the UK this week for the Paralympic Games including the Canadian wheelchair rugby player David Willsie and New Zealand sailor Jan Apel. In BBC Radio 1's "Against All Odds...Show More
6) The Father of the Paralympics, Greg Rutherford and Usain Bolt jealousy.
A week before the biggest Paralympic Games ever, Eva Loeffler speaks to Radio 4 about her father Dr Ludwig Guttmann, a German Jewish refugee who started the Paralympic movement. Sprinter Libby Clegg ...Show More
7) Olympic Homecomings, Gemma Gibbons, and David Roberts
Judo Olympians, silver medallist Gemma Gibbons and her partner Euan Burton, tell Victoria Derbyshire about the public reaction to their victory and losses at the Games. As part of the BBC Scotland ser...Show More
8) The Olympic Aftermath : Katherine Grainger, Oscar Pistorius and Lee Pearson
As London 2012 draws to a close, has the Olympic experience changed the United Kingdom? Kaiser Chiefs’ Ricky Wilson tells Richard Bacon about the last minute preparations for the Closing Ceremony. Oly...Show More
The Olympic Aftermath : Katherine Grainger, Oscar Pistorius and Lee Pearson
29:58 | Aug 15th, 2012
9) Nicola Adams, the Brownlee brothers and making sense of the medal table.
Nicola Adams describes the sacrifices she made to make history and win the first Olympic gold medal in women’s boxing. Alistair and Jonny Brownlee talk about their gruelling training schedule and the ...Show More
10) Mo Farah, Andy Murray and Jessica Ennis
Team GB’s Mo Farah, gold medallist in the 10,000m, receives a surprise phone call from his school PE teacher on Victoria Derbyshire’s 5 Live show and we hear from Andy Murray prior to the Olympics, wh...Show More