25 episodes
Sport and the Feels Sport and the Feels
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4.7 • 61 Ratings
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Some of the UK's most familiar sporting voices join forces for front-row stories from some of the biggest sports events in history and thought-provoking conversations with people at the heart of them. Series Two, launched on 24th August, will introduce Lee McKenzie (C4/BBC) to the presenting team and run throughout 'what-would-have-been' Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. The series will be called "Paralympic Feels". Subscribe now. Series One, concentrating on the Olympic Games, featured Marcus Buckland (Sky/Amazon), John Inverdale (ITV/BBC), Sonja McLaughlan (BT/BBC), Jonathan Overend (BBC/ITV) and Mark Pougatch (ITV/BT) along with special guests, each with an amazing Olympic story to tell.
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Hamish Hamilton and Mark Pougatch: The Wonder
Unlike many of our guests on this series, Hamish Hamilton can live everyday life without being troubled, certainly without being recognised. He's a different kind of Olympian, an anonymous Olympian; not actually an Olympian at all. And yet, his gold-medal-winning work will be familiar to us all, drawing acclaim not from thousands in a stadium but from billions watching around the world on their TVs. Hamish was the Live Director of the London 2012 Opening Ceremony; the man responsible for bringing Danny Boyle's vision to life for a global audience. He's the go-to-guy for this kind of thing; directing the last seven Superbowl Half-Time shows and top of the contacts page for Beyonce, U2 and Robbie Williams when they need live concert directing. Suffice to say, he's on top of the podium in his particular profession. Mark Pougatch is alongside host Jonathan Overend, in association with Aldi UK, official supermarket partner of Team GB, to get deep into the London ceremony; "Isles of Wonder". They both agree it was one of the best things they've ever seen. So how did it work? How was it planned and constructed? How did that happen? Just... how ?!?!?
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Paralympic Feels: Liz Johnson
Liz Johnson on getting employers to wake up to the inclusivity challenge.
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Paralympic Feels: Ellie Simmonds and Ali Jawad
Medal winners, super-swimmers and power-lifters; Ellie Simmonds and Ali Jawad.
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Paralympic Feels: Wheelchair Basketball Special
The "collateral damage" of Wheelchair Basketball with Sophie Carrigill and George Bates,
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Paralympic Feels: Rising Phoenix
Behind the scenes on new Netflix movie Rising Phoenix with Oscar winning producer and London 2012 Executive.
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Paralympic Feels: Charlotte Henshaw
Charlotte Henshaw on refusing to retire; she's simply switched sports.
Customer Reviews
As Good As It Gets...
If you like, and want your sport to be delivered in more than a sound bite or 140 characters and actually about the sport, the events and the individuals involved, then this podcast is a must.
Proper discussions and questions, with not a cliché in sight, it’s the much needed remedy to so little sport on offer at the moment - and let’s hope it becomes a long term project .
The ‘A’ team of seasoned, erudite sports broadcasters pick their way through the topics at hand, skilfully getting the best out of the guests, (whilst the ‘newbies’ get some fabulous on the job training).
All in all - Chapeau, to this 5 star podcast
Self-absorbed rubbish
I’m a massive fan of the Olympics and Paralympics and was expecting to love this, but I just... don’t. The ego’s of the broadcasters take over and obscure any and all storytelling. The self-aggrandisement of these people is incredible, Inverdale, Balding, etc all believe they are national treasures and no-one really knows who they are. Disappointing.
Radio 5 star voices
This is a great podcast. So insightful and a reminder when BBC Radio 5 was head and shoulders above the competition with their presenting team.
Reminds me why I used to love the conversations generated during Wimbledon rain breaks or in between Olympic events when the various successes and failures of athletes and governing bodies were dissected by journalists at the top of their game.