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Ora Washington: The champion the world ignored. You might know this tennis and basketball star, were it not for the colour of her skin.

Renee Montgomery investigates Ora’s story.

Updated: weekly
Episodes available: indefinitely

Episodes to download

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    Season 2 trailer: Hedy Lamarr

    Fri 30 Aug 2024

    A golden age Hollywood actress, but was Hedy Lamarr ever seen for who she really was?

  • Bonus: The Black 14

    Thu 4 Apr 2024

    The lives of 14 black American footballers are changed forever in a fight against racism

  • 7. Flowers for Ora

    Wed 12 Oct 2022

    “Possibly the best female athlete” of her era – why was Ora Washington forgotten?

  • 6. Defending her throne

    Wed 5 Oct 2022

    Cracks appear after two decades at the top of black tennis

  • 5. Playing like a ‘real woman’

    Wed 28 Sep 2022

    Ora is at the peak of her sports but stars are expected to appear “sufficiently feminine”

  • 4. Queen of two courts

    Wed 21 Sep 2022

    Basketball beckons. The elite tennis player tries a new sport

  • 3. Advantage Ora

    Wed 14 Sep 2022

    Can she beat the best? Ora is the underdog against the crowd favourite

  • 2. A radical statement

    Wed 7 Sep 2022

    “She loved to compete”: Ora takes her first tennis lesson

  • 1. An empty chair

    Wed 31 Aug 2022

    Who was Ora Washington? The southern farm girl who wanted more

  • Season 1 trailer: Ora

    Thu 11 Aug 2022

    The Queen of two courts. Ora: A star the world ignored. It’s time everyone knew her name

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