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I Was There

Historic moments from history told by those who lived through them.

Radio 5 Live,41 episodes

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Niki Lauda speaks in 2015
Niki Lauda talks about crashing his Ferrari at the Nürburgring Grand Prix in Germany.
17 mins
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again. Anna talks to PHILIP MICHAEL, LYDIA LOUISA and CHRIS NEWMAN.
17 Jul 2018,24 mins
Sports Report at 70
Chris Warburton is celebrates the 70th Anniversary of the ��ѿ��ý's Sports Report.
05 Jan 2018,20 mins
Fairytale of New York
Steve Lillywhite, who produced the song, speaks to Adrian.
19 Dec 2017,21 mins
Cool Runnings
Members of the Jamaican bobsleigh team remember 1988
05 Dec 2017,25 mins
Frestonia
The legendary 1970s squatting community remembered.
21 Nov 2017,20 mins
King’s Cross disaster
The terrible events of 1987 remembered by three survivors
14 Nov 2017,23 mins
Arsenal-Liverpool 1989
Lee Dixon and John Aldridge on the classic match.
07 Nov 2017,24 mins
Ghostwatch
The story behind the controversial programme, 25 years on.
31 Oct 2017,24 mins
Help for Heroes
How the military charity got started, ten years ago.
17 Oct 2017,23 mins
Bali bombing
Two women who survived the 2002 terror attack recall what happened
10 Oct 2017,23 mins
Going Live
Stars remember the legendary Saturday morning TV show
26 Sep 2017,43 mins
The Siege of Sarajevo
We go back a quarter of a century to the longest siege in modern history
19 Sep 2017,22 mins
The launch of Google
We go back to 1998, when the 650 billion dollar brand was founded.
05 Sep 2017,24 mins
The death of Diana
How the news of Diana’s death was broadcast to the nation
29 Aug 2017,36 mins
Decriminalisation of homosexuality
Three gay men describe how the 1967 change affected them.
25 Jul 2017,29 mins
Raoul Moat
This week we look at one of the biggest manhunts in England.
18 Jul 2017,23 mins
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
We speak to those who were involved with the making of the iconic album.
31 May 2017,19 mins
2012 Olympic Torch Relay
A look back to the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay.
16 May 2017,19 mins
Brink’s-Mat robbery
The extraordinary events of 1983, and one of Britain’s biggest-ever robberies.
21 Apr 2017,20 mins
Concorde crash
The terrible crash of 2000, which left 113 dead.
21 Apr 2017,20 mins
Grayrigg train crash
The awful events of 2007 when one person died near Grayrigg.
21 Apr 2017,24 mins
The start of Breakfast TV
The glitz and glam of the first days of Breakfast TV.
21 Apr 2017,12 mins
Tony Bullimore’s rescue
Yachtsman Tony Bullimore talks about being rescued from the Southern Ocean in 1996.
21 Apr 2017,27 mins
Land Speed record
The epic race to set a new land speed record.
21 Apr 2017,23 mins
Blur v Oasis
The legendary chart battle of 1995
21 Apr 2017,17 mins
Diana’s Panorama interview
We revisit one of the most famous TV interviews of all time.
13 Apr 2017,19 mins
Ronald Reagan’s election victory
We go back to November 1980 and the night Reagan was elected US President.
12 Apr 2017,19 mins
Trainspotting
Choose life. Choose to listen to what it was like making Trainspotting, back in 1996.
11 Apr 2017,22 mins
Open University
The memorable stories from 1973 of the first OU students to get degrees.
10 Apr 2017,24 mins