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The Lions' Roar

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Documentary focusing on the sporting and social impact of the British and Irish Lions' 1974 tour to South Africa. Featuring archive footage, the programme reveals how Gareth Edwards, Phil Bennett, JJ Williams and the rest of the team became heroes to black fans living under apartheid - two of whom would later shape the Springboks. Eddie Butler narrates. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Eddie Butler
Executive Producer:
Judith Winnan

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