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Red Rum
How an historic third Grand National win saw a horse hog the headlines. With Simon Barnes and Peter O'Sullivan. From 2003.
How an historic third Grand National win saw Red Rum hog the headlines of 1977.
Simon Barnes - Chief Sports Writer for The Times - looks back over the triumphs of the champion horse.
How did the media celebrate the people's champion who became an icon for the 1970s.
Other news - like new revelations about President Kennedy's assassination - had to take second place.
With:
Peter O'Sullivan
Producer: Michael Nangla
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in September 2003.
Last on
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20:00
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