Icons. Episode 6, Sports / producers, Tamsin Curry, Sam Elvin, Clementine Mortelman ; producer/director, David Vincent ; a BBC Open University partnership ; 72 Films Limited.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Vincent, David (Television producer and director), director, producer.

Elvin, Sam, producer.

Mortelman, Clementine, producer.

Curry, Tamsin, producer.

BBC Worldwide Ltd., publisher.

British Broadcasting Corporation, production company.

Open University, production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--History--20th century.

Sports.

Athletes--Biography.

Athletes.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Television mini-series.

Biographical television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (48 minutes)

Other Title:

Icons : the greatest person of the 20th century

Place of Publication:

London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2019.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Clare Balding examine the achievements of four of the 20th century's most influential sports stars. Clare will be assessing the legacies of Pele, Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King and Tanni Grey Thompson. Each of them transcended their sport and had an impact on the century far beyond their professional record. As the 20th century began, sport largely belonged to those who could afford leisure time, and it was often an amateur pursuit. By the year 2000, sport provided some of the most watched moments in human history - often uniting billions. The 20th century also saw records smashed and previously unimaginable sporting feats achieved. Increasingly, the work of our greatest sport stars highlighted urgent social issues. From the democratisation of sport to the battle for equal pay, the talents of these icons helped shape the world we know today.

Participant:

Presented by: Clare Blading.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed November 07, 2019).

OCLC:

1130732784