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On the Podium

The stories behind the medals. Eliza Skinner and Ed Harry find out what it takes to make it to the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

World Service,41 episodes

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Marit Bouwmeester: Perfection and parenthood
How Marit Bouwmeester built the mindset that made her the Olympics' top female sailor
24 Jul 2025,35 mins
Derrick Loccident: A new challenge, a new life
An accident changed Derek Loccident's life - and his mentality
24 Jul 2025,33 mins
Monica Puig: Puerto Rican pride
Puerto Rico had waited 68 years for Olympic gold. Monica Puig was their unexpected hero
24 Jul 2025,47 mins
Noemie Fox: Paddling out of the shadows
Noemie Fox is from a family of champions. She didn't believe she could be one herself
24 Jul 2025,48 mins
We're back!
Eliza and Ed return with four more stories of extraordinary sporting journeys
11 Jul 2025,2 mins
Ntando Mahlangu: Walking, running and leaping into the future
Ntando didn't learn to walk until he was 10. Four years later, he won a Paralympic medal
18 Jul 2024,43 mins
Stacy Dragila: Vaulting the barriers
The first female Olympic pole vault champion’s fight to get her sport in the Games
11 Jul 2024,42 mins
Jess Learmonth: The unexpected triathlete
Jess walked away from sport aged 15. Eighteen years later, she won Olympic gold
04 Jul 2024,46 mins
John McFall: The first Paralympian in space?
From Paralympic medallist to orthopaedic surgeon – and now, trainee astronaut
27 Jun 2024,50 mins
Coming soon: On the Podium season 4
Eliza and Ed return with more extraordinary Olympic and Paralympic tales
19 Jun 2024,2 mins
Carrie Steinseifer-Bates: Swimming was her escape
From an alcoholic home to three gold medals aged 16
08 Oct 2023,55 mins
Jared Tallent: Fighting the drug cheat
A track and field gold medallist who campaigned for years to get what was rightfully his
01 Oct 2023,36 mins
Kaleigh Gilchrist: In the name of Kobe
The Olympic water polo medallist inspired by her friendship with the basketball star
06 Sep 2023,42 mins
Nikita Ducarroz: The power of sport
“It saved my life.” Fighting anxiety through BMX competition
30 Aug 2023,36 mins
Yip Pin Xiu: Swimming for gold
Singapore’s most decorated Paralympian
23 Aug 2023,41 mins
Santiago Lange: Sailing to gold
The Argentinian legend who fought back from cancer
16 Aug 2023,43 mins
Breanna Stewart: Shooting for gold
The star basketball player in the US Olympic team
09 Aug 2023,37 mins
Denny Morrison: Coming back from tragedy
A gold medal-winning speed skater’s near-death experience
02 Aug 2023,42 mins
Birgit Skarstein: Paralympic role model
From rowing gold to tackling taboos
26 Jul 2023,40 mins
Molly Seidel: The unlikely medallist
How a runner claimed Olympic bronze against the odds in only her third ever marathon
19 Jul 2023,45 mins
Markus Rogan: Life after medals
When a champion swimmer stopped competing, his world unravelled
24 Aug 2022,46 mins
Jaleen Roberts: Medals and wellbeing
A champion on and off the track. The Paralympic star sharing her mental health journey
17 Aug 2022,35 mins
Andrew Hoy
Still winning medals nearly 40 years on from his first Olympic Games
10 Aug 2022,37 mins
Salum Kashafali: The fastest Paralympian on Earth
From a child fleeing conflict to gold in Tokyo
03 Aug 2022,35 mins
Anna Kiesenhofer: Alone against the odds
The non-pro cyclist who beat the best - without a single teammate
27 Jul 2022,35 mins
Neeraj Chopra: Inspiring India
"This is my dream." A javelin throw that made Olympic history
20 Jul 2022,32 mins
Raven Saunders: Making a statement on the podium
Why a shot-putter used an Olympic ceremony to send a message
13 Jul 2022,42 mins
Dr Jana Pittman: Sprinting, sliding and saving lives
The hurdler who made a comeback on the ice - while training to become a doctor
06 Jul 2022,39 mins
Anastasia Pagonis: Gold medal influencer
The blind swimmer breaking records and stereotypes
29 Jun 2022,35 mins
Gianmarco Tamberi: Sharing the gold
A golden moment. Why a high jumper put friendship above personal glory
22 Jun 2022,39 mins