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Race Of The Century

Elis chooses a documentary marking the end of one sport's longest winning streaks.

This week鈥檚 documentary pick is the story of how a 132 year winning streak came to an end when Australia won the America鈥檚 Cup in 1983. It tells how the incredible vision of Ben Lexcen designed a yacht which finally beat the USA.

Elis鈥 book choice is 鈥淲aters Gleaming Gold鈥 by Ben Jameson, it's the tale of Hugh 鈥淛umbo鈥 Edwards, one of the forgotten Olympians.

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33 minutes