The Total Sport Podcast - S3.1 Maggots: The gentleman racer

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The story of Geoffrey Ansell's spill at the race where it all began, with Silverstone's resident archivist Stephanie Sykes-Dugmore.

Hear more about Ansell's incredible escape having entered the race in his second-hand English Racing Automobile (ERA) on 2 October 1948.

The race took place at the old RAF Silverstone, during an International Grand Prix that would mark the beginning of modern F1.

Researchers: Jake Sharpe, Tom Percival
Producer: Ollie Peart
Online producer: Rachael Smith
Executive producer: Kathryn Morrison
Sports editor, BBC Radio Northampton: Graham McKechnie
Executive editor: Shahid Hussain

Published on Sunday, 2nd July 2023.

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