Amazing Sport Stories

Publisher:
BBC World Service

Amazing Sport Stories

4.9/5

Critic Rating

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 th...


Critic Reviews

Score: 4.9

Miranda Sawyer • The Observer May 23, 2025

"(Series: Bill Walton's The Grateful Team) here’s a World Service series to cheer us up....This is a sweet story, made sweeter by Walton’s positive presenting style. At certain moments it might have been nice to get more variety in his delivery – everything is a little “Gee whizz” – but The Grateful Team will keep your cockles toasty and there’s nothing wrong with that. …"

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