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Legends of Welsh Sport

  • 2022 – 2023
  • Returning Series
  • Documentary
  • ~29m / ep
  • 2 seasons

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.

Latest: Series 2 · 2022

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  1. E1. John Toshack

    Oct 31, 2022 · 29m

    A 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’.

  2. E2. Neville Southall

    Nov 7, 2022 · 29m

    Documentary 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.

  3. E3. Rob Page

    Nov 14, 2022 · 29m

    The 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.

  4. E4. Doug Mountjoy

    Feb 15, 2023 · 28m

    An 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.

  5. E5. Glenn Webbe

    Feb 22, 2023 · 29m

    Welsh 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.

  6. E6. Tanni Grey-Thompson

    Mar 8, 2023 · 29m

    After 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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