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EPISODE · Oct 29, 2016 · 28 MIN

Fifty Years On: Football on Robben Island

from Not by the Playbook · host BBC World Service

During 1966 English football enjoyed a momentous year. It was also a significant moment for football in South Africa and in particular for the inmates of Robben Island. It was the year the Macana Football Association was created by the prisoners locked up in apartheid South Africa. Former inmate Dumisani Mwandhla recalls the importance of football to those imprisoned.The Wanderer: Erden Eruc was the first person to complete an entirely solo human-powered circumnavigation of the globe. So, no cars, no trains, no planes - just legs and arms! It took him over five years to complete his journey. Now aged 55, his desire to explore remains undimmed and new projects are planned. But it was deciding to take on that first challenge that changed his life forever.The Female Game Changers: When film director Molly Schiot had another pitch for a feature about women’s sport rejected, she decided to create a website, so she could tell the stories of the unsung pioneers of women's sport. She has collated them in to a new book, Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sport History, which charts the women who have paved the way for many of today’s female sport stars to succeed. The Perfect Man: Last week the Minnesota Vikings were beaten. Meaning the NFL's last undefeated record this season was ended. No real surprise because in nearly 100 years of the sport, only one team has had a 100% record at the end of the season. That was back in 1972 when the Miami Dolphins completed a 'Perfect Season'. Manny Fernandez, was a member of that team and recalls that season.

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