5 live Sport Specials show

5 live Sport Specials

Summary: Showcasing 5 live Sport’s one-off specials, featuring in-depth interviews and coverage with the biggest names from the world of sport.

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 5lspecials: A Night at Bradford City FC | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 72:47

Ahead of Bradford City's trip to Wembley to face Swansea in the Capital One Cup Final, Mark Pougatch is at Valley Parade for an evening with fans and guests. Joining him are Bradford manager Phil Parkinson, joint Chairman Mark Lawn, Paul Jewell, Jamie Lawrence and Ian Ormondroyd.

 5lspecials: Gemili and the Next Generation | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 70:31

After the successes of London 2012, Mark Chapman looks ahead to those who will be competing for medals in Rio. Hear insight into what young athletes must learn and how they can avoid pitfalls along the way. With him are former British sprinter Darren Campbell and Kelly Sotherton, an Olympic and World medalist in the Heptathlon.

 5lspecials: Frankel - Starstudded | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 80:48

A 5 live Sport special on how champion racehorse Frankel is being turned into a thoroughbred stallion, with an examination of the science and strategy behind equine breeding. Mark Chapman & racing correspondent Cornelius Lysaght are joined by Bloodstock writer/historian Tony Morris and Emma Berry, Bloodstock editor for 'Thoroughbred Owner and Breeder' magazine. Please do not text or tweet as lines are now closed.

 5lspecials: Six Nations Preview | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:14

A Six Nations preview presented by Matt Dawson, alongside the most capped Welsh player of all time and current Wasps number 10 Stephen Jones, and the former Northampton and England fly half Paul Grayson.

 5lspecials: The Future of School Sport | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 76:07

Eleanor Oldroyd presents a special debate from the Youth Sport Trust conference. She's joined by a panel of Olympians, head teachers, sports teachers and pupils as well as a live audience to discuss the impact of the Olympics 6 months on and the future of funding on schools sports.

 5lspecials: Black Armband - The Full Story | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:16

Ten years on from the black armband protest involving two leading Zimbabwe cricketers, Eleanor Oldroyd hears from those involved. Including exclusive interviews with England cricket coach Andy Flower and former Zimbabwe cricketer Henry Olonga - who wore those armbands, a look at what has changed in the intervening years, and the current state of cricket in Zimbabwe.

 5lspecials: A Tribute to Bobby Moore | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:52

This month marks 20 years since the death of Bobby Moore, England's only World Cup winning captain. Mark Pougatch is joined by the BBC's Jonathan Pearce, who commentated alongside Moore for many years, and his biographer Jeff Powell. We hear stories from the West Ham man's life and discuss the legacy he has left behind both on and off the pitch.

 5lspecials: A Different Breed - The life of a jump jockey | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 101:35

Mark Pougatch takes a look inside the fascinating wold of the jump jockey. Hear from 17 time champion jockey AP McCoy as we follow him on a typical day in his life. Jockeys both young and old speak candidly about victory, money, sacrifice and dieting. We also hear stories from two people who nearly lost their lives partcipating in the sport they love.

 5lspecials: Ajax; The Jewish Club | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 55:41

Dan Walker id joined by Jonathan Legard, who's been to Amsterdam to examine the relationship football club Ajax has with it's Jewish heritage. We are also joined by Anthony Clavane, author of 'Does your Rabbi know your here?' We speak to Ajax Team Manager David Endt and former chairman Uri Coronel. We hear from sections of the Ajax support as well as Daniel Wynn of the Spurs Supporters' Trust and Donald Speelman founder of 'BAN'; a group fighting anti-semitic chanting.

 5lspecials: 5 live Rugby - 6 Nations Preview | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 68:36

Matt Dawson is joined by Brian Moore, Ben Kay and Gavin Hastings as they preview the upcoming 6 Nations tournament. Plus, nearly 40 years to the day since THAT Gareth Edwards try, the team reflect on whether it was the greatest ever scored.

 5lspecials: London 2012 - Six Months On | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 71:44

Eleanor Oldroyd is joined by James Cracknell, Steve Parry and Katharine Merry to find out how life has changed for a number of sportsmen and women since London 2012. Among the guests are heptathlete Katrina Johnson-Thompson, 400m hurdler Dai Greene, rower Tom James, and paralympic archer Danielle Brown.

 5lspecials: Peddlers: Cycling's Dirty Truth | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 111:33

Mark Chapman lifts the lid on the secret world of drug abuse in cycling. With contributions from former Tour de France cyclists Tyler Hamilton, Matt De Canio, Christophe Basson. Lance Armstrong's former soigner Emma O'Reilly tells us about an abuse that was rife inside his US Postal Service Team during their period of dominance. British cyclist David Millar also outlines how the present and future of the sport are a different proposition.

 5lspecials: What will Lance say to Oprah? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:39

Mark Chapman is joined by The Times' cycling correspondent Jeremy Whittle as they discuss Lance Armstrong's upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey.

 5 Live NFL: Play-Off Preview | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 47:58

Superbowl 47 is less than a month away and it's the divisional play-offs this weekend. Former Washington Redskins and Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Mark Brunell and Jeff Reinebold join Eleanor Oldroyd on 5Live Sport as we're just two games away from seeing who'll go head-to-head at the New Orleans Superdome on February 3rd. We'll hear what hosting America's biggest sporting day out means to the city of New Orleans, 7 years on from Hurricane Katrina and cricketer Jonathan Trott will be telling us what the San Francisco 49ers mean to him.

 5 Live Tennis: An Australian Open Preview | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:51

Ahead of the Australian Open, hear from the likes of Tim Henman and Richard Krajicek as they assess the contenders for the title. Joining Eleanor Oldroyd in the studio are world famous coach Nick Bollettieri and the Evening Standard's tennis correspondent Chris Jones.

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