Sporting Witness Episodes Available now
Bangladesh's Channel Swimmer Hero
How Brojen Das broke the world record for swimming from France to England in 1961.
The 1976 US Olympic Boxing Team
The American boxers acclaimed for one of the best team performances in Olympic history.
Yugoslavia Football Riot
How violence at a Red Star Belgrade vs Dinamo Zagreb game heralded the war in Yugoslavia.
The Torino air disaster
In May 1949, a plane crash killed one of the greatest teams in Italian football history.
The Golden Girls of Zimbabwe
How the women's hockey team won the first Olympic gold for their country in 1980.
Dawn Fraser - Triple Olympic Champion
How the rebellious Australian swimmer shattered records in the 1950s and 60s
Terry Fox and the Marathon of Hope
The cancer patient who inspired Canada with an attempt to run across the country in 1980
Shaul Ladany - the Great Survivor
The Israeli race-walker who survived the Holocaust and the Munich Olympics shootings
Chess City
In 1998, the world's most expensive chess centre opened in a remote region of Russia.
Gail Devers
The American sprinter who recovered from serious illness to win the Olympic 100 metres.
