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Title: The Ration Book Olympics
Author: Tommy Godwin, Dorothy Manley, Roger Bannister
Narrator: Clare Balding
Format: Unabridged
Length: 56 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-02-12
Publisher: BBC Worldwide Limited
Genres: Radio & TV, Documentaries

Summary:
Clare Balding looks back at the time the Olympic Games came to London in 1948. Three years after the end of the Second World War, Britain was still gripped by austerity. Rationing was still in force, severe bomb damage was still much in evidence, and no new sports facilities could be built. Visiting athletes were put up in schools and RAF camps. Yet the Games were a resounding success and actually made a profit.
Clare Balding meets athletes who competed in 1948, including cyclist Tommy Godwin, who won two bronze medals, and Dorothy Manley, who won silver in the athletics. She also talks to Roger Bannister who saved the day for the British team in the opening ceremony. The program also includes fascinating voices from the archives.

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