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Raise Your Game on BBC Radio Wales
Information on the third series which aired during August/September 2008.
On Radio Wales Colin Jackson reveals how top sportspeople get their inspiration and shares some of their techniques. Every week there'll be interviews with some of the biggest names in sport.
Each week Colin is joined in the studio by Ex-Leicester, Leeds and Wales footballer Matt Jones and Raise Your Game Producer Jocelyn Andrews.
Watch the video promo for the radio series
Take a look at the team at work in the radio studio in our image gallery.
Programme 1: Inspiration
Programme 2: Motivation
Programme 3: Preparation
Programme 4: Concentration
Programme 5: Dedication
Programme 6: Participation
Programme 1: Inspiration
1.04pm Saturday 9 August 2008
Repeated 6.32pm Saturday 9 August and 4.32pm Sunday 10 August 2008
A British Formula 1 driver who won the Hungarian Grand Prix in 2006 talks about the skills needed to be a top racing driver - Jenson Button.
Was a former All Black and Osprey scrum half always good at sport in school? - Justin Marshall.
A Chicago Bulls basketball player, who also plays for Great Britain, discusses how he began playing basketball - Luol Deng.
When you find the right sport for you it can inspire you to change your life according to an Oxford-educated archaeologist turned rock climber and extreme sportswoman - Bean Sopwith.
A great Welsh dynasty spills the beans on a cricketing family's stories - Matthew & Tom Maynard.
Programme 2: Motivation
1.04pm Saturday 16 August 2008
Repeated 6.32pm Saturday 16 August and 4.32pm Sunday 17 August 2008
Former England spin bowler and star of BBC's Question of Sport talks about motivation - Phil Tufnell.
A professional dancer who appeared on Strictly Come Dancing shares with us how he got started - Brendan Cole.
A TV presenter and mother of two shows that it's not only elite athletes who can reap the benefits of keeping in shape - Davina McCall.
The sports journalist who has covered 20 different world championships in 12 different countries, and has been at five Olympic Games tells us who motivates them - Steve Bunce.
Family stories from a Welsh rugby dynasty - Derek & Craig Quinnell.
Programme 3: Preparation
1.04pm Saturday 23 August 2008
Repeated 6.32pm Saturday 23 August and 4.32pm Sunday 24 August 2008
A world respected chef and veteran of eight marathons talks about the preparation he has to put in - both as a chef and as a runner - Michel Roux.
Find out how to look a million dollars when you're working up a sweat with tips from a lingerie expert - Jill Kenton.
How did a busy BBC news presenter find time in her busy schedule to train up to the challenge of the Great North Run? - Sophie Raworth.
A young athlete from Penarth, Wales who is determined to achieve his potential in the world of discus discusses the importance of perfect preparation - Brett Morse.
A 400m hurdler and his sister talk about how their sporty dad gave them a love of competition - Rhys & Katherine Williams.
Programme 4: Concentration
1.04pm Saturday 30 August 2008
Repeated 6.32pm Saturday 30 August and 4.32pm Sunday 31 August 2008
An England and Wales cricketer, who now plays for Glamorgan, tells us the qualities that make a good captain - Robert Croft.
Find out the best story he's ever written from the sports reporter and columnist who still gets moved by the world of sport - Brendan Gallagher.
The importance of a good diet is discussed by our nutritionist, dietician, TV presenter and author - Amanda Ursell.
What is Hellerwork? Listen to the answer from one of its leading exponents in the U.K. and Europe - Roger Golten.
A professional golfer and his father discuss whether he was always good at sport - Rhys & Graham Davies.
Programme 5: Dedication
1.04pm Saturday 6 September 2008
Repeated 6.32pm Saturday 6 September and 4.32pm Sunday 7 September 2008
Known to his star-studded clients as the Body Doctor this man gets to shape the bodies of the stars and talks us through his training manual - David Marshall.
A Cardiff City footballer talks to Matt Jones about the beginning of his career - Stephen McPhail.
Did you know that there is a dedicated falconer at Wimbledon who keeps unwanted pigeons from disrupting play? - Wayne Davis.
A wheelchair athlete in the 100m, 200m and 400m sprint becomes the first woman to compete in the wheelchair rugby squad at the Paralympic Games in Beijing. Find out what it takes to become a top athlete - Josie Pearson.
A long jump Olympic gold medal winner and his daughter discuss his memories of winning his Olympic Gold medal - Lynn & Kathryn Davies.
Programme 6: Participation
1.04pm Saturday 13 September 2008
Repeated 6.32pm Saturday 13 September and 4.32pm Sunday 14 September 2008
Which BBC news presenter stepped outside the studio and into her wetsuit for the TV series 'Ultimate Wild Water' - where she kayaked her way through some of the UK's most notorious waterways? - Kate Silverton.
A climber, and health and fitness consultant, who likes to feel the extreme buzz, wants others to take part in sport too. He tells us what climbing gives to him - Mike Weeks.
The professional dancer who's Asian Pacific Latin American Champion and New Zealand Latin American Champion discusses the right kind of fuel for your body - Camilla Dallerup.
The new Children's Commissioner for Wales took time out of his very busy schedule to talk about what sport can achieve - Keith Towler.
The Welsh Under-21 captain and her sister see netball taking over the world. But their netball is very different! - Stephanie & Sammy Jo Williams.
An entire family came together at one of their rugby playing member's Testimonial evening. His brother was extremely proud to hear Wales' First Minister Rhodri Morgan pay tribute to the Cardiff Blues star - Nicky & Jamie Robinson.
Also on bbc.co.uk
Luol Deng
The Chicago Bulls basketball star discusses his journey to the NBA and the skills he has learned through sport.
Kelly Holmes
The double Olympic gold medallist believes "You need a commitment to be the best you can be and to never give up."
