Amazing Sport Stories: Bill Walton’s The Grateful Team Podcast
Unbelievable stories from the world of sport. From minor-league underdogs to Olympic heroes. Listen for inspiring tales of courage, drama, myths and legends.
NEW SEASON: Bill Walton’s The Grateful Team. Basketball, the Cold War, and rock band The Grateful Dead collide in this incredible true story. Presented by the late NBA star Bill Walton. Starts19 May.
Unbelievable stories from the world of sport. Amazing Sport Stories brings you the greatest twists and personal journeys from sport history. Listen for inspiring tales of courage, drama, myths and legends from all over the globe.
From minor-league underdogs to Olympic champions. These are sporting heroes you’ll wish you’d known about and now probably won’t forget.
Previous seasons include The Legend of Takhti, about the Iran wrestling hero who died under mysterious circumstances. Or The Black 14, about the group of Black American football players who took a stand against racism in the game. And Chasing Mountains, the story of five female mountaineers battling to make climbing history.
All told in mini seasons and one-off documentary episodes. #AmazingSportStories
Episodes to download
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Special: Curses and superstitions
Mon 11 Mar 2024
This St Patrick’s Day, we ask what drives sports fans to believe in curses
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The worst betrayal
Mon 26 Feb 2024
The boxing champion betrayed by a teammate and sent to a Nazi concentration camp
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The Black 14: Ep 4
Mon 19 Feb 2024
There had been no apology. The “Black 14” moved on. Was that about to change?
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The Black 14: Ep 3
Mon 12 Feb 2024
Kicked off the team, the “Black 14” watch from the stands and then turn to the courts
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The Black 14: Ep 2
Mon 5 Feb 2024
Racism on the field leads “the Black 14” to ask a question with grave consequences
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The Black 14: Ep 1
Mon 29 Jan 2024
Racism and protests are about to change the lives of “the Black 14” American footballers
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Trailer: The Black 14
Mon 22 Jan 2024
The lives of 14 black American footballers are changed forever in a fight against racism
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The unfriendly friendly
Mon 15 Jan 2024
USA v Iran. The soccer game that lead to death threats and the closure of US airspace
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Ear wrestlers and high kickers
Mon 8 Jan 2024
How ripped ears and high kicks help preserve a rare part of Alaskan culture
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Surfing the ocean’s mountains
New Year's Day 2024
The Nazare surfers who put their lives in the ocean’s hands
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The long ride home
Christmas Day 2023
The sisters who fled the Taliban to cycle for all Afghan women
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The Christmas truce
Wed 13 Dec 2023
The beautiful moment football replaced fighting in World War One
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The Curse of County Mayo: Ep 2
Mon 4 Dec 2023
Can the last surviving player shed any light on the curse?
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Trailer: Cursed?
Mon 20 Nov 2023
Ireland’s “cursed” Gaelic football team – our next amazing sport story
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The never-ending tunnel
Mon 13 Nov 2023
Welcome to the 200-mile underground race where hallucinations are all but guaranteed
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Frozen Out: Ep 2
Tue 31 Oct 2023
Justine fights in court for the right to play ice hockey with the boys
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Frozen Out: Ep 1
Mon 30 Oct 2023
“You're good enough but you’re a girl”. Justine wants to play ice hockey with the boys
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Trailer: Frozen Out
Mon 23 Oct 2023
Schoolgirl Justine’s fight for the right to play ice hockey on the boys’ team
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Introducing Amazing Sport Stories
Tue 10 Oct 2023
Sport but not as you know it. Amazing Sport Stories kicks off on 30 October 2023
