How It All Played Out

• Football In The Winter! BUT WHY?

  It doesn't really make sense, does it? Football in the rain, hail, and snow. Why not in the lovely summer months? Surely the Premier League would look glorious in the sun. But there are reasons why the Brits play in December & January, and we can blame the private school system.Join Mark and Paul in this bonus episode of How It All Played Out as they find out the why we play football in the winter, and how it came about.Remember to follow or subscribe and give us a 5 star review too!We'd love to hear from you! Email us: [email protected] Producer: Adem WatermanHead of Podcasts, Factual: Al RiddellVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global

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• Who Kidnapped Shergar? The Mystery of the World’s Most Famous Racehorse

  "Is he in?"For this episode of How It All Played Out, Mark and Paul travel to the home of Head Groom Jim Fitzgerald on a stormy night in County Kildare in the Republic of Ireland and investigate one of the most shocking stories from the 1980s - The kidnapping of racehorse Shergar. This story involves the IRA, a ransom of 2 million pounds and a mystery that is still to be solved.From masked gunmen with submachine guns, fraud, rumours, Irish country policemen and three leading journalists being flown to Belfast to negotiate Shergar's safe return, travel back in time to explore a bizarre sporting story like no other.Remember to follow or subscribe and give us a 5 star review too!We'd love to hear from you! Email us: [email protected] Producer: Adem WatermanHead of Podcasts, Factual: Al RiddellVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global

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• Deep Backward what now? The bizarre origins of cricket terms

  What is deep backward point or a third man? And does the term 'Silly point' make sense?Join Mark and Paul in this bonus episode of How It All Played Out and find out why cricket fielding positions are called what they are.Remember to follow or subscribe and give us a 5 star review too!We'd love to hear from you! Email us: [email protected] Executive Producer: Adem WatermanHead of Podcasts, Factual: Al RiddellVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global

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• Why Does England Never Stage The Men's World Cup?

  In 1966 England won the World Cup with a 4-2 win against West Germany...they even won it on home soil.With players such as Gascoigne, Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane it remains a mystery as to how they haven't won it again...but they haven't even hosted the tournament again.It may seem strange, but there are reasons as to why. Join Mark and Paul as they chart the history of the World Cup, from its inception to modern day, exploring the politics behind why the England men's team have failed ever again to be the host nation of the most coveted prize in football, and why the FA are now more focussed on winning the competition than staging it.From doomed bids, bribes, conspiracy theories and hatred from other nations, this episode of How It All Played Out peels back the curtain to answer: Why does England never stage the men's World Cup?Remember to follow or subscribe and give us a 5 star review too!We'd love to hear from you! Email us: [email protected] Executive Producer: Adem WatermanHead of Podcasts, Factual: Al RiddellVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global

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• How Did Rugby & Nelson Mandela Unite South Africa?

  Travel back in time to South Africa 1995 and join Mark Pougatch & Paul Hayward as they take a look at the Rugby World Cup.It was a watershed moment for the sport, marking South Africa's return to the international stage after the dismantling of apartheid. But how did President Nelson Mandela, who had been imprisoned for 27 years, and rugby, unite South Africa ? And what significance did it have in changing the landscape of a divided nation? In this, the first episode of How It All Played Out, the duo are joined by legendary Springbok winger Bryan Habana, a boy in the crowd at the 1995 Final and a World Cup winner himself in 2007, to discuss what lasting legacy this historic moment had on the country.Remember to follow or subscribe and give us a 5 star review too!We'd love to hear from you! Email us: [email protected] Producer: Adem WatermanHead of Podcasts, Factual: Al RiddellVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global

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