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Stuff of Legends

Series 2

Episode 6: Dame Mary Peters

BBC Radio Scotland

Duration: 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

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Dame Mary Peters thrilled the crowds by winning Olympic gold in Munich in 1972.

Living in Belfast at the height of the troubles her training was often disrupted by acts of terrorism.

In conversation with Bryan Cooney Mary talks of the thrill of success at the Olympics and how she survived death threats back home in Northern Ireland. Show less

Source: BBC Online

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