The 5 Best Sporting Witness Podcast Episodes
1) Doug Williams - First Black Quarterback at the Superbowl
In 1988, Doug Williams of the Washington Redskins made history by becoming the first African-American quarterback to play in the Superbowl - the biggest sporting event in the USA. Williams overcame in...Show More
2) Lionel Rose - Aboriginal Boxing Hero
In February 1968, the aboriginal fighter Lionel Rose was cheered by Australians of all races when he won the world bantamweight boxing title. Ashley Byrne talks to Rose's rival and later friend, Noel ...Show More
3) The Toughest Dog-Sled Race in the World
The Iditarod dog-sled race runs through 1,000 miles of Arctic wildnerness in Alaska and is regarded as one of the toughest sporting events in the world. In the winter of 1985, Libby Riddles drew inter...Show More
4) Kerry Packer's Cricket Revolution
It is forty years since the international cricket world was thrown into chaos when an Australian media tycoon called Kerry Packer set up his own super league for the world’s best players. In 1977, he ...Show More
5) John Daly - The "Wild Thing" of Golf
In August 1991, the maverick golfer John Daly became a superstar overnight by winning the US PGA tournament as a rookie. Daly's ferocious hitting and hard-living lifestyle had not been seen in the spo...Show More
6) The Nasa swimsuit that rocked the 2008 Olympics
Imagine creating a swimsuit so good it would have to be banned. That's what Jason Rance and his team at Speedo did ahead of the Beijing Olympic Games in August 2008. Wearing the LZR Racer swimsuit, Un...Show More
7) Football's Next Star
In 2009, British 17-year-old Ben Greenhalgh won a reality TV show called Football's Next Star, earning him a six-month contract to play for Italian champions Inter Milan. During his time in Milan, the...Show More
8) ProZone: football's data revolution
In the 1990s, businessman Ramm Mylavaganam created a new way to analyse football matches, which would change how managers and coaches saw the game forever. Whilst trying to sell some high-end massag...Show More
9) A Cold War hockey match
In August 1961, the Soviet Union began building a wall between East and West Berlin. Weeks after construction began, the Scotland international women’s hockey team were invited to play against West Ge...Show More
10) Afghanistan’s international ski scene
How an international skiing scene developed in the mountains of Bamiyan province in 2011. Long: In 2011, the rugged mountains of Bamiyan Province in central Afghanistan became the backdrop of somethin...Show More