Olympic History: everything you wanted to know

History Extra podcast

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🗓️ 9 August 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Over the past two weeks, we've witnessed spectacular sporting achievements in Paris. And for anyone who doesn't feel quite ready for the Olympics to be over just yet, we've got the pod for you. In this Everything you wanted to know episode recorded in 2021, David Goldblatt answers listener questions on Olympic history. Speaking to Spencer Mizen, David explores the contest's ancient Greek origins, revisits its madcap modern resurgence, and reveals why the 1900 Paris Games were somewhat more chaotic than their 2024 counterpart. (Ad) David Goldblatt is the author of The Games: A Global History of the Olympics (W.W Norton, 2020). Buy it now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Games-Global-History-Olympics/dp/0393355519/ref=sr_1_4?crid=[%E2%80%A6]ks&sprefix=david+goldblatt+olympic%2Cstripbooks%2C124&sr=1-4&tag=bbchistory045-21&ascsubtag=historyextra-social-histboty The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Nobody wins gold by being cold. You warm up for every workout. You bring the
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0:30.0	Get a chance to win an e-bike with Eso and see where summer could take you.
0:34.4	Perhaps you'll challenge a sea-gup to a race down the promenade.
0:38.4	Or ride through a festival marshpiet!
0:42.4	Or even just take the scenic route home so you can stop off for an ice cream.
0:47.0	Just the one please, mate. I'm riding.
0:50.0	Scan your nectar card at ESO or visit ESO.co.
0:54.4	Swapping four wheels for two.
0:57.4	That's thoughtful driving.
0:59.4	ESO.
1:00.4	Welcome. Welcome to the History Extra Podcast,
1:07.0	Fascinating historical conversations from the makers of BBC History magazine.
1:13.4	Over the past two weeks, we've witnessed spectacular sporting achievements in Paris.
1:20.0	And for anyone who doesn't feel quite ready for the Olympics to be over just yet, we've got the pod for you.
1:26.0	In this Everything You Wanted to Know episode, recorded back in 2021, David Goldblatt,
1:31.9	author of The Games, a global history of the Olympics,
1:35.2	answers your questions on a weird and wonderful Olympic history.
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