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The series that reflects on great sporting events that were propelled from the back pages of the newspapers to the front.
2: BorgvMcEnroe. On 5 July 1980, Bjorn Borgand
John McEnroe gripped the world in Wimbledon 's most spectacular men's final. Simon Barnes , The Times's chief sports correspondent, brings together some of those who were there, including commentator Max Robertson and umpire Peter Harvey , and talks to those involved in the news stories which were momentarily sidelined -the climax of Ronald Reagan 's bid forthe Presidential nomination, spiralling unemployment and investigations into police Corruption. Producer Laurence Grissell

Contributors

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Bjorn Borgand
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John McEnroe
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Simon Barnes
Commentator:
Max Robertson
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Peter Harvey
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Ronald Reagan
Producer:
Laurence Grissell
Source: Radio Times

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