Legacy: Sports Stories

Two dancers still see visions of Balanchine. One sees that vision more clearly than ever, while the other questions her memories with entirely new eyes… Episodes 4 and 5 are out on Tuesday 4th March. Subscribe now to make sure you don’t miss it. Extraordinary sporting stories that really matter. From Stak, this is Dancing with Shadows – the third series of the award-winning Legacy. ***Please take...

The Company’s founder, George Balanchine, was more than just a choreographer. To his dancers, he was a father figure, an all-seeing god – and even a husband, blending his professional and personal lives. His relationships with female dancers led to some of the most celebrated works the world has ever seen. But at what cost? To try and understand the genius, Nicky meets two of his most famous proté...

Nicky finally fulfils a childhood dream: to watch the New York City Ballet. But it’s hard to enjoy the moment. Not with all she knows now. Episode 2 is available to listen to right now, with new episodes released every Tuesday. Subscribe now to make sure you don’t miss an episode. Extraordinary sporting stories that really matter. From Stak, this is Dancing With Shadows – the third series of the a...

Millions dream of becoming a ballet dancer. And so many dream of reaching the grandest stage of all: the New York City Ballet. Home to some of the greatest works of the modern age, its legacy was shaped by the genius of its founder, the so-called father of American ballet, George Balanchine. But behind the beauty lies a more complicated truth. You see, this isn’t just a story about ballet. It’s ab...

In the final episode, Sam returns to east London to confront some home truths and speaks to someone who might hold the key to understanding the English Disease… Extraordinary sporting stories that really matter. From Stak, this is The English Disease – the second series of the award-winning Legacy. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods....

Tensions are rising across the country until, one night in July, a single event changes everything… Enjoyed listening to The English Disease? We want to hear from you before the season finale – whether you have first-hand experience of this story or not. Message Sam Diss on X or Instagram . Extraordinary sporting stories that really matter. From Stak, this is The English Disease – the second serie...

A WhatsApp group for football banter started as an escape from the real world. But it soon became a command centre for Britain’s culture war… Extraordinary sporting stories that really matter. From Stak, this is The English Disease – the second series of the award-winning Legacy. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great de...

A young man in Sheffield attacks a rival supporter with irreversible consequences... But his story isn’t an anomaly. It’s a blueprint. Subscribe now to get the latest episode of The English Disease every Tuesday throughout October. Extraordinary sporting stories that really matter. From Stak, this is The English Disease – the second series of the award-winning Legacy. ***Please take the time to ra...

Sam travels to Nottingham to meet a hooligan known as ‘The Englishman’ who used football violence to navigate the fractured ideals of working-class masculinity. Subscribe now to get the latest episode of The English Disease every Tuesday throughout October. Extraordinary sporting stories that really matter. From Stak, this is The English Disease – the second series of the award-winning Legacy. ***...

Sam goes to breakfast with an ex-hooligan friend to answer a question he’s circled for a decade, and sets off on a journey to reveal what’s really lurking beneath the surface of England’s game. Extraordinary sporting stories that really matter. From Stak, this is The English Disease – the second series of the award-winning Legacy. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts&nbs...

There was a time when football hooliganism was everywhere. For decades it dominated headlines, merging the two things England loves most: football and fear . Over the course of six episodes, writer Sam Diss digs deeper – beyond the stereotypes and tabloid headlines – to understand what first brought people to this violent, sprawling subculture, and how it has forced its way back into our society t...

What does the future look like for Qatar, football, and the people we’ve spoken to? Sports broadcaster Kate Mason finds out more about the precarious situation of the LGBTQ+ community in the country and speaks to the only publicly gay Qatari. After officials were in a standoff with Danish broadcasters this week, Kate also explores Qatar's media environment and asks whether this World Cup will – re...

What does this World Cup mean for Qatar? Sports broadcaster Kate Mason goes inside the Qatar club game and finds signs of a very deliberate footballing project. But are Qatar’s intentions going to survive their first contact with reality? We examine the tournament infrastructure for fans across Doha – from an unfinished fan park, to FIFA's luxury 'tent city' and desolate stadium surroundings – and...

How did we get here? Sports broadcaster Kate Mason travels back to 2010 and finds out how Qatar’s migrant worker crisis unfolded – and continues to endure to this day.  She speaks to three workers about their experiences in the country, including one man who helped build some of the World’s Cup most prestigious venues. Their stories paint a stark, bleak picture of the abusive conditions suffe...