1/5. William G Stewart argues that the Georgians were just as likely to sing the praises of their sporting heroes, men like Tom Cribb , John Gulley and Jem Belcher , as they were Nelson, Wellington or William Pitt. His first example is Captain Robert Barclay , who set out in 1809 to walk a thousand miles in a thousand hours for a thousand guineas. It was an event that gripped the nation. Producer Tom Alban
See also The Black Georgians on Thursday at 8.30pm on BBC4