About this season
BT Sport Films is a series of documentaries offering insight into why sport matters to elite sportsmen and women and fans.
Episodes (7)
1. No Hunger In Paradise
Aired 7 January 2018 • 60 min
Based on his book of the same name, Michael Calvin examines football’s academy system, talking to players who have and have not found success as well as the children starting out in the system.
2. Golazzo: The Football Italia Story
Aired 31 March 2018
James Richardson looks back at the creation of Channel 4's Football Italia programme and the impact of free access to Italian football on British viewers in the 1990s.
3. John Barnes: Poetry In Motion
Aired 19 May 2018 • 60 min
A celebration of the career of John Barnes, from his arrival from Jamaica and early success with Watford to his stardom with Liverpool and England.
4. True Grit
Aired 21 July 2018
Shot entirely in black and white, an insight into the trial and torment required in order to succeed as a speedway rider.
5. Shoulder To Shoulder
Aired 12 October 2018 • 60 min
Brian O'Driscoll goes on a personal journey to learn how the Ireland national rugby union team has brought together people from both sides of the sectarian divide throughout The Troubles.
6. Brothers in Football
Aired 10 November 2018 • 60 min
The story of Corinthian Football Club, once one of the game's greatest teams, and how a 1914 tour of Brazil was cut short by World War I before a ball could be kicked. The modern-day amateur players of Corinthian-Casuals return to complete the visit and play their namesakes, the rich and successful SC Corinthian Paulista.
7. Too Good To Go Down
Aired 5 December 2018
John Cooper Clarke narrates the story of Manchester United's relegation from the First Division during the 1973-74 season. Based on the book of the same name by Wayne Barton.