Everything To Play For

Injury and illness push Cavendish to his limits. He’s not selected for the Tour de France, and many think his career is over. But not Cav. In one of the greatest ever comebacks, Mark Cavendish proves them all wrong. Elis and Colin bow down before true sporting greatness.

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A talented young ballroom dancer, Mark Cavendish decides to swap his sequins for cycling shorts. His early career plays out like one huge victory montage – racking up Tour de France stage win after win. But with unprecedented success comes unprecedented pressure. Surely something’s got to give? Meanwhile, Elis and Colin imagine a world where Mark Cavendish and Rio Ferdinand go head-to-head in Strictly.

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Is it Ranieri’s “dilly ding, dilly dong” coaching technique? Or the sacred blessings of the resident Thai monks? Either way, Leicester’s unusual methods seem to be paying off. Vardy can’t stop scoring goals, and the Foxes charge towards glory. In one of football’s the greatest underdog stories, Leicester City become Premier League champions. Colin & Elis dust off their cardboard clappers to relive the glory.

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New maverick coach Claudio Ranieri is more focused on avoiding relegation than any lofty ideas of Leicester winning the league. Little wonder – since the odds of that are 5000-1. There’s a greater chance of Elvis being found alive. Colin & Elis embark on the incredible story of football’s impossible dream.

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Tanni Grey-Thompson joins Colin and a very excited Elis to discuss how she became the UK’s most famous Paralympian. When she began wheelchair racing, Tanni was so frightened of failure she’d throw up before every competition. But she soon learnt how to channel her nervous energy into success on the track. From her sporting legacy to her political career, Colin and Elis discover the secrets behind Tanni’s success.

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Tanni Grey-Thompson broke 30 world records, holds 16 Paralympic medals, and has won the London marathon six times. Not bad for a girl who started training in a multi-storey carpark, with a coach who hadn’t worked with a wheelchair user before. But after disappointing results in Atlanta ‘96, Tanni faces calls to retire. However, she silences her critics four years later with another gold medal sweep.

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After years of Wenger vs Ferguson, there’s a new kid on the block. Enter Chelsea’s José Mourinho. His barbs have Wenger threatening legal action, and his achievements have both veteran managers on the back foot. When eventually the two great men retire, their rivalry starts to look suspiciously like friendship. And Colin & Elis celebrate getting to the end of the story with a big bowl of Angel Delight. 

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Wenger and Ferguson’s rivalry is about to reach fever pitch. It starts with a young Portuguese player, a star in the making, who is courted by both Wenger and Fergie. Arsène responds by taking his team to new invincible heights. And then a projectile slice of pepperoni pizza blows everything up. If that’s not enough, “a special one” is about to enter the fray.

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The rivalry is heating up. Wenger’s Arsenal is closing in on Manchester United, and the bigwigs at Man U aren’t happy. Ferguson, still reeling from Cantona’s kung-fu kick, is called in for crisis talks. On the pitch, Wenger and Ferguson continue to clash. There’s a double, a treble, two more league titles - and a bombshell from Fergie. Meanwhile, Colin and Elis get giddy rewatching the 1999 FA Cup semi-final replay.

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A chain-smoking, tracksuit-wearing Arsène Wenger gets his big break in the Premier League after a solid performance at a game of charades. His arrival at Arsenal from Japan, and the broccoli and yoga he brings with him, ruffle a few feathers - especially those of Manchester United stalwart Alex Ferguson. But a particularly acrobatic pitch-side display from Eric Cantona is about to send Fergie, and United, into a spin. Meanwhile, Elis’ poor charades performance confirms that he will never manage Arsenal.

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