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Colin Murray looks back at 90 years of sport on the BBC by unearthing classic commentaries and interviews from the BBC archives.

  1. 04/28/2020

    The four-minute mile - in Bannister's own words

    A look back at Roger Bannister's historic four-minute mile in 1954.

    27 min

  2. 04/28/2020

    Boycott - In The Psychiatrist's Chair

    Geoffrey Boycott is one of the most famous names in Test cricket. Playing cricket for Yorkshire and England his prolific and sometimes controversial playing career stretched from 1962 to 1986 and established him as one of England's most successful opening batsmen. In 1987 he sat down to speak to Dr Anthony Clare on "In The Psychiatrist's Chair" in 1987.

    38 min

  3. 04/14/2020

    Brian Clough on Parkinson

    In the aftermath of his resignation as manager of Derby County, Brian Clough discusses what led him to quit, the England job, when sport and politics mix and what makes him laugh. Originally broadcast 20 October 1973.

    19 min

  4. 03/25/2019

    Cristiano Ronaldo 2015

    One of the greatest ever players to grace a football pitch speaks to Dan Roan about life on and off the football pitch.

    13 min

  5. 03/25/2019

    Kevin Pietersen and Freddie Flintoff 2013

    Ashes winner, record breaker, MBE winner and as controversial off the pitch as he was on it. In this very personal interview the man described by the Guardian as “England’s greatest modern batsman”, Kevin Pietersen, speaks to fellow cricket legend Freddie Flintoff in a revealing BBC interview from 2013.

    25 min

  6. 02/13/2019

    Murray Meets Blowers

    Colin Murray chats in depth to the legendary voice of Test Match Special, Henry Blofeld.

    19 min

  7. 12/31/2018

    Stanley Matthews

    John Dunne speaks to one the country’s greatest ever footballers. Stanley Matthews was best known for winning the 2nd division with Stoke in 1933 and again 30 years later in 1964, and also won the FA Cup for Blackpool in 1953. This interview took place in 1991, just 3 days before his 76th birthday.

    27 min

  8. 12/31/2018

    Alf & Bobby

    A revealing post-match interview with Sir Alf Ramsey and Bobby Moore straight after the 1966 World Cup final.

    12 min
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Colin Murray looks back at 90 years of sport on the BBC by unearthing classic commentaries and interviews from the BBC archives.

Information

  • Creator
    BBC Radio 5 Live
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2020
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © (C) BBC 2020
  • Show Website
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