Talking Tennis

All Episodes 2016

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  • 2016-06-25T11:30:00Z
  • 45m
  • 1h 30m (2 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • Documentary
Tennis addict Alistair McGowan serves up an affectionate look back at one of the world's greatest tournaments - Wimbledon.

2 episodes

Series Premiere

2016-06-25T11:30:00Z

1x01 Rivals

Series Premiere

1x01 Rivals

  • 2016-06-25T11:30:00Z45m

Here, he is focusing on the game's greatest rivalries and the big battles - physical and mental - that have been fought over the years on the lawns of SW19 and helped turn two weeks of British summertime into our favourite gladiatorial spectacle. Featuring classic interviews and rarely seen footage from the BBC's archives, this episode examines the confrontations between Evert and Navratilova, Ashe and Connors, Borg and McEnroe, Graf and Seles, and Sampras and Agassi - as well as the more recent rivalries between the Williams sisters, Federer, Nadal and Djokovik. It also looks at the tactics players can use to triumph as they push each other to the limit - mind games, tantrums and the fine art of grunting.

2016-07-02T11:30:00Z

1x02 Game Changers

1x02 Game Changers

  • 2016-07-02T11:30:00Z45m

Here he looks at the champions who, over the years, transformed the game, setting new levels of excellence and in some cases shocking us all with their antics. With classic interviews and rarely seen footage from the BBC's archives, this episode features Billie Jean King and Arthur Ashe breaking down barriers, Becker and Borg representing youth and (male) beauty, Cash and Agassi and the game's fashion changers, Henman and Murray changing Britain's expectations of success and the most changeable feature of any Wimbledon fortnight - the weather

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