From Jesse Owens disproving the myth of Aryan supremacy at the 1936 Berlin Olympics to Steve Redgrave 's record fifth gold at the Games in Sydney, Hazel Irvine counts down the results of a public vote to determine the top 50 Olympic moments.
Includes interviews with sporting greats such as Carl Lewis, Mark Spitz , Bob Beamon , Steve Redgrave , Sebastian Coe, Michael Johnson , Cathy Freeman , Linford Christie , Denise Lewis, Mary Peters and Jonathan Edwards. Plus the latest on this year's Olympic preparations.
Editor Gabrielle Cook The Olympic Opening Ceremony is on Friday at 6.35pm on BBC1 RT's Olympic special: pl6