Quite A Good Sport

6: Track and Field

Quite A Good Sport

Show Notes

James & Anna meet former Olympic heptathlete Kelly Sotherton and attempt their own makeshift tetrathlon.

Thanks to Finsbury Park running track and Team GB for their assistance in making this show.

This episode was presented by Anna Ptaszynski and James Harkin Contributions from Kelly Sotherton and Jo Hobson Produced by Molly Windust and James Harkin Sound recording and outdoor editing by Adrian Bradley Studio editing by James Harkin Graphic design and sound design by Alex Bell Sound engineering by Leying Lee Production Assistance by Natascha McQueen and Tara Dorrell

And for more sporting stories and curiosities, James and Anna's book, A Load of Old Balls is out now.

This was a QI Ltd Production.

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