An arresting medieval mystery from bestselling author, Edward Marston…
The small village of Maldon is controlled
Clare Balding looks back at the last time that the Olympic Games came to London in 1948. Three years after the end of the Second World War, Britain was still gripped by austerity. Rationing was still in force, severe bomb damage was still much in evidence & no new sports facilities could be built. Visiting athletes were put up in schools & RAF camps. Yet the Games were a resounding success & actually made a profit. Clare Balding meets athletes who competed in 1948, including cyclist Tommy Godwin, who won two bronze medals, & Dorothy Manley, who won silver in the athletics. She also talks to Roger Bannister who saved the day for the British team in the opening ceremony. The programme also
Includes:: fascinating voices from the archives, including Dutch sprinter Fanny Blankers-Koen, who won four gold medals.