BEDTIME STORY: Edwin Flack

 Edwin Flack (Catch-Up Episode) If you missed it live, this is your chance to step back to a time when the world was just beginning to come together in the spirit of competition… Tonight’s Nightline Bedtime Story follows the remarkable journey of Edwin Flack the first Australian to compete at the modern Olympic Games, and the first to bring home victory on the world stage. Travelling halfway across the globe to Athens in 1896, Flack entered as an unknown but what unfolded was a story of endurance, determination, and a young nation finding its place among the rest of the world. His victories were hard-won, his challenges immense, and his legacy quietly woven into the fabric of Australia’s sporting identity. 🎧 So tonight, settle in and let this story of courage, ambition, and history in the making carry you gently through the night The Nightline Bedtime Australian History Story is shared every weeknight on The Nightline with Cheralyn Darcey just after the 11pm news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.