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On the Line

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Spirit of the Island. The fourth of an eight-part documentary series tells the story of how rugby, "the white man's game", was played by black political prisoners.
As South Africa prepares to host the 1995 Rugby World
Cup, Steve Tshwete - former prisoner and now South
Africa's new Sports Minister - describes how the Afrikaner warders of the brutal jail on Robben Island came to respect the ANC activists for their skill at the game, and shares his hopes that sport can act as a unifying force. ProducerRictiardTaylor
EditorVyvSimson (A Whole Different Ball Game: tomorrow 7.40pm)

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Steve Tshwete
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