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Radio 4,15 Apr 2008,30 mins

Paavo Nurmi

Great Lives

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‘The Jarrow Arrow’, former world class athlete now sports commentator Steve Cram, nominates the multiple Olympic Gold-winning ‘The Flying Finn, Paavo Nurmi, to enter the hall of Great Lives. Presented by Matthew Parris with sports historian and statistician Richard Hymans. Producer: John Byrne First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.

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