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Watch the signed version of this podcast here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0jkqvq3

And read a full transcript here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5jwd8CBFMY01X3xF0gDF2fM/the-quiet-place-full-transcript

Mark Chapman sits down with Britain’s most successful female Olympic athlete Laura Kenny. Mark is joined by Julien Laurens and Kenny at our Paris base to chat about her sporting roots, her experiences with Team GB, and the current GB indoor cycling team.

Mark Chapman sits down with sprint legend Michael Johnson ahead of the athletics at Paris 2024.

Michael joins Mark in Paris at our Olympic base to preview the track events coming up at the Games. They also chat about issues in the athletics calendar, changes that need to be made, and the highly anticipated 100m final.

Also hear Michael’s thoughts on Team GB’s medal hopefuls in the track and field events.

Team GB Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty talks to celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay about everything, from food to fame.

In this in-depth interview, Peaty opens up about his difficult journey to the Games, his return to form and how he has found happiness away from the pool.

Sebastian Coe looks back on his days as an Olympian, including his rivalry with Steve Ovett and training on Christmas Day. He talks about his role at the London 2012 Olympic Games and the pleasure in awarding Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill her heptathlon gold medal. Also, as the current president of World Athletics, he discusses the biggest challenges ahead for the sport.

In this latest episode the spotlight falls on Dame Denise Lewis as she shares her experience of claiming Gold in the 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.

Sam Harris is joined by basketball analyst Mo Mooncey and NBA journalist Grant Afseth to look ahead to Team USA at the Paris Olympics. The team chat about whether this is the 'Last Dance' for LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant, and they also look at who of the younger generation could be passed the Team USA torch. And with the rest of the world improving in their standard of basketball, Sam, Mo and Grant look at who might pose the USA problems at the Paris Olympics, before hearing straight from newly-crowned NBA champion Jayson Tatum, as well as Tyrese Haliburton.

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Wheelchair racer Hannah Cockcroft speaks to Eleanor Oldroyd about her brilliant career. The winner of seven Paralympic golds and the holder of five world records in the T34 classification, Hannah discusses how she got into the sport, the people who inspire her as well as the importance of her wheelchair (and making sure the size is correct!) and why she is determined to just keep on winning.

After taking a two-year break from the sport, Tom Daley is back to compete in his fifth Olympics at Paris 2024. And, speaking to his former diving mentor Leon Taylor, he reflects on how it felt to finally end his wait for gold at Tokyo 2020.

Dame Sarah Storey discusses her remarkable Paralympics career with Ely Oldroyd explaining how she developed her love for swimming, but ended up switching to cycling, where she continued to win gold after gold.