5 live Sport Specials' 12 listens of Christmas
Our 5 live Sport Specials are one-off programmes, featuring in-depth interviews and coverage with the biggest names from the world of sport.
From NFL protests to the making of Conor Mcgregor, we've covered a whole range of sporting stories.
We've put together a list of our '12 listens of Christmas', a countdown through the Sport Specials podcasts that have really resonated with us this year...
Sir Bobby Charlton at 80
We celebrates the life and legendary career of one of England's most iconic footballers, Sir Bobby Charlton.
A man who was a Busby Babe, survived the Munich air disaster, and then returned to win the European Cup and World Cup.
Hear from Sir Alex Ferguson, David Beckham, Eric Cantona, Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney, plus many more, paying tribute to one of the greatest footballers of all time.
On Bended Knee: NFL Protest Special
Mark Chapman examines the controversy surrounding NFL players kneeling for the national anthem and how it has spread to the rest of American sport.
We find out why players do it, the impact they've had and the roles played by social injustices, the military and government. Plus, we analyse whether the debate it has caused has further split the US along racial lines.
Hear from the man who started it all, Colin Kaepernick, along with a former NFL player, a current NFL team owner, Barack Obama and Donald Trump.
The Making of McGregor
It was one of the most hyped fights of all time, UFC Champion Conor McGregor fought five-weight world champion Floyd Mayweather in his first professional boxing match.
In the build up to Mayweather v McGregor, OJ Borg visited Ireland to find out how Conor McGregor went from the Dublin suburb of Crumlin to the bright lights of Las Vegas via a spectacular career in the UFC.
We speak to those who knew and trained him, find out about the plumber turned MMA star's upbringing and how he turned into one of sport’s most recognisable faces.
Jimmy Armfield - A Football Gentleman
Ask Jimmy Armfield to describe his career and he will tell you it has been a "chapter of accidents".
But there are few, if any, living Englishmen who can boast a football career with the same breadth - from one of the most accomplished full-backs to pull on the England shirt, to a successful manager, to a widely respected summariser.
Armfield tells Mark Pougatch how close he came to the Munich air disaster, how injury prevented him from lifting the World Cup, what it was like following Brian Clough at Leeds, and why fans from Grimsby helped to persuade him to recommend Terry Venables as England manager.
Living with Lions (The Inside Story)
Living With Lions was a fly-on-the-wall story of the 1997 British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa, and is the definitive document of a historic tour.
Inside a previously hidden world, it showed sport as raw, brutal, beautiful and comic.It's been aped many times but never quite matched.
Twenty years on, we bring together the men behind the cameras and those who became unwitting stars. This is the inside story of the ultimate inside story.
The real Johanna Konta
How did Johanna Konta become British number one? What was it like growing up in Sydney, Barcelona and Eastbourne?
BBC Radio 5 live tennis correspondent Russell Fuller meets her to find out.
We hear the thoughts of former GB Fed Cup captain Judy Murray and former British top seed Samantha Smith on Konta’s incredible rise into the world’s top 10.
Kerry Packer: The revolution that changed cricket
40 years after cricket was torn apart by the formation of Kerry Packer's breakaway league, Pat Murphy looks back at one of the biggest controversies to hit the sport.
England's captain, Tony Greig, was sacked due to his role in the affair that shook the establishment to the core.
Yet, four decades on, the legacy of Packer and World Series cricket is still being felt, from the TV coverage of the game, to the way that the game is marketed.
The Lisbon Lions
Sir Alex Ferguson has described the Lisbon Lions' 1967 European Cup win as "the greatest feat in football"
Fifty years after Celtic became the first British team to lift the European Cup, Hazel Irvine hears the stories of the men who won it - including Jim Craig and Bobby Lennox.
Evacuate Aintree: when terrorists targeted the Grand National
In 1997 the 150th Grand National was plunged into chaos by an IRA bomb threat minutes before the big race was about to start.
The BBC was the only organisation allowed to continue broadcasting as the race hung in the balance for 49 hours.
20 years on, we look back at the historic day and hear from those who were there.
The 1997 Masters: When Tiger shook the golfing world
A look back to 1997 when a 21 year old Eldrick "Tiger" Woods stunned the golfing world and became the youngest player to win the US Masters, eight months after turning pro.
20 years on, we review the career of a man who quickly dominated the game and became one of the world's richest athletes.
Creating Kanté
Mark Chapman brings you an N'Golo Kanté special, alongside French football writer Julian Laurens, The Sunday Times correspondent Jonathan Northcroft and Paul McGuinnes, who was until last year the Under-18s coach at Manchester United.
We'll take you on N'Golo Kanté's journey to the top and explain what makes him so special. Why did he go to training on a scooter? And what are Premier League academies doing to unearth the next Kanté?
Our TMS
To mark Test Match Special's 60th anniversary, we relive the most memorable moments as chosen by listeners, players and commentators.
We'll hear your most unusual, heartening and hilarious moments whilst listening to TMS; from whole villages in India listening during a power cut to the sailor pumping out sea water from a sinking boat as Devon Malcolm took 9 wickets against South Africa.
You can download any of our Sport Specials podcasts from the 5 live website or any of your usual podcast providers.
Did we miss any of your favourite Sport Specials podcasts from this year, comment below with your highlights from 2017.
