BBC Radio Podcasts from I Was There

I Was There

Niki Lauda speaks in 2015

Niki Lauda talks about crashing his Ferrari at the Nürburgring Grand Prix in Germany.

Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again

Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again. Anna talks to PHILIP MICHAEL, LYDIA LOUISA and CHRIS NEWMAN.

Sports Report at 70

Chris Warburton is celebrates the 70th Anniversary of the BBC's Sports Report.

Fairytale of New York

Steve Lillywhite, who produced the song, speaks to Adrian.

Cool Runnings

Members of the Jamaican bobsleigh team remember 1988

Frestonia

The legendary 1970s squatting community remembered.

King’s Cross disaster

The terrible events of 1987 remembered by three survivors

Arsenal-Liverpool 1989

Lee Dixon and John Aldridge on the classic match.

Ghostwatch

The story behind the controversial programme, 25 years on.

Help for Heroes

How the military charity got started, ten years ago.

Bali bombing

Two women who survived the 2002 terror attack recall what happened

Going Live

Stars remember the legendary Saturday morning TV show

The Siege of Sarajevo

We go back a quarter of a century to the longest siege in modern history

The launch of Google

We go back to 1998, when the 650 billion dollar brand was founded.

The death of Diana

How the news of Diana’s death was broadcast to the nation

Decriminalisation of homosexuality

Three gay men describe how the 1967 change affected them.

Raoul Moat

This week we look at one of the biggest manhunts in England.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

We speak to those who were involved with the making of the iconic album.

2012 Olympic Torch Relay

A look back to the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay.

Brink’s-Mat robbery

The extraordinary events of 1983, and one of Britain’s biggest-ever robberies.

Concorde crash

The terrible crash of 2000, which left 113 dead.

Grayrigg train crash

The awful events of 2007 when one person died near Grayrigg.

The start of Breakfast TV

The glitz and glam of the first days of Breakfast TV.

Tony Bullimore’s rescue

Yachtsman Tony Bullimore talks about being rescued from the Southern Ocean in 1996.

Land Speed record

The epic race to set a new land speed record.

Blur v Oasis

The legendary chart battle of 1995

Diana’s Panorama interview

We revisit one of the most famous TV interviews of all time.

Ronald Reagan’s election victory

We go back to November 1980 and the night Reagan was elected US President.

Trainspotting

Choose life. Choose to listen to what it was like making Trainspotting, back in 1996.

Open University

The memorable stories from 1973 of the first OU students to get degrees.

South Pole

Adrian Chiles talks to the first British women to walk to the South Pole.

Thrilla in Manilla

Back to 1975, and the legendary boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.

Manchester bomb

We go back to 1996, when Manchester was targeted by the IRA.

Shooting of John Lennon

We revisit the tragic events of 1980, when John Lennon was shot dead.

Diana and the minefield

The day Princess Diana walked across a minefield.

Greenland leaves the EU

We go back to 1982, and the only previous country to leave the EU.

National Lottery launch

Our guests include one of the first Lottery millionaires as we revisit 1992.

OJ Simpson's trial

We go back to 1995 and the sensational OJ Simpson trial.

Barings Bank collapse

Nick Leeson - and others - talk about about the end of Barings Bank in 1995.

Finding the Titanic

We go back to 1985 and talk to the investigators who found the wreck of the Titanic

I Was There: Oasis

A look back at March 1993 and the beginnings of one of the great modern music stories

I was there: Kerry Packer

May 1977 - Kerry Packer creates his own Cricket tournament: World Series Cricket