5 Live Sport: All About...

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5 Live Sport: All About... episodes

October 12, 2023 The Pat Cummins and climate change in sport one
Kelly Cates speaks to winners and nominees of the BBC's Green Sports Awards, discussing some of the key issues in how sport can help to tackle climate change.
She's joined by former Olympic cyclist and national active travel commissioner Chris Boardman and Claire Poole, the founder and CEO of Sport Positive, to look at whether sport is using its profile and reach to effectively change attitudes relating to the environment.
We hear from Australia's cricket captain Pat Cummins on why taking action matters and the challenges cricket faces on the issue.
Inter Milan and Denmark footballer Sofie Junge Pedersen talks about her activism and changes in her lifestyle, as well as trying to influence teammates to change their behaviour. And cross-country runner Innes Fitzgerald explains why she decided not to travel to Australia for an individual race.
TIMECODES
03:00 Pat Cummins on cricket's role in tackling climate change
13:00 Footballer Sofie Junge Pedersen
25:30 Innes Fitzgerald on travel considerations as an individual runner
35:20 Focus on a southern African football league attempting to stop people becoming rhino poachers
43:25 Baseball player Chris Dickerson on creating Players for Planet, raising awareness on sport's environmental impact
51 min
October 09, 2023 The KSI and the boxing misfits one
Manvir Rai explores the new form of boxing which has emerged in recent years, where the lines between true sports and entertainment have been blurred since the rise of crossover and celebrity fights.
It has become a financial phenomenon that has taken the world by storm, but not without raising questions about its impact on the sport as a whole.
29 min
September 22, 2023 The Ange Postecoglou one
Gary Lineker speaks to the Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou.
They discuss his upbringing in Greece and how that led to his love of the sport.
Postecoglou also reveals how his early playing days have influenced his coaching philosophy, and talks about his intentions for turning Tottenham into serial trophy winners.
TIMECODES
03:00 His upbringing, his father and how his love of football developed
09:10 Early career, including his time in Amsterdam
13:00 Changing the mindset at Tottenham
14:35 Coping without Harry Kane
20:30 The importance of James Maddison and Son Heung-Min
26:00 His goals and aspirations at Tottenham
27 min
August 25, 2023 The Michael Johnson one
Sprint legend Michael Johnson joins Katharine Merry and Allison Curbishley on the podcast to discuss his many career highlights that have included winning eight world titles and four Olympic gold medals.
The American chooses as his 'gold medal achievement' his sensational 200m and 400m double at his home Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996.
It wasn't easy to find a 'wooden spoon moment' but Johnson explains that he still holds some regret about losing a race at high school.
03:35 Bronze medal achievement
10:00 His favourite distance to run
13:18 Best achievement by another athlete
16:40 Silver medal achievement
25:38 Wooden spoon moment
27:30 Gold medal achievement
41 min
August 24, 2023 The Steve Backley one
In this episode Steve Backley reflects on the greatest moments of his career as a javelin thrower. He talks about being a world record breaker on three occasions and winning Silver at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
He discusses his famous rivalry with Jan Železný and how they pushed eachother to achieve their best. Plus, what’s the strangest object Steve Backley has ever been asked to throw?
04:20 - Bronze medal achievement
10:00 - Best achievement by other athlete
20:15 - Silver medal achievement
23:25 - Wooden spoon moment
27:20 - Gold medal achievement
36 min
August 23, 2023 The Colin Jackson One
Former World Champion, World Record holder, and Olympic silver medallist Colin Jackson is the latest legend to join the pod and sit down with Katharine Merry and Allison Curbishley. Colin reminisces about winning the world title in 1999 in Seville shortly after the death of a training partner, winding sprinters up by winning the 60m flat in Paris, and a jet ski fiasco with Linford Christie and John Regis.
Timecodes
04:17 – Bronze medal performance
18:36 – Silver medal performance
26:49 – Wooden spoon moment
36:51 – Gold medal performance
43 min
August 22, 2023 The Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill One
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill is the latest athlete to discuss the most memorable moments from her career and she looks at some of the highlights in the sport that stand out for her.
She reminisces on watching a remarkable world record breaking run from Usain Bolt in 2009 and having an unlikely fan in Denzel Washington.
Ennis-Hill also talks about returning to compete as a mum and how that impacted her Olympic performance in 2014 and reflects on her gold medal win on Super Saturday at London 2012.
02:50 Bronze medal achievement
07:10 Best achievement by other athlete
11:40 Silver medal achievement
18:10 Wooden spoon moment
22:45 Gold medal achievement
35 min
August 21, 2023 The Paula Radcliffe One
In the next episode, Paula Radcliffe relives some of the greatest moments in her career on the track, on the road and cross country.
She looks back on the moment that Ingrid Kristiansen set the marathon world record and discusses her heartbreak at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Radcliffe also reflects on happier times with setting the world record at the London Marathon in 2003 and she also discusses the personal significance of the number 17.
04:00 Bronze medal achievement
07:00 Best achievement by other athlete
12:05 Silver medal achievement
16:05 Wooden spoon moment
22:50 Gold medal achievement
41 min
August 20, 2023 The Dame Denise Lewis one
In this latest episode the spotlight falls on Dame Denise Lewis as she shares her experience of claiming Gold in 2000 Sydney Olympics, seeing the Commonwealth games come home to Birmingham and her journey to the top of the sport. She also details how her life changed following global success.
TOPICS
02:10 Bronze medal achievement
09:30 Best achievement by other athlete
13:30 Silver medal achievement
23:40 Wooden spoon moment
27:10 Gold medal moment
39 min
August 19, 2023 The Steve Cram one
On the first episode of the All About: Athletics podcast, Steve Cram takes centre stage to talk about his medal laden career in the 800 and 1500 metres.
Hear the former World, European and Commonwealth champion discuss his love for Oslo, his admiration of Usain Bolt and his greatest achievement.
Cram also relives his most embarrassing moment, including an almost ‘royally’ awkward situation at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.
TOPICS
04:00 Bronze medal achievement
09:20 Best achievement by other athlete
11:30 Silver medal achievement
22:30 Wooden spoon moment
30:10 Gold medal moment
45 min