The History Hour   /     The ‘Battle of the Surfaces’ and becoming a republic

Description

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Sporting Witness and Witness History programmes. We hear about the half-clay, half-grass exhibition match between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Then, we look back through the archives to find out how Greece held a referendum to decide the country’s future. Next, a mountain massacre on the Himalayas in Pakistan. Plus, India’s coal-mine rescue.And, how a mother successfully campaigned to change her child’s gender on official documents in Argentina. Contributors:Pablo del Campo – creative entrepreneur and tennis fan. Fiona Skillen – Professor of Sports History at Glasgow Caledonian University.BBC Archives.Aleksandra Dzik – Polish mountaineer. Sarpreet Singh Gill – Jaswant Singh Gill’s son.Gabriela Mansilla – Luana’s mother.(Photo: 'The Battle of the Surfaces' at The Palma Arena on May 2, 2007 in Mallorca. Credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Subtitle
A half-clay, half-grass tennis court, losing a crown and a mine rescue
Duration
3051
Publishing date
2024-11-16 00:30
Link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5n2n
Contributors
  BBC World Service
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