
24 Jun 1972

Sapporo Winter Olympics
A documentary about the 1972 Winter Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.
A profile of the 1928 Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
24 Jun 1972
A documentary about the 1972 Winter Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.
01 Jan 2004
Come back with us to Ancient Greece, 2,500 Years ago to the original Olympic Games. The ancient Games, like our modern Olympics, included champions and cheaters, glory and scandals, bitter rivalries and contests of strength, speed and savage combat. Set in 448 BC when the pounding of horse's hooves and the brutal hand-to-hand combat could be heard and seen by the crowds that filled the Olympic stadium. This one-hour special event follows the glory and corruption of the arc of a single, five-day Olympiad. The competitions include chariot racing, running, jumping, discus, javelin and two man-to-man combat finals-boxing and pankration, a form of extreme fighting in which death was not uncommon. With the help of sports historians and great athletes such as George Chuvalo and Olympic medallists Donovan Bailey and Angela Schneider, viewers travel back to a very different life-in a very different world.
13 Apr 2017
A poignant insight into the world of sport, where talent, passion and endurance mean everything, but give no guarantee of success.
09 Aug 2022
Tom Daley visits the most homophobic countries in the Commonwealth to explore how gay athletes are facing extreme persecution. What can the Commonwealth Games do to help?
10 Jun 2021
Part of the Almost Famous series. She was arguably the greatest women's basketball player. She won three national trophies; she played in the ’76 Olympics; she was drafted to the NBA. But have you ever heard of Lucy Harris?
08 Aug 2008
The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest. It began at 8:00 p.m. China Standard Time (UTC+8) on August 8, 2008, as 8 is considered to be a lucky number in Chinese culture. Featuring more than 15,000 performers, the ceremony lasted over four hours and cost over $100 million USD to produce.
27 Dec 2016
A documentary film looking back at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, including rowing brothers Gary and Paul O'Donovan, who won silver medals at the games. In August 2016 Gary and Paul O’Donovan, two young rowers from West Cork in Ireland, came from nowhere to become household names after bolting their way to silver medal success at the Rio Olympics. Not only did they become the first ever Irish rowers to bring home Olympic medals but within a week Paul also went on to become the fastest singles lightweight rower on the planet by winning gold at the World Championships. With catch phrases like ‘Pull Like A Dog’ and ‘Stheak and Spuds’ these two young men have succeeded in warming the hearts of a nation.
05 Aug 2016
The film chronicles the story of how the Nazis and the IOC turned, to their mutual benefit, a small sports event into the modern Olympics. The grand themes and controversial issues from the 1936 Games have continued to this day: Monumentality, budget overruns, collusion with authoritarian regimes, corruption and sometimes even bribery.
01 Jan 1993
A documentary covering the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.
21 Apr 1938
Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. This first half of her two-part film opens with a renowned introduction that compares modern Olympians to classical Greek heroes, then goes on to provide thrilling in-the-moment coverage of some of the games' most celebrated moments, including African-American athlete Jesse Owens winning a then-unprecedented four gold medals.
02 Jun 1938
Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. Where the two-part epic's first half, Festival of the Nations, focused on the international aspects of the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, part two, The Festival of Beauty, concentrates on individual athletes such as equestrians, gymnasts, and swimmers, climaxing with American Glenn Morris' performance in the decathalon and the games' majestic closing ceremonies.
31 Dec 1948
A documentary covering the 1948 Olympic Games in St. Moritz.
19 Sep 1948
A documentary covering the 1948 Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland, and London, England.
30 Oct 1952
A documentary covering the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
28 Nov 1952
A first part of a documentary on the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki.
19 Mar 1953
A second part of a documentary covering the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki.
01 Jan 1954
Documentary footage from the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki.
31 Dec 1956
A documentary covering the 1956 Olympic Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
31 Dec 1956
A documentary covering the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne and Stockholm.
14 Mar 1960
A documentary covering the 1960 Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley, California.