Sport's strangest tales
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Hungry for seconds? Well, History's Greatest Dishes from History Extra is back for series two. To join us as we serve up stories of some remarkable delicacies from the past, search History's Greatest Dishes and follow the feed wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to the History Extra podcast. Fascinating historical conversations from the makers of BBC History Magazine. Humans have been infatuated with sport, and For thousands of years.
But what drove this obsession in the first place? And how did ancient pursuits evolve into the games we know and love today? On today's episode, John Balcombe speaks to QI researchers and hosts of the No Such Thing as a Fish podcast. James Harkin and Anna Tashinsky. About their new book on sporting history, discussing everything from doping
To David Attenborough's impact on Snooker. James and Anna, welcome to the History Extra podcast today. Thanks for having us, John. Thank you. Now, listeners may already be familiar with you both through your own hugely successful podcast, No Such Thing as a Fish, and of course your work on the BBC television series QI. But you've
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