42 episodes

Historic moments from history told by those who lived through them.

I Was There BBC Radio 5 Live

    • History
    • 4.3 • 24 Ratings

Historic moments from history told by those who lived through them.

    Niki Lauda speaks in 2015

    Niki Lauda speaks in 2015

    Chris Warburton talks to Niki Lauda, 39 years since he crashed his Ferrari at the Nürburgring Grand Prix in Germany. Former F1 drivers Mario Andretti and John Watson, who both also raced that year, share their memories of the crash and that famous season.

    • 17 min
    Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again

    Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again

    Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again. Anna speaks to the actor PHILIP MICHAEL, dancer LYDIA LOUISA and Assistant Director CHRIS NEWMAN who all helped to make the original Mamma Mia! a success.

    • 24 min
    Sports Report at 70

    Sports Report at 70

    Chris Warburton is celebrates the 70th Anniversary of the BBC's Sports Report.

    • 20 min
    Fairytale of New York

    Fairytale of New York

    Steve Lillywhite, who produced the song, speaks to Adrian.

    • 21 min
    Cool Runnings

    Cool Runnings

    Members of the legendary Jamaican bobsleigh team – whose heroic endeavours at the Calgary Winter Olympics of 1988 became a hit Hollywood film – join Adrian Chiles to remember how they ended up competing at the games.

    • 25 min
    Frestonia

    Frestonia

    Two squatters from the legendary London 1970s squatting community Frestonia tell Adrian Chiles how it all started, what it was like - and how it ended.

    • 20 min

Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5
24 Ratings

24 Ratings

Angry Mike Vanes ,

Another excellent

Podcast that has disappeared like 5 live investigates. Sort it out BBC!

Debsluvchoo ,

Cool Running

This was so good and it would be great to speak to all of the team for longer as they are all so inspiring

Ttttttttyyyyyy ,

Hit and miss

Some of these episodes are about such important and interesting events others (dare I say) seem a little trivial or mundane by comparison. Many of these episodes also feel rushed. Would love them to get into more detail with some of the really interesting guests they speak to but the presenters are forever cutting their guest speakers off, which becomes rather infuriating.
Great concept, could be executed a lot better.

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