Legends of the Ashes
Episodes
Introducing your new F1 podcast: Up To Speed - Up To Speed
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We've got a new podcast we think you'll love.Step inside sport’s greatest soap opera, Formula One, with a brand-new podcast Up To Speed. Hosted by D...
How did a 'rebel circus' transform The Ashes? - How It All Played Out
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the last episode of Season 2, as we gear up for the Ashes, Mark Pougatch and Paul Hayward bring you the story of Australian media magnate Kerry Pac...
The Sports Agents: The Trailer - The Sports Agents
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Sports Agents, a twice-weekly podcast hosted by two of the UK's top sports broadcasters, Gabby Logan and Mark Chapman.With new episodes...
10. Summer of Stokes
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the summer of 2019 England hosted the Cricket World Cup and the Ashes. 48 one-day internationals and six Tests in 14 crazy weeks, it was the stuff ...
9. The Perfect Pair
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Many Ashes series have been won by pairs of great bowlers. In this episode, the most potent combinations – from Lillee and Thompson, Botham and Will...
8. English Conquerors
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
England planned their 2010/11 campaign in Australia, where they had not won a series for 25 years, with military precision.The strategy of captain And...
7. Australian Bullies
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Australia reinvented the game in the late 1990’s with three aggressive opening batsmen: Matthew Hayden, Michael Slater and Justin Langer. To co...
6. The Ball of the Century
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
No-one has burst onto the Ashes scene as dramatically as Shane Warne did in 1993. With his first ever delivery in an Ashes contest he dramatically cle...
5. Botham’s Ashes
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 1981 Ian Botham became a national sporting hero.From the depths of despair after being sacked as England captain, he fought back to lead a remarkab...
4. Bodyline II: The Rivalry Turns Nasty (Again)
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian batsman Vic Richardson played in the first Bodyline series and was terrorised by the English bowlers. His grandson was the gimlet-eyed ...
3. Bodyline
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 1932/3 Ashes in Australia was one of the most volatile contests in sporting history.This was down to the phenomenon that was Donald Bradman and En...
2. Megastars
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Four players have dominated Ashes series more than any others: Donald Bradman, Ian Botham, Shane Warne and Freddie Flintoff. In this episode, their im...
1. The Greatest Series Ever Played
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 2005 Ashes is widely thought to be the greatest Test series in the history of the competition. It enthralled two nations and catapulted Andre...
Legends of the Ashes - Trailer
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s more than just a sporting contest. It’s the pride of two nations, where victory couldn’t be sweeter, but defeat is the bitterest taste of a...