Legends of Welsh Sport (2022)
Looking back on some of the greatest and most inspiring stories in Welsh sport – from the underdogs who defied the odds to the game changers who changed their sports and their country.
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Episode 1 - John Toshack
Release Date: 2022-10-31A unique and nostalgic film celebrating the remarkable career of Welsh football legend John Toshack. From a decade at the top as a player with Bill Shankly’s iconic Liverpool team, to unprecedented success as a manager both here and abroad, this is a fitting and warm tribute to the man known to many simply as ‘Tosh’.
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Episode 2 - Neville Southall
Release Date: 2022-11-07Documentary following Neville Southall's unconventional rise to the top of professional football, and the events that shaped him into the idiosyncratic icon who famously once sat down next to the goalpost during half-time rather than leave the pitch with his team. Using rare and never-before-seen archive footage from his childhood, this documentary highlights the remarkable symmetry between his time playing senior men's football as a 12-year-old boy in Llandudno, and the twilight of his career in goal for Wales. Deep and revealing interviews with allies and close friends help Neville tell his own funny, surprising and emotional story.
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Episode 3 - Rob Page
Release Date: 2022-11-14The definitive story of the boy from Tylorstown who would transform the fortunes of Welsh football by smashing six decades of hurt and frustration and leading his team to Qatar 2022. Page is the first Welsh manager to qualify for a World Cup since 1958, and while that achievement may have cemented his place in Welsh folklore, little is known about 'Pagey', the quiet man now catapulted on to the biggest stage in world sport. Boasting unparalleled access to Page as he enjoys rare time out from his World Cup preparations, we discover how this valley boy battled his way from a Rhondda terraced house to become the unexpected Wales World Cup manager.
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Episode 4 - Doug Mountjoy
Release Date: 2023-02-15An intimate portrait of a former miner from the South Wales valleys who swapped life underground for the snooker club and became one of Britain’s most successful players.
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Episode 5 - Glenn Webbe
Release Date: 2023-02-22Welsh rugby rebel Glenn Webbe broke all the rules. Young, gifted and black, he dispensed with the status quo and fought his way into a unique place in sporting history.
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Episode 6 - Tanni Grey-Thompson
Release Date: 2023-03-08After she lost her strongest event at her final Paralympics in 2004, how did Tanni Grey-Thompson redeem herself and show everybody what a true champion she was?
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Episode 7 - Delyth Prothero
Release Date: 2023-03-15Celebrating the career of Wales’s most successful athletics manager through the eyes of some of our greatest athletes, including Colin Jackson, Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch and Matt Elias.
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Episode 8 - Gareth Bale
Release Date: 2023-03-24A moving and insightful film celebrating the remarkable story of one of football's most talented players, Gareth Bale.
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Episode 9 - Carwyn Williams
Release Date: 2023-03-27An intimate portrait of Welsh surfer Carwyn Williams, who surfed his way to respect amongst the best in the world, and who overcame a devastating car crash injury to keep his surfing dreams alive.