The Official Olympic Series

Personal Achievements looks at the stories that tell of the courage, skill and dramatic upsets across a number of sports including one of the most successful figure skaters of all time Irina Rodnina winning 3 successive gold medals (1972, 1976 & 1980), as well as Wilma Rudolph, Kip Keino & Carl Lewis plus other outstanding athletes.

This programme includes some highlights from the most recent Games in Beijing 2008 and Vancouver 2010. From snowboard cross to fencing this programme will entertain you in dramatic style, reliving those moments when you thought an athlete was out of the competition and at the last minute manages to turn it around...

This exciting programme takes a look at the greatest teams in the history of the Olympic Games. The dominance of the Indian Hockey team, the USA Basketball dream teams plus the Hochschorner brothers and their success in Canoeing in 2000, 2004 and 2008.

This programme features 10 spectacular stories of the 2000 Olmypic Games in Sydney including Cathy Freeman’s thrilling 400m victory that united a nation and the extraordinary fifth consecutive Gold medal for British rower Steve Redgrave.

Champions and Challengers is an enthralling account of Olympic triumph and competition, told by some of the greatest Olympians. Using footage from the extensive Olympic archive plus new specially shot exclusive interviews with some of the greatest Olympians, the programmes recall the outstanding performances by some of the greatest sporting rivals in Olympic history, and analyses the passion that drives sporting competition. The athletes relive their most exciting moments from the Games and reveal the degree of respect they have for their closest rivals both on and off the field of play. Part two of a four part series.

This programme takes a deeper look at those athletes who transpire from less traditional sporting nations and their Olympic journey. Unlikely Heroes unearths the history and the efforts that push some athletes to Olympic victory when they were little known before the event, providing a fascinating insight.