{"podcast":{"title":"Sport Is History","slug":"sport-is-history-7805910","podcast_index_feed_id":7805910,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/NSR8661048587","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/16a03604-2dc6-11f1-966d-3faaabb10866/image/cb93a9372d973ede4d5015d2a0dc10b1.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Sport Is History","episode_count":25,"summary":"From the roar of the crowd… to the moments that changed sport forever. What really happened behind the headlines? What turns victory into legend… or controversy into history? From the extraordinary history of the marathon… to the unforgettable comeback of Tiger Woods… we unpack the details you may never have heard and with our own experiences, we’ll guide you through what it's really like on the ground. Every week, acclaimed sports presenter Mark Pougatch and well-versed broadcaster Marcus Buckland unpack unbelievable stories from the world of sporting history.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T04:18:55.820359+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sport-is-history-7805910"},"episode":{"title":"The 1985 Black Ball Final: Carnage at The Crucible","slug":"the-1985-black-ball-final-carnage-at-the-crucible","published_at":"2026-04-30T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sport-is-history-7805910/the-1985-black-ball-final-carnage-at-the-crucible","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sport-is-history-7805910","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR1198875233.mp3?updated=1777490527","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR1198875233.mp3?updated=1777490527","summary":"On one Sunday night back in April 1985, 18 million people tuned-in to watch two men in bow ties try and pot a snooker ball in a theatre in Sheffield. Steve Davis vs Dennis Taylor was a game that had it all, some might say on paper the final was a mismatch but what occurred was in fact a night of surprise and a finish that has resonated down the ages. Mark and Marcus look back fondly on the rise of snooker during the 1980s in the UK, they highlight some of the outlandish characters that built the game as well as unearth their own memories covering the sport. Every week, Mark Pougatch and Marcus Buckland unpack unbelievable stories from the world of sporting history. ⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ Produced by Spiritland Creative Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"On one Sunday night back in April 1985, 18 million people tuned-in to watch two men in bow ties try and pot a snooker ball in a theatre in Sheffield. Stev…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2587,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sport-is-history-7805910/episodes/the-1985-black-ball-final-carnage-at-the-crucible/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sport-is-history-7805910/the-1985-black-ball-final-carnage-at-the-crucible.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}