Sporting Witness Episodes Episode guide
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Tegla Loroupe wins NY Marathon
How Tegla Loroupe became the first African woman to win a major marathon
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Pele joins the New York Cosmos
Clive Toye's account of Pele's shock move to a US soccer team in 1975
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Racing the Stasi
in 1964, East German cyclist, Dieter Wiedemann, defected for love and the Tour de France
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The Three Degrees
How three black players revolutionised English football in the 1970s.
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John Surtees - Motorsport Legend
Memories of the only man to win the world championship in Formula 1 and motorcycle racing
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The Curse of the Bambino
How a misfield in the 1986 World Series convinced Boston Red Sox fans they were cursed.
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British Lions in Apartheid South Africa
In 1974 the British Lions made a famous and controversial rugby tour of South Africa.
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India's Hockey Gold
In 1948 at the 'austerity' Olympics, newly independent India won gold on the hockey pitch
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Ryder Cup - The War by the Shore
The bitter clash between the best golfers from the USA and Europe in 1991
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Ben Johnson
The Canadian sprinter disqualified for doping at the 1988 Olympics
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The Auld Enemy: Scotland v England
How Scotland's footballers triumphed over the English at Wembley in 1967
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The D'Oliveira Affair
How the batsman sparked a row leading to the sporting isolation of apartheid South Africa
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The First Special Olympics
How the first games for athletes with intellectual disabilities was organised in 1968
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The Grateful Dead Makes Lithuanian Basketball Bronze Possible
Funded partly by the US rock band the new independent nation beat the former Soviet Union
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The Creation of Ironman
How the most extreme form of triathlon was invented in Hawaii in 1978
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Fastnet Yacht Disaster
In 1979, a freak storm hit a prestigious ocean race in the Irish Sea, killing 18 people.
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Milkha Singh - The Flying Sikh
The remarkable life-story of the first Indian runner to win a Commonwealth Games gold.
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The Boycott Games
The last time the Commonwealth Games were in Scotland many African nations boycotted them
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Eddy Merckx: The Fall of 'The Cannibal'
In 1975, the great Tour de France rider lost the race after being punched by a spectator
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The Magical Magyars
How Hungary's footballers hammered mighty England 6-3 at Wembley in 1953.
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Argentina at World Cup 78
How Argentina won its first World Cup when hosting the tournament under military rule.
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South Korea wow the World Cup
How South Korea beat some of the top teams in Europe in 2002 thanks to home support.
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Andres Escobar
The Colombian defender murdered after scoring an own goal at the World Cup in 1994
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The Maracanazo: Brazil v Uruguay 1950
How Brazil was traumatised by losing the World Cup the last time it was played there
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Michael Chang wins the French Open
The Chinese-American player who won his only major after the Tiananmen Square massacre.
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Barry McGuigan unites Ireland
How the boxer's world championship bid brought together all sides in Northern Ireland.
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Peru Stadium Riot
In May 1964, more than 300 people died at a football game between Peru and Argentina.
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Red Card for Zidane
The referee who sent off the legendary French player in the 2006 World Cup final.
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North Korea - World Cup Giantkillers!
How the footballers of communist North Korea shocked Italy at the 1966 World Cup.
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The Indomitable Lions: Cameroon at the World Cup
How Cameroon shocked Argentina at the 1990 World Cup and put African football on the map.
