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Bert & Dickie: Writing an Olympic drama
William Ivory
Writer
I'd never been near any boat smaller than a pleasure cruiser on the Norfolk Broads when I started work on the script for Bert & Dickie. That was part of the attraction for me. I'm sport mad and was intrigued to investigate sculling - a sport which for me was completely alien. (For those ...
Faster, Higher, Stronger: The history of the 1500m
Francis Welch
Producer/Director
As a schoolchild I was one of millions who gathered around television sets to watch Sebastian Coe, Steve Ovett and Steve Cram battle each other to win the 1500m in two epic Olympic finals: Moscow in 1980 and LA in 1984. Thirty years ago Brits were the undisputed kings of middle distance runn...
