What Was The Score?: The Sports History Podcast

Today, I read my dissertation for you, titled "Why don't you play outdoors?": An Investigation into the Growth of Basketball in Britain 1980 - Present. I cover factors such as youth culture, the city, and even my own primary research! Let me know what you think and whether you disagree or agree with anything I said.

Today I have the pleasure of talking with Behrad and Denzel from SBB on how they have been able to grow to become the LARGEST British basketball social media platform. A fantastic chat with two amazing guys.

Today I take a look at Bleacher Report's top 10 sports conspiracy theories and give my thoughts and opinions as to whether they are feasible - let alone actually happened.

Today I talk about what the first sport may have been, although it is not a simple question as we have to consider theory covered in Episode 2 to define whether the activities that ancient peoples were taking part in were actually sport.

Today I talk about football in London, how the game came to gain some footing and grow, before I move on to talking about rivalrvy within London football, most notably the West Ham - Millwall derby and the North London derby.

Today I talk about variations within sports and a little bit about the theory that influences the sport we play. I cover some vague sports and break down why they are appealing.

Today I talk about the 'GOAT' debate. What does it mean to be one, what does it take, and how do we compare eras? I then go on to give who I think some of the 'GOATs' are in their respective films, based on some the theory I spoke about.

Today I give an overview and an insight into the 1936 Berlin Olympics, taking a look at the significance of the Games and some facts you might not know about them then considering it's legacy.

Today, I speak alone on the Low Countries and korfball, giving a brief historiography of the region and showing how it fits in with wider historical concepts such as provision of sport and dissemination.

Here's a bonus episode in which I give a little bit of context for what tonight's Big Game means in the wider context of the sport and sport in general.

Today, Darren Foulkes and I break down what sport means to the people of South America, with Argentinian football getting the lion’s share of the talk. We touch on sporting historical concepts such as the city and class, and have a great chat in the process.

Today I'm joined by professional basketball player and captain of the Sheffield Sharks, Mike Tuck. We talk about the way that social media has entered the realm of sport and developed over the years before breaking down into some chat about Mike.