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BBC Radio 4 - Sport and the British: Omnibus, Episode 4

Exploring how sport has been used for centuries to define national identity.

Clare explores how sport has been used for centuries to define national identity, to unite and promote Scottish football, Welsh rugby union, English cricket and Irish hurling.

This week in Sport and the British Clare Balding's been exploring how sport has been used for centuries to define national identity, to unite and promote Scottish football, Welsh rugby union, English cricket and Irish Hurling. Clare Balding makes a tour round the Uk to look at why we play the games we do.
Producer: Lucy Lunt.

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Clare Balding charts how sport has shaped the British and how Britain has shaped sport

Clare Balding presents a series charting how sport has shaped the British and how Britain has shaped sport

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