Sport in History
Episodes
Emily Ankers on Climbing
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Ankers talks to Katie about her research on women's experience of rock climbing from both a historical and sociological point of view.Emily is a...
Verity Postlethwaite and Olympic and Paralympic History
21 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
New podcast host Katie Taylor talks to Dr Verity Postlethwaite about her research on London 2012, researching in Japan in preparation for the Paralymp...
Shannon Walsh and American Physical Culture
06 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon Walsh is an Associate Professor of Theatre History at LSU where she also serves as Co-Head of the PhD in Theatre. She received her MA from Flo...
Lasse Juel Larsen and Skill in Esport
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lasse is Associate Professor at the University of Southern Denmark. His research interests include media studies, game studies, esport, play theory an...
Matt Taylor & Raf Nicholson Women's Sport in WW2
23 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Geoff talks to two guests, Prof Matt Taylor and Dr Raf Nicholson, who have co-authored an article for the latest issue of the Society’s jo...
Katie Taylor and Women's American Football
09 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Sport in History Podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sports History in association with the Institute of Historical Resear...
Women in Sport with Fiona Skillen and Carol Osborne
05 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode Geoff is joined by the co-editors of a special isssue of the BSSH's journal Sport in History on women's sport. Fiona and Carol talk about...
Conor Murray and Irish Sport
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode Conor Heffernan talks to Conor Murray about sport in Ireland in the twentieth century and the way in which the histories of soccer and ru...
Dil Porter and Amateur Football History
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
And we're back! After a break following the British Society of Sports History's virtual Conference the Sport in History podcast returns with an interv...
BSSH Conference 2020 - Round Table on the Future of Sports History
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The final podcast from the BSSH 2020 Conference with a round table discussion on the future of Sports History. On the panel are Dr Christienna Fryar o...
BSSH Conference 2020 Sporting Inequalities
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sporting Inequalities is the subject of the fifth instalment from the BSSH 2020 Conference with a panel chaired by Dr Lisa Taylor which features three...
Prashant Kidambi BSSH Conference 2020 Keynote
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the keynote in the fourth instalment from the BSSH 2020 Conference as we hear previous podcast guest Dr Prashant Kidambi deliver a wide-ranging...
BSSH Conference 2020 The Writing of HIstory
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Writing of HIstory is the subject of the third panel from the BSSH’s 2020 Conference, chaired by Dr Nick Piercey, with a wide ranging discussion...
BSSH 2020 Conference Boxing Panel
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Boxing history in the second in a series of podcasts brought to you from the BSSH’s 2020 Conference, which was held online in the last week of Augus...
BSSH Conference 2020 - Edwardian Sport
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first in a series of podcasts brought to you from the BSSH’s 2020 Conference, which was held online in the last week of August.The first...
Nigel Hancock and the Cricket Society
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cricket this week with Nigel Hancock, who is the Chair of the Cricket Society. Nigel is the Chair of the Cricket Society, a well-regarded member organ...
Will Whitmore and Sports Chaplaincy
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The history of sports chaplaincy this episode with Conor Heffernan talking to Will Whitmore, who is currently completing a PhD at the University of Gl...
Conor Heffernan and Physical Culture
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The history of Physical Culture with Dr Conor Heffernan of the University of Texas at Austin talking about his research into physical culture in Irela...
Documenting The Olympics & Paralympics Symposium
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Olympic and Paralympic History on this podcast with a recording of an online symposium sponsored jointly by the British Library, the International Cen...
Conor Curran and Irish Soccer
17 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Irish soccer history this week with Conor Heffernan talking to Dr Conor Curran, who is Dublin City Council’s official football historian. Conor talk...
Heather Dichter and Sport in the Cold War
17 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sport and the Cold War is the focus for this week’s episode with Geoff talking to Dr Heather Dichter of the International Centre for Sport History a...
Raja Rahim and College Basketball
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast it’s the history of black college basketball in the twentieth century with Raja Rahim, who is currently researching a PhD at the Univer...
Allister Webb and Cricket
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The history of international cricket in this podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Institute of Histo...
Johanna Mellis and Cold War Sport
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The history of sport and Hungary in this podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Institute of Historica...
