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Johnny Vaughan On Radio X Podcast

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4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Join broadcaster Mark Pougatch and journalist Paul Hayward as they look back at sports greatest stories in this fascinating weekly podcast - attempting to dissect the biggest moments from the courts, fields and stadiums from around the world.

They'll look at sporting icons of football, rugby, cricket, boxing and more. From era defining matches, ferocious rivalries and jaw dropping moments, they'll peel back the layers of the greatest and, often, most bizarre stories in sports history.

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0:00.0	This is a global player original podcast.
0:07.2	Sport, there's nothing quite like it.
0:10.0	To paraphrase Origo Saki, it's the most important of the least important things in life.
0:16.2	At its core, it's tribal.
0:18.7	It creates stories that are simply irresistible.
0:21.9	And every good story starts with a good question.
0:25.5	How did rugby unite post-apartheid South Africa?
0:28.7	Why was Tanya Harding the most hated woman in America?
0:33.0	And what made the 1988 Olympic 100 metre final the dirtiest race in history.
0:40.1	I'm Mark Pugatch.
0:41.7	I'm Paul Hayward.
0:42.9	And between us, we have over 70 years experience in sports journalism.
0:47.6	Yes, it helps to be ancient when you're trying to be authoritative.
0:50.9	Join us each week as we transport you back in time, unearthing sports greatest
0:55.4	moments, bringing to life the stories you think you know and the stories you definitely don't.
1:01.9	From here are defining matches, unforgettable feuds and the biggest mysteries. We'll give you a
1:07.4	front row seat, casting light on the lives of sporting genius like Mohammed Ali, Billy Jean King and Brian Clough.
1:14.8	From the thriller in Manila, the disappearance of the racehorse Shergaar and the inception
1:19.9	of Bodyline, join us as we uncover what really happened.
1:25.7	We'll also explore how modern sports became what they are today, answering your
1:31.0	questions like, why do England's men's football team never host the World Cup? And how can I
1:37.3	birdie a par four on the moon? So join us each week as we peel back the layers of the greatest
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