Sporting Witness Episodes Available now

'Fast Freddie' Spencer - Motorcycling's Child Prodigy
The American motorbike rider who won his first world championship aged 21

The Olympic Hero Who Rescued His Fellow Sailors
How Canadian Lawrence Lemieux was hailed for his sportsmanship at the 1988 Olympics.

Alison Hargreaves
Memories of the great British woman mountaineer killed in the Himalayas in August 1995.

Sergey Bubka - Pole Vault Legend
How the legendary Ukrainian athlete won his toughest World Championship in 1997.

John Daly - The "Wild Thing" of Golf
How the maverick golfer became a superstar overnight by winning the US PGA as a rookie.

Pat Tillman - The American Football Hero Killed in Afghanistan
How a sports star turned military hero died in a controversial friendly fire incident.

Eddy Merckx - Tour De France Legend
Memories of the Belgian cyclist so feared he was known as "The Cannibal".

Boris Becker - Teenage Wimbledon King
How the unseeded German teenager became Wimbledon champion in 1985.

Sheryl Swoopes - Queen of Basketball
The Olympic gold medallist who became one of the first stars of the women's NBA.

Fred Perry - Tennis Legend
The British tennis player who became a global celebrity in the 1930s