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Untold Legends

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 her story.

World Service,11 episodes

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Season 2 trailer: Hedy Lamarr
A golden age Hollywood actress, but was Hedy Lamarr ever seen for who she really was?
3 mins30 Aug 2024
Bonus: The Black 14
The lives of 14 black American footballers are changed forever in a fight against racism
32 mins04 Apr 2024
Bonus: Ora Washington, a century later
A bonus episode for Black History Month in the US, reflecting on Ora Washington’s story
23 mins06 Feb 2023
7. Flowers for Ora
“Possibly the best female athlete” of her era – why was Ora Washington forgotten?
34 mins12 Oct 2022
6. Defending her throne
Cracks appear after two decades at the top of black tennis
26 mins05 Oct 2022
5. Playing like a ‘real woman’
Ora is at the peak of her sports but stars are expected to appear “sufficiently feminine”
27 mins28 Sep 2022
4. Queen of two courts
Basketball beckons. The elite tennis player tries a new sport
32 mins21 Sep 2022
3. Advantage Ora
Can she beat the best? Ora is the underdog against the crowd favourite
29 mins14 Sep 2022
2. A radical statement
“She loved to compete”: Ora takes her first tennis lesson
30 mins07 Sep 2022
1. An empty chair
Who was Ora Washington? The southern farm girl who wanted more
30 mins31 Aug 2022
Season 1 trailer: Ora
The Queen of two courts. Ora: A star the world ignored. It’s time everyone knew her name
2 mins11 Aug 2022

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