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Baseball's bionic man

The story of baseball pitcher Tommy John's elbow injury in 1974 and the revolutionary surgery that was named after him. He became known as the Bionic Man.

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9 minutes

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Sun 19 Jun 202213:50GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

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  • Thu 16 Jun 202209:50GMT
    BBC World Service
  • Thu 16 Jun 202223:50GMT
    BBC World Service
  • Sat 18 Jun 202217:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
  • Sun 19 Jun 202213:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

Olympic history

Olympic history

The inside and personal story of the key moments from sporting history

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Watch sporting heroes tell their stories of astonishing achievement

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  • Sporting Witness

    Personal stories of amazing moments from sporting history told by people who were there