Sporting Witness Episodes Available now

Footballers for Peace in Ivory Coast
How Didier Drogba and the Ivorian football team campaigned for an end to civil war.

The Boksburg Bomber
How Gerrie Coetzee thrilled South Africa by becoming world boxing champion in 1983.

Rugby Under Ceausescu
How rugby flourished in Romania in the 1980s under the notorious Communist dictatorship

Australia Win the America's Cup
In 1983, the crew of Australia II ended American domination of yachting's biggest event

Iran's Triple Jumper Turned Pop Legend
How Faramarz Assef switched from international athletics to music stardom.

New Orleans Saints Win the Superbowl
How American Football success cheered up New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina

"Can't Bat, Can't Bowl, Can't Field" - England's 1986 Ashes
How a newspaper headline inspired England's cricketers to victory over Australia.

Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics
The American athlete won four gold medals at the 1936 games hosted by Nazi Germany

Mo Johnston - Scotland's Signing of the Century
The Catholic football superstar who crossed the sectarian divide to sign for Rangers.

Billy Mills - Native American Hero
The runner from an Indian reservation in the USA who won a shock Olympic victory in 1964.