Not by the Playbook Podcast
The podcast which seeks out the most incredible and inspirational stories from sportspeople and athletes around the world.
Inspirational stories from around the world. Interviews with people defying the odds. Discover Not by the Playbook - the podcast which seeks out the most incredible stories from sportspeople and athletes. We bring you interviews with the sporting heroes who have achieved success in the face of seemingly impossible challenges.
Hear from some of the most famous names in sport on subjects you've never heard them discuss before. You don't have to be an Olympic champion to have an extraordinary story 鈥� we also scour the globe for inspiring individuals who make a difference through sport.
Whether you鈥檙e a football or soccer fan, tennis lover, golf aficionado or cricket addict, or even if you're not a sports fan at all, you鈥檒l find inspiration in the stories of resilience, determination, and discipline. Expect insightful, honest, and thought-provoking conversations from people who live and breathe sport.
Listen to Not by the Playbook on the 麻豆社 World Service every Saturday at 0900 GMT, or find it as a podcast wherever you get your 麻豆社 podcasts.
Episodes to download
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The Teenage Gymnast Competing with Cancer
Sat 13 May 2017
Evan Van Aacken is receiving chemotherapy, whilst performing in major tournaments.
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The Rebirth of Women's Basketball
Sat 6 May 2017
FIBA overturns its ban on the hijab, what does this mean for the sport?
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The NFL Dream that Turned to a Nightmare
Sat 29 Apr 2017
Ryan Leaf struggled with addiction, after leaving the NFL.
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Boxing Saved My Life
Sat 22 Apr 2017
Ex-boxer Duke McKenzie tells us about how he coped with the death of his brother.
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Drogba's American Dream
Sat 15 Apr 2017
Caroline Barker presents the global sports show, focusing on Didier Drogba's new venture.
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Living the Dream
Sat 8 Apr 2017
Hakeem 鈥淭he Dream鈥� Olajuwon takes us on a journey from childhood in Lagos to NBA champion
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The Gymnast Allergic to Exercise
Sat 1 Apr 2017
Natasha Coates on how competing as a disability gymnast has helped to keep her alive
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The Land that Banned Football
Sat 25 Mar 2017
The Somali footballers trying to rebuild their own lives and provide hope for a nation
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Commonwealth Crisis? Durban Ditches the Games
Sat 18 Mar 2017
Have the public fallen out of love with their cities hosting major sporting events?
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Namibia's First Blade Runner
Sat 11 Mar 2017
Etchegaray Nguluwe is Namibia's first blade runner and wants to inspire a generation
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'I Shouldn't be Banned for Wearing a Hijab'
Sat 4 Mar 2017
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir on the hijab ban that means she can not play porffessional basketball
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Ranieri and the Science of Sacking
Sat 25 Feb 2017
The hard emotionless analytics of football and why Ranieri should have gone earlier!
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South African Great: Joost鈥檚 Valiant Fight
Sat 11 Feb 2017
Join Caroline Barker as she focuses on the week's big global sports stories.
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The Wait Is Over: Japan get a Sumo Champion
Sat 28 Jan 2017
Sumo star Kisenosato is now a grand champion, Japan's first since 1998.
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Trump v the NFL: A Pyrrhic Victory
Sat 21 Jan 2017
Donald Trump's foray into American football and the effect it had on the sport
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Cancer Kicker: A Footballer's Mentality
Sat 14 Jan 2017
How mental toughness developed on the football field helped one former player kick cancer
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Student Athlete: Pride, Passion but no Payment
Sat 7 Jan 2017
College sport in America is a billion dollar business but the athletes don't earn a penny
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Sportshour: Review 2016
Sat 31 Dec 2016
A look back at the two most significant stories on Sportshour in 2016
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Sportshour: Most Listened to 2016
Christmas Eve 2016
Including how Olympic finalist in Sydney Suzy Favour Hamilton became a Las Vegas escort
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Abuse Allegations in US Gymnastics
Sat 17 Dec 2016
We look at how allegations of sexual abuse have engulfed gymnastics in the USA
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Unafraid to Speak Out
Sat 10 Dec 2016
Why Detroit Lion DeAndre Levy campaigns against violence and to test forgotten rape kits
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Living With Surviving
Sat 3 Dec 2016
Gil Stork survivor of the 1960 plane crash that claimed the lives of 16 of his team mates
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Castro's legacy on Cuban sport
Sat 26 Nov 2016
Following his death, we look at the use of sport by Fidel Castro in Cuban society
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Cricket in The Jungle, a different Calais
Sat 5 Nov 2016
Sport was a rarely reported part of life in an infamous, now demolished, migrant camp
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Fifty Years On: Football on Robben Island
Sat 29 Oct 2016
Former inmates recalls the importance of football on Robben Island
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Redemptive Running
Sat 22 Oct 2016
How marathon running is raising self-esteem of homeless people with remarkable results.
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Reclaiming the Locker Room after Donald Trump's Comments
Sat 15 Oct 2016
Stories from the locker rooms of US sport to the spires of Cambridge University
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Annemiek van Vleuten - Back on the Bike
Sat 8 Oct 2016
Live Saturday morning global sports show with reports, debate and humour.
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The Cybathlon is Coming!
Sat 1 Oct 2016
With the world bionic games are only a week away we look ahead to Cybathalon 2016
