Boxing Let me Shine a Light on Child Abuse
We hear the powerfully moving story of former British welterweight boxing champion Kevin Lueshing. His formative years growing up in South London were dominated by physical and sexual abuse, but it was boxing that saved him and allowed him to shine a light on abuse. Olympics in 3D German cyclist Denise Schindler will be attempting to go one better than her silver at the London 2012 Paralympics. She hopes to pick up gold in Rio with a prosthesis made using a 3D Printer! She will be explaining how it works and how it could revolutionise the lives of millions of amputees who are unable to afford prosthesis, or suffer from ill-fitting ones. The World's Most Adventurous Man We speak to adventurer Martin Frey who has become the first person to successfully scale the seven highest summits on earth - and sail the seven seas. He compares and contrasts the challenges. Wee Dram Chris Cusiter, fresh from retiring from professional rugby, tells us about his plans to change the way sports stars celebrate, by swapping champagne soaked podiums with a hip flask full of the finest whiskey! Sporting Witness In May 1949, a plane carrying the Torino football team crashed into a mountain near Turin killing 31 people. At the time, Torino were the dominant team in Italy and Europe, and the club never really recovered from an accident that killed almost the entire squad and led to nationwide mourning. (Photo: Middleweight boxer Kevin Lueshing during a training session in 1993. Credit: John Gichigi/Allspor/Getty Images)