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The long-forgotten 1920s black female sports star

Untold Legends is the story of 1920s black female tennis and basketball champion Ora Washington. The producer tells us of the difficulties faced in researching the series.

Untold Legends tells the fascinating story of a long-forgotten 1920s black female tennis and basketball champion Ora Washington. We hear your comments and the producer tells us of the difficulties faced in researching the series.

Plus, we continue our debate on why most news interviews do not end with the guest having the final thank you.

Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon
A Whistledown Production for the 成人快手 World Service

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9 minutes

Broadcasts

  • Sat 15 Oct 2022 08:50GMT
  • Sun 16 Oct 2022 07:50GMT
  • Sun 16 Oct 2022 09:50GMT
  • Sun 16 Oct 2022 13:50GMT
  • Sun 16 Oct 2022 17:50GMT
  • Sun 16 Oct 2022 21:50GMT
  • Mon 17 Oct 2022 02:50GMT

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