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- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 402
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Tokyo 2020 Special - less than a year to go
From just one gold medal in Atlanta to second on the medal table in Rio and the impossible - improving the medal haul in the edition after being the host nation - there's now less than a year until T…
00:56:01 |
Sun 11 Aug 2019
London 2012 Special 7 years on
"London 2012 will see the very best of us" the words from Lord Sebastian Coe as he officially welcomed the world back to London for a record third time. Those words seem even more apt 7 years on!
We …
00:59:18 |
Mon 29 Jul 2019
Being Part of Europe
10 days of European Games competition has come to a conclusion in Minsk. There was success for Team GB - especially in boxing and badminton. We look back at the event and what it means one year out f…
00:32:45 |
Sun 30 Jun 2019
Olympic Day - and Paralympic, European & Commonwealth Games Day
The IOC has celebrated its latest Olympic Day. And, in our weekly round up of all things Olympic & Paralympic we also look at two other major multi-sport events which have been making news this week …
00:26:52 |
Mon 24 Jun 2019
When do you decide enough is enough?
Two of Great Britain's sporting superstars face big decisions about their future. Both have achieved more in their respective sports than they possible ever imagined, but both Chris Froome and Andy M…
00:39:44 |
Sun 16 Jun 2019
Retirement plans for double Olympic champion Ali as the Brownlees struggle at Leeds Triathlon but victory for home girl Taylor-Brown PLUS IAAF rebrands as WA
We know Yorkshire loves it's cycling - but swimming and running returned to Leeds too as the city staged its 4th World Triathlon Series event. A weekend of competition for hundreds of participants an…
00:33:29 |
Sun 09 Jun 2019
Doping, Dasher, Disappointment & Dreams
This episode starts with discussion on the latest doping scandal to hit the sport of athletics. Sunday Times newspaper investigation has alleged there has been an attempted Russian cover up after hig…
00:34:55 |
Sun 02 Jun 2019
Europe, Euphoria & Equality
The 2nd edition of the European Games is just weeks away. Team GB has named its team for the event in Minsk. Over 100 athletes from these shores will take part. The biggest name in the team is Jason …
00:36:22 |
Mon 27 May 2019
Booooo! Is booing at a sporting event ever justified and does Tom Daley need a nickname?
The UK has once again been at the centre of the Olympic & Paralympic sporting world. Manchester has been hosting the World Taekwondo Championships, Weymouth has been hosting the European Sailing Cham…
00:32:47 |
Sun 19 May 2019
Anything but Footy... Talks footy!
Plenty on the agenda again in the world of Olympic & Paralympic sport.
In the week the beautiful game showed itself to be more beautiful than ever as English clubs feasted at the top table of Europea…
00:33:24 |
Sun 12 May 2019
What now for #athletics after Caster Semenya decision? Also our special #TDY report after Lawless & Voss win the bike race that's more than a bike race!
At Tokyo 2020 stars will be born, legends cemented, heartbreak and drama and we’ll witness iconic medal moments as sporting history will be made. But where will athletics be in a year’s time? After t…
00:33:01 |
Mon 06 May 2019
Mo's Marathon and a Social Media Splash
Mo Farah dominated the build up to the London Marathon but couldn't deliver a victory on the streets of London. We analyse the controversial events of this week and the war of words between Mo and Ha…
00:34:36 |
Sun 28 Apr 2019
The perfect 10! 3 golds from 10 races in 6 days at British Swimming Champs for @DuncanScott, #AnythingbutFooty reaches double figures and London to stage another world champs!
World Championships are the focus for many of our Olympic & Paralympic Athletes as the countdown to Tokyo gathers pace - particularly as the schedule has been revealed for the Olympic Games next summ…
00:31:13 |
Mon 22 Apr 2019
Comebacks & Champions - a good week for Tiger Woods, BBC Sport, Sky Brown, Alice KInsella & Max Whitlock
On this week's round up of all things Olympic & Paralympic, we ask is Tiger Woods' US Masters victory the greatest sporting comeback ever? Or, do the historical issues in his personal life detract fr…
00:29:27 |
Sun 14 Apr 2019
On the Buses. Plus, boats & bouldering.
We're on the buses this week. And, the water.
Sailing and rowing dominate the first half of our discussion following the climax of the Princess Sofia Regatta in Mallorca and the Varsity Boat Race in…
00:28:52 |
Sun 07 Apr 2019
BST - British Summer Time.... No, Welcome to Best Sport Time!
BST - British Summer Time.
So, what better time to focus on funding for Winter Sport? In light of this week's confirmation that Team GB has been awarded a bronze medal from Sochi 2014 in the four man…
00:25:27 |
Sun 31 Mar 2019
All eyes on London! Running, Riding, Robots (!), Banning drugs cheats PLUS Olympian snowboarder Aimee Fuller!
On Anything but Footy this week, there’s a real countdown clock on the wall at Team GB and Para GB headquarters in London’s Soho. Days, hours and minutes! It’ll be the greatest show before we know it…
00:33:06 |
Sun 24 Mar 2019
From the old to the new! A 10 year old aiming to compete for Team GB at the Olympics in skateboarding to a 46 year old double Olympic Champion competing for Cambridge in the Boat Race.
On Anything but Footy this week, Michael has strong opinions on the possibility of a 12 year old skateboarder competing at the Olympics for Team GB. He tells the team around Sky Brown to go and speak…
00:32:08 |
Sun 17 Mar 2019
Mo Farah back on track? Adam Peaty's plans to revolutionise swimming, plus more athletics, cycling, triathlon & Olympic sports news and debate
Another week of debate and discussion about the big issues in the world of Olympic & Paralympic sport. Following Mo Farah's victory in The Big Half, we ask when is retirement not really retirement an…
00:30:54 |
Sun 10 Mar 2019
Episode 3
An interesting week as British Athletics enjoys European Indoor Championship success, whilst British Cycling has an indifferent World Track Championships. We put both performances in context with jus…
00:32:33 |
Sun 03 Mar 2019
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