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Duration: 23 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 17^th Aug 2021, 02:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Wed 23^rd Nov 2022, 23:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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Team captain Ray is genuinely disabled, and taking part in the Paralympic Games in Sydney is beyond his wildest dreams. Show more

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The Fake Paralympians

4. Probe

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 7^th Sep 2021, 02:32 on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanLatest broadcast: Sat 17^th Dec 2022, 02:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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An investigation into whether the cheating at the Sydney Paralympics went wider has shocking consequences. Show more

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The Fake Paralympians

5. Court

Duration: 23 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 14^th Sep 2021, 02:32 on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanLatest broadcast: Sat 24^th Dec 2022, 02:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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A criminal case is brought against the so-called fake Paralympians and the team’s organisers. Will justice be done? Show more

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2. Caught

Duration: 23 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 24^th Aug 2021, 02:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sat 3^rd Dec 2022, 02:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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A photo of the gold-medal-winning team appears in a newspaper back in Spain. Some of the players are recognised by people who know them - and they're not disabled. Show more

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The Fake Paralympians

3. Lost

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 31^st Aug 2021, 02:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sat 10^th Dec 2022, 02:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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The truth is out, the medals handed back. Now the questions. How? And why? Show more

The Fake Paralympians

6. Fallout

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 21^st Sep 2021, 02:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sat 31^st Dec 2022, 02:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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Learning disability athletes are back at the Paralympics, but why - 21 years later - are they still feeling the impact of the cheating? Show more

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