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Sport and the British
BBC Radio 4 Extra
30 episodes
9 months ago

Clare Balding presents a 30-part series charting how sport has shaped the British and how Britain has shaped sport

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Clare Balding presents a 30-part series charting how sport has shaped the British and how Britain has shaped sport

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Rugby's Great Split
Sport and the British
13 minutes
13 years ago
Rugby's Great Split

As Clare Balding continues to explore the unique relationship Britain has had with sport, in today's programme she tells a tale of lies, witch hunts, bigotry and the north/south divide.This isn't the story of a battle-torn country, but of a civil-war within a sport with rugby becoming a symbol of class division and splitting in two. From the home of The Wigan Wanderers, Professor Tony Collins of The International Centre for Sports History and Culture at De Montfort University explains the birth of Ruby League. It happened in the late 19th century, a clash between those who could afford to be gentlemen amateurs and those who couldn't. This story goes to the heart of how important class was and is in Britain, it illustrates that sport is just as capable of dividing people as uniting them. It also shows that sport isn't just a leisure activity - it's about who you play with and how you play. Readers, Brian Bowles, Stuart McLoughlin and Sean Baker Producer : Sara Conkey.

Sport and the British

Clare Balding presents a 30-part series charting how sport has shaped the British and how Britain has shaped sport