"If we don't beat you, we'll knock your bloody blocks off"

In one of the most bitter and controversial Ashes series ever played, England set their sights on taking down Australian cricketing legend Don Bradman. Their method? A brutal, calculated strategy known as Bodyline - a tactic so aggressive it sparked outrage, strained diplomatic ties, and forever changed the spirit of the game.

In this episode of How It All Played Out, Mark Pougatch and Paul Hayward take you back to 1932 - was Bodyline a genius strategy or just plain unsporting? And why did it cause such a deep rift between two cricketing giants?

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Some of the most iconic victories have come after the longest waits.

England's historic Ashes victory in 2005 came after an 18-year drought. They famously secured the urn with a 2–1 series victory by drawing the final Test at The Oval.

2025 saw Crystal Palace end a 119-year wait for a major trophy, Newcastle United end a 56-year wait by winning the Carabao Cup, and, over in golf, Rory McIlroy ended one of the most agonising waits in modern sport by winning the Masters to complete the Grand Slam.

Mark Pougatch and Paul Hayward bring you the story behind the 2005 Ashes triumph, Rory’s historic win and Amrullah, the horse who famously never won a single race despite competing 74 times over a 10-year career.

A little extra bonus to tie you over after Season 2, enjoy!

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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 Packer, who all the current players should be thanking.

Packer turned the gentile game of Test cricket upside down as he signed the captains of England, Australia and the West Indies to what some called his 'rebel circus'.

For two years at the end of the 1970s, the traditional world of white flannels, red balls and polite applause collided with coloured clothing, floodlights, music and marketing - cricket was never quite the same again.

So how did Packer lure the best cricketers in the world? And how much of what we see today can directly be traced back to the drive, ambition and vanity of one Sydney businessman?

We hope you've enjoyed Season 2 of How It All Played Out. While we take a short break you can check out all our past episodes on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Introducing Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where Johnny Vaughan and Gavin “The Woodman” Woods uncover the wildest, most unbelievable, and downright legendary true stories from history.

In this episode, we dive into the unbelievable life of Max Woosnam, the man who might just be the greatest British sportsman of all time. A gentleman athlete who captained Manchester City, won Olympic gold, lifted the Davis Cup, scored a century at Lord’s, and even beat Charlie Chaplin at table tennis (using a butter knife).

Woosnam was the definition of a Bloomin’ Legend, a man who did it all, and somehow made it look easy.

⚽ Footballing Glory – From captaining Man City to facing off against England’s elite

🎾 A Racket and a Revolution – Olympic tennis champion and Wimbledon Doubles hero

🎬 The Chaplin Challenge – When Hollywood’s biggest star met his match

🏅 The Forgotten Legend – Why one of Britain’s greatest athletes vanished from fame

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Pep Guardiola celebrated his 1000th game as a coach at the Etihad on the weekend as his Manchester City side defeated Liverpool 2-0 in the Premier League.

In that time Guardiola’s teams - Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City - have won an outstanding 71% of those 1,000 matches, lifting 12 domestic league titles, 3 Champions Leagues and numerous Cups - really just too many to mention.

But his influence extends far beyond the mere winning of trophies. Playing out from the back has filtered its way down the leagues and Guardiola has spawned a number of coaches, two of whom are top of the Premier League and the Bundesliga.

So on today's How It All Played Out Mark Pougatch and Paul Hayward are asking - just how much has Pep Guardiola impacted world football? And is he still the same coach as he was in game one?

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Mark Pougatch and Paul Hayward bring you the story of Althea Gibson - don't worry if you've never heard of her, few have!

Arthur Ashe is a name immediately recognisable to every tennis fan - and most sports fans.

He was the first Black man to win the US Open, the Australian Open and Wimbledon - and the largest tennis stadium in the world, the US Open main court, is named after him.

But he wasn’t the first Black player to win a Grand Slam. That honour went to New Yorker Althea Gibson, who won the French open in 1956 - a whole decade before Ashe. She also won both the US Open and Wimbledon in 1957 and in 1958.

So why isn’t Althea Gibson as well known as Arthur Ashe? Why doesn’t she have her name up in lights like his? What is her story?

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Tottenham’s lamentable performance in their 1-0 home defeat by Chelsea on Saturday was bad enough for their fans - but then worryingly for them manager Thomas Frank was snubbed by 2 of his players, Djed Spence and Micky van de Ven as they came off the pitch.

So Mark Pougatch and Paul Hayward are asking, What happens when players and managers appear to fall out very publicly? What’s the long term impact for everyone concerned - and for the club? Hear stories of Kepa Arrizabalaga, Carlos Tevez, Cristiano Ronaldo & Adel Taarabt!

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It's one of the most iconic photos in Olympic history: Mary Decker falling flat on her face as Zola Budd runs past her bare foot. Decker, America’s golden girl and the World Champion on home turf, against Budd, from apartheid-ridden South Africa, who acquired a British passport in double quick time to line up, against her own will.

Mark Pougatch and Paul Hayward bring you the story behind the photo from the LA Games in 1984. How did two such different characters end up being the main protagonists in one of the Olympic’s most infamous moments? How did politics, the Daily Mail and fearsome fathers play their part? And what were the long term effects on both runners?

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