Veronica Smith and Victorian Art
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sport and art again in this podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Institute of Historical Research wi...
Bernard Vere and Modernism
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sport and modernism in art in this podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Institute of Historical Rese...
Lydia Furse and Women's Rugby
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Women’s rugby in this podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Institute of Historical Research with R...
Sam Schelfhout and Weightlifting
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Weightlifting and sport diplomacy in this podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Institute of Historic...
Tanya Jones - Sport and Apartheid
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sport and apartheid in this podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Institute of Historical Research wi...
Ryan Murtha and Lifestyle Sports
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The history of sport and the military in this week’s podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Institut...
Kay Schiller and German Sport
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
German sport history in this week’s podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Institute of Historical R...
Andrew Hao and Sport in China
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sport in China in this week’s podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Institute of Historical Researc...
Gary Sheffield and Sport in World War 1
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The history of sport and the military in this week’s podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Institut...
Alec Hurley and Rowing
10 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The history of rowing in this week's podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Institute of Historical Re...
Helena Byrne on Women's Football in Ireland
10 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Women's soccer in Ireland in this week's podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Institute of Historica...
Beth Gaskell and Sport in the British Army
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sport and the military in this week's podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Institute of Historical R...
Mel Bassett on Sport and the Royal Dockyard in Portsmouth
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sport in the Royal Dockyard in this week's podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Institute of Histori...
Raf Nicholson and Women's Sport Governance
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
UK women's sport governance in this week's podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Institute of Histori...
Geoff Levett and Sport in the British Empire
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Geoff Levett and Sport in the British Empire by British Society of Sports HistoryThia podcast is a British Society of Sports History (BSSH) production...
Chris Stride on Football Kits and Sporting Statues
04 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The history of replica football kits in this week's podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Institute o...
Luise Elsaesser on Polo
04 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The history of polo in this week's podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Institute of Historical Rese...
Matt Taylor and Sport during World War Two
03 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Football history in this week's podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Institute of Historical Researc...
Amelia Clegg on Sport and the British Army
03 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're talking South African history in this episode with PhD candidate Amelia Clegg of Birkbeck College, University of London. Amelia talks to Geoff a...
Huw Richards and Welsh Rugby
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welsh rugby history with Dr Huw Richards in the twelfth Sport in History Podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association...
Tom Weir and the Special Olympics
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Geoff is talking to the post-graduate researcher Tom Weir about the development of the Special Olympics in the eleventh Sport in History Podcast broug...
Amanda Callan-Spenn and Judo
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week Geoff is talking to the judo historian Amanda Callan-Spenn about the remarkable and racy life of the pioneering female judo practitioner Sar...
Rich Parry and South African Cricket
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's the turbulent history of cricket and society in South Africa in the ninth Sport in History Podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport...
Jon Hughes and Boxing
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
German boxing in the 1930s in the eighth Sport in History Podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Insti...
Helena Byrne and Women's Football in Ireland
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Raf talks to Helena Byrne of the British Library about her work on the UK's Web Archive in the sixth Sport in History Podcast brought to you by the Br...
Americans in Britain with Dr John Law
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The sixth Sport in History Podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Institute of Historical Research con...
Motor Sport and Women's Football with Prof Jean Williams
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The fifth Sport in History Podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Institute of Historical Research con...
Cricket in Yorkshire with Jeremy Lonsdale
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The third Sport in History Podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Institute of Historical Research fea...
Lisa Taylor and Rowing History
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This Sport in History Podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Institute of Historical Research features...
Prashant Kidambi on the Writing of Sports History
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast it’s the history of Indian cricket with Dr Prashant Kidambi of the University of Leicester. Prashant specialises in the history of Indi...
Lydia Furse on the Women's Rugby World Cup
25 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Women's rugby in this week's podcast brought to you by the British Society of Sport History in association with the Institute of Historical Research w...
Dr Raf Nicholson - Women's Cricket
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Raf Nicholson - Women's Cricket by British Society of Sports HistoryThia podcast is a British Society of Sports History (BSSH) production from the...