Kim Chakanetsa speaks to two professional e-sport gamers who earn their living playing online.
Julia 'Bish' Robson is a prominent gamer and Twitch streamer who tailors her content for a South African audience. She also hosts LAN events - days of gaming in large conference centers - where people often sleep under the desks in order to play as much as possibl ... Show More
Jul 2023
BBC OS Conversations: Women in sport
The Women’s World Cup is underway and global attention is once again on women in sport. Host James Reynolds brings together Preeti Singh, a national and international basketball player for India, lawyer and former England netball player Eboni Usoro-Brown and Jennifer Jones, one o ... Show More
23m 58s
Jul 2020
Meet Sujoy Roy, the UK's first pro gamer!
In this week's episode Nathan is joined by Britain’s first ever professional gamer, Sujoy Roy, who became one of the best players in the world on first person shooter game Quake, more than 20 years ago.Sujoy talked about his journey from banking to esports, what it was like as a ... Show More
36m 33s
Nov 2020
The history and future of competitive gaming w/ Baro Hyun
In this week’s episode is joined by Dr Baro Hyun, professor of esports business at Keio University and the founder of an esports advisory practice as a Tokyo-based big four consulting firm. He’s also the author of a brand new book, Demystifying Esports,He told Nathan about the bu ... Show More
44m 28s
Jun 2023
The Future of Sports is Electronic — Dan Sutton
Esports are a rapidly growing entertainment phenomenon, drawing in millions of viewers from around the globe, particularly young people. As the developer and publisher of some of the world’s most popular esports, Riot Games is at the forefront of this field. Today, Riot’s Global ... Show More
33m 30s