Listen Now: British Scandal, Boris Becker
Sports Wars
Wondery
4.5 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 3 July 2024
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
In a country obsessed with gossip, the great and the good fear one thing more than any other - scandal. British scandals change the course of history. They bring down governments, overthrow the rich and cause the mighty to fall. Some are about sex, others about money. In the end, they’re all about power. But often at the heart of a scandal, there are ordinary human stories. Stories of those caught up in the swirl of outrage.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Matt Ford and I'm Alice Levine and we're the hosts of British scandal the show |
| 0:05.5 | where every week we bring you stories from this green and not always pleasant land. |
| 0:11.2 | We've covered spies, politicians, media magnates, kings, no one is safe. |
| 0:17.0 | And knowing our country we won't be out of a job anytime soon. |
| 0:21.0 | In our latest season we're unpacking the riveting scandal around tennis |
| 0:24.2 | legend Boris Becker. From Grand Slam triumphs to courtroom drama, Becker's |
| 0:29.1 | meteoric rise and shocking fall from Grace unfold in a story of fame, fortune and betrayal. |
| 0:35.6 | And we're about to play you a clip from the first episode. If you'd like to hear more, |
| 0:39.9 | search and follow British scandal wherever you listen to podcasts. |
| 0:47.7 | July 2017, the All England Club, Wimbledon, London. |
| 0:53.7 | Boris Becker Pat's fellow commentator, John McEnroe on the back, unclips his Mike and leaves the |
| 0:59.4 | commentary box. |
| 1:01.4 | He's just given his thoughts on Roger Federer's victory in the Wimbledon final. |
| 1:05.0 | He checks his watch, decides he can fit in a quick detour before heading home. |
| 1:10.0 | Boris heads downstairs to the center court entrance, raises his eyes to the writing |
| 1:16.4 | above the door, the last thing players see before walking out onto its hallowed grass. |
| 1:24.4 | He feels a familiar shiver run down his spine, just as he did the first time he read those words, |
| 1:30.6 | 32 years ago. If you can meet with triumph and disaster |
| 1:36.0 | and treat those two imposters just the same. |
| 1:39.0 | Kipling. |
| 1:41.0 | Rajard Kipling's if... |
| 1:42.0 | I thought it meant Mr. |
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