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A Bit of a Flutter

Episode 15 of 30

Clare Balding looks at the role gambling has played in our relationship with sport.

Clare Balding looks at the role gambling has played in our relationship with sport as she continues her exploration into how Britain made sport and sport made Britain.
Betting has played a crucial role in the way games developed, it gave incentive to competition which in turn necessitated clear rules. Establishing who's won and who's lost is crucial but who managed to have a flutter and where was a matter riven with class distinctions as Clare discovers.
Reader, Sean Baker
Producer: Sara Conkey.

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15 minutes

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Sat 30 Jun 2018 02:15

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  • Fri 17 Feb 2012 13:45
  • Fri 18 Jul 2014 14:15
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  • Fri 12 Aug 2016 14:15
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  • Fri 29 Jun 2018 14:15
  • Sat 30 Jun 2018 02:15

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