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Paavo Nurmi
Ex-athlete Steve Cram nominates champion runner ‘The Flying Finn’, Paavo Nurmi for greatness. With Matthew Parris. From 2008.
‘The Jarrow Arrow’, former world class athlete now sports commentator Steve Cram, nominates the multiple Olympic Gold-winning ‘The Flying Finn, Paavo Nurmi, to enter the hall of Great Lives.
Presented by Matthew Parris with sports historian and statistician Richard Hymans.
Producer: John Byrne
First broadcast on ±«Óãtv Radio 4 in 2008.
Last on
Thu 5 Oct 2023
21:00
±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
Broadcasts
Tue 15 Apr 2008 16:30±«Óãtv Radio 4- Fri 18 Apr 2008 23:00±«Óãtv Radio 4
- Thu 22 Dec 2016 18:30±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 23 Dec 2016 00:30±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 5 Oct 2023 21:00±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
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Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.
