Episodes
From acclaimed director Marina Zenovich, a fascinating, revealing and comprehensive chronicle of one of the most inspirational - and then infamous - athletes of all time.
Lance Armstrong's story from his rise as a young superstar cyclist; battling with testicular cancer; seven consecutive Tour de France titles and the infamous doping scandal.
This documentary showcases the South African "Springbok" National Rugby Team and its impact on South Africa's transition from segregation to integration. It involves interviews with players and political activists along with vintage video.
Rugby has long been viewed in South Africa as a game for the white population, and the country's success in the sport has been a true source of Afrikaner pride. When the 50-year-old policies and entrenched injustices of apartheid were finally overthrown in 1994, Nelson Mandela's new government began rebuilding a nation badly in need of racial unity. So the world was watching when South Africa played host to the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Though they had only one non-white player, the South African Springboks gained supporters of all colors as they made an improbable run into the final match where they beat the heavily favored New Zealand team.
When Mandela himself marched to the center of the pitch cloaked in a Springbok jersey and shook hands with the captain of the South African team, two nations became one. Oscar winner Morgan Freeman and director Cliff Bestall will tell the emotional story of that cornerstone moment and what it meant to South Africa's healing process.
From Olympic athlete to inmate, Marion Jones recounts how it felt in that long and yet all-too short drive to prison.
