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As a precociously talented fifteen year-old Shane Gould was a shining star of the 1972 Munich Olympics. She then quit elite swimming, but her commitment to exercise and the physical dimension of life never faltered. Now she's one of the country's most consistent advocates of the need to keep active. Read Transcript
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The world financial crisis is causing governments on every continent to review their spending priorities, so what will it mean for the dollars dished out to sport, at both the elite and community levels? Read Transcript
Women's football is booming. In fact, it's arguably the fastest growing sport in the country. Read Transcript
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Adam Gilchrist was a singular presence in the Australian cricket team - a player who wore his heart on his sleeve and pursued the spirit of the game as much as victory. Meet the man who made the most out of his time in the middle. Read Transcript
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Lewis Hamilton is rewriting the motor racing record books. Young, black and British, he's injecting new interest into what many consider to be the declining world of Formula one. Read Transcript
Robert Harvey is an old-school Aussie Rules player. He played his whole senior career with just one club, St Kilda, and outlasted almost all of his contemporaries. Read Transcript
Friday 8.30am
repeated 7pm
Presented by
Mick O'Regan
Friday 05 December 2008
At the 1960 Rome Olympic Games, Herb Elliott won the 1500 metres race by the largest margin that had been recorded in Olympic history. Elliott's coach was the eccentric, irascible Percy Cerutty. Cerutty's most famous protege, Herb Elliott, remembers his controversial, charismatic coach.
9am AEDT
Life Matters
with Richard Aedy
Informed debate on real life issues, with contributions, opinions and ideas from listeners
