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Sport and the British

Episode 1: The Rise of Olympism

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for over a year

Clare Balding visits Rugby School, which can claim to be the birth place of the modern Olympic games. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Lucy Lunt
Producer:
Sara Conkey
Producer:
Garth Brameld

Sport and the British

Episode 2: A Level Playing Field

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for over a year

Clare Balding charts how the British shaped sport and vice versa. Unlike the French, was it our socially bonding love of cricket that prevented a revolution? Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Lucy Lunt
Producer:
Sara Conkey
Producer:
Garth Brameld

Sport and the British

Episode 3: The Bare Fists of Boxing

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for over a year

Clare Balding explores the importance of boxing for the 19th-century alpha male. With no gloves or armour, pugilism was pure, painful and deeply patriotic. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Lucy Lunt
Producer:
Sara Conkey
Producer:
Garth Brameld

Sport and the British

Episode 4: The Unsporting Side of Sport

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for over a year

Sport and gambling are inextricably linked, especially when it comes to horse racing. Clare Balding continues her exploration sport in Britain. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Lucy Lunt
Producer:
Sara Conkey
Producer:
Garth Brameld

Sport and the British

Episode 5: The Making of Men

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for over a year

Clare Balding visits Rugby School to learn why the role sport played turned its pupils into men fit to run the empire. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Lucy Lunt
Producer:
Sara Conkey
Producer:
Garth Brameld

Soul Music

Series 9

Praise My Soul

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for over a year

An exploration of the hymn by Henry Francis Lyte, based on Psalm 103, sung at national events and times of sadness. From February 2010. Show more

Soul Music

Series 9

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for over a year

An exploration of personal and professional impact of the concerto written in 1844. With violinist Daniel Hope. From 2010. Show more

Soul Music

Series 9

Bach's Goldberg Variations

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for over a year

An exploration of what Bach’s harpsichord piece from the 1740s Goldberg Variations means to different people now. From 2010. Show more

Soul Music

Series 9

Dido's Lament

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for over a year

Exploring what Henry Purcell's aria, from his 17th century opera Dido and Aeneas, means to different people. From March 2010. Show more