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James Cracknell - Olympic Rower

Stephen Sackur talks to former Olympic rowing champion James Cracknell who suffered significant brain damage after he was hit by a truck as he cycled across America.

James Cracknell is a former Olympic rowing champion who has performed astonishing feats of endurance from the Sahara to Antarctica. But his toughest challenge has come by accident, not design. Two years ago his skull was smashed by a truck as he cycled across America. Miraculously he survived and his body healed, but his brain suffered significant damage. How has he responded to a test which changed his personality and his life?

30 minutes

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Interviewer Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest James Cracknell

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