BENCHED
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BENCHED
Benched brings you the stories that are sitting on the sidelines of sport, from the inspiring, the harrowing or often absurd. This is a show that isn’t just about sport, but instead acts as as a prism to explore the real world.
Recent Episodes
6 episodes
Ep06 - The House Always Wins?
Cat Hulbert has been called the best female gambler on earth. During her decades-long career, she played at the highest level of blackjack and poker s...
Ep05 - Out on the Pitch
After being accidentally outed in 2014, Liam Davis became the only openly gay male footballer in Britain. Despite media knocking down his door, he has...
E04 - Ali Dia Is a Liar?
In 1996, Southampton’s manager received a phone call from someone claiming to be footballing legend George Weah recommending the signing of his cousin...
E03 - The Snow Leopard
In 2010, Ghanaian athlete Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong defied the odds and made it to the Vancouver Winter Olympics on a bet. And the legend of The Snow L...
E02 - Boxing’s Biggest Loser
British boxing professional, Johnny Greaves, fought 100 fights throughout his career and lost 96 of them – and he’s proud of it. In this episode hear...
E01 - Saved By The Beautiful Game
Eric Murangwa was a goalkeeper for Rwanda's biggest team, Rayon Sports, when the genocide began in 1994. As part of the persecuted Tutsi minority, he...