Sporting Refuge
As people flee Syria we hear from Prince Ali of Jordan on a football project aimed at rehabilitating those caught up in the conflict. Β© G. Dubourthoumieu/Handicap International
Sporting Refuge
As more and more people flee Syria we hear from Prince Ali of Jordan on a football project at the Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan aimed at helping rehabilitate those caught up in the conflict. We also hear from Areeg Mahdawi a physiotherapist at the camp with Handicap International who uses sport to help the many injured children she treats each day.
Note Picture: Reem, an 8-year-old girl whose leg was seriously injured in a bombing in Syria, does rehabilitation exercises with a physiotherapist in Zaatari refugee camp, northern Jordan. Β© G. Dubourthoumieu/Handicap International
Kingβs Dream Today
On the 50th anniversary of Dr Martin Luther Kingβs βI have a dream speechβ we speak to John Pugliese from the NBAβs Memphis Grizzlies, we assess sport's role in the fight for equality.
Brothers in Arms
As four brothers take on the world of rugby seemingly single handedly we ask if itβs in the blood to be good at sport. Weβll speak to tennis doubles legends and twins Mike and Bob Bryan, and David Epstein author of The Sports Gene: What Makes a Perfect Athlete.
Beckenbauer Less βder Kaiserβ and More βder Staubsaugerβ (Vacuum Cleaner)
Dr Thomas Schmidt from the Institute for German Language in Mannheim has created the "kicktionary" football's answer to a dictionary he explains some of the hidden gems of the language of football.
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