Archive: The Man Who Invented the Melbourne Cup - Sports Bizarre
Frederick Charles Standish left England in 1852 under a false name and fleeing moneylenders. Landing in Melbourne, he was forced to live on the goldfields and run a sly grog business. Yet, just six ye...
3 Marras 46min
Bizarrest Coach Sackings - Sports Bizarre
Mick and Titus look at some of the bizarrest coach firings in history, from being sacked while on talkback radio to being sacked for buying enormous amounts of Jägermeister. If you’d like more Sports ...
1 Marras 40min
The History of Basketball Part 3 - Sports Bizarre
With basketball growing rapidly, people were contacting James Naismith to learn about the game; however, one misunderstanding would lead to the creation of an entirely new sport. If you’d like more Sp...
25 Loka 41min
The Bizarrest Places in the World with Ronan O'Connell - Bizarre
Titus is joined by travel journalist and National Geographic regular contributor, Ronan O’Connell to examine some of the bizarre stories behind the world's greatest landmarks. Ronan has contributed st...
21 Loka 35min
The History of Basketball Part 2 - Sports Bizarre
After being given two weeks to come up with a new indoor sport, James Naismith finally came up with a new game and was ready to play it with his class. The first games ended with a player knocked unc...
18 Loka 52min
The Invention of Basketball Part 1 - Sports Bizarre
In 1891, teacher James Naismith, was given two weeks by his boss to invent a new sport to keep the students occupied during the long winter. No one could have predicted how his new game, basketball, w...
13 Loka 31min
The History of the Bathurst 1000 - Sports Bizarre
Titus is joined by Aaron Noonan, author of The Great Race: 60 years of the Bathurst 1000, to discuss the history of Australia's greatest motorsport event. From its earliest days to Holden vs Ford and ...
5 Loka 53min
