Strength and Survival: The Billy Cookson Story
Cricketer Billy Cookson on the crash that nearly took his life, plus Sir Alastair Cook.
English cricketer Billy Cookson on the car crash in Australia that almost cost him his life and his long journey to recovery in a hospital thousands of miles from home.
Plus, news and views from the Gabba in Brisbane where a new-look Australia are taking on Sri Lanka.
And as Joe Root leads England in the West Indies, his predecessor Alastair Cook speaks about his development as a Test captain.
Photo: Car (Victoria Police) and Billy Cookson (Alison Mitchell)
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- Sat 26 Jan 201902:32GMTBBC World Service Australasia, Online, Americas and the Caribbean & UK DAB/Freeview only
- Sat 26 Jan 201905:32GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & South Asia only
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