I Was There

I Was There

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I Was There episodes

  • 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.

    18 min
  • 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.

    25 min
  • 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.

    26 min
  • 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.

    21 min
  • King’s Cross disaster

    Three people who were caught up in the devastating fire on the London Underground – a passenger, a firefighter and a news reporter – tell Adrian Chiles about their memories of the disaster, which killed 31 people.

    24 min
  • Arsenal-Liverpool 1989

    Arsenal’s Lee Dixon, Liverpool’s John Aldridge and TV analyser David Pleat join Adrian Chiles as they remember the famous title-deciding clash which saw Arsenal snatch the title from Liverpool with a stunning 2-0 win, including Michael Thomas’s last-minute goal.

    25 min
  • Ghostwatch

    The writer, director and one of the producers join Adrian Chiles to discuss the controversial BBC programme, that aired on Halloween 1992.

    25 min
  • Help for Heroes

    In 2007, Bryn and Emma Parry visited a military hospital. They saw a need to help British servicemen and woman with their injuries. They tell Adrian Chiles about setting up the charity, and what the early days were like.

    24 min

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