Reel stories
# reel-stories - Sunday 5 May, 2013
Sports film of the week: Doubletime
If you’re staying in for Bank Holiday Sunday, check out this week’s pick. It’s a good ‘un.
# reel-stories - Sunday 28 April, 2013
Sports Film Of The Week: We Got Game
Watch the whole of the superb film right here.
# reel-stories - Sunday 21 April, 2013
Sports film of the week: The Referee
Remember Martin Hansson? How could you forget?
# reel-stories - Sunday 14 April, 2013
Sports Film Of The Week: The Fab 5
The legendary Michigan Wolverines team that was controversial, very hip-hop and very, very talented.
# reel-stories - Sunday 7 April, 2013
Sports Film Of The Week: Rising From The Ashes
The story of Rwanda’s national cycling team. It’s a lot better than it sounds.
# reel-stories - Sunday 31 March, 2013
Sports film of the week: Fake It So Real
This week’s pick takes us inside the world of independent semi-pro wrestling and the men who put their bodies on the line for the love of the show.
# reel-stories - Sunday 24 March, 2013
Sports film of the week: Rory McIlroy – Being Number One
If you missed this behind the scenes look at Rory’s brilliant 2012, get comfy for the next half-hour.
# reel-stories - Sunday 17 March, 2013
Sports film of the week: Punched Out: The Life And Death Of An NHL Enforcer
The compelling story of Derek Boogard.
# reel-stories - Sunday 10 March, 2013
Sports film of the week: 26 years – The Dewey Bozella Story
Draw the curtains, lock the door and take the battery out of your phone for this truly inspirational story.
# reel-stories - Sunday 3 March, 2013
Sports Film Of The Week: Al Davis – A Football Life
‘Just win, baby.’
# reel-stories - Sunday 24 February, 2013
Sports Film Of The Week: Head Games
Former wrestler and football player Chris Nowinski looks at the issue of head injuries in sports.
# reel-stories - Sunday 17 February, 2013
Sports film of the week: The Legend of Jimmy the Greek
Meet the man who brought bookmaking into the mainstream in the United States, before a remarkable fall from grace.
# reel-stories - Monday 11 February, 2013
Premier Ambitions: New schoolboy football documentary begins tonight
The six-part series following the Home Farm U15s team starts on Setanta Sports this evening.
# reel-stories - Sunday 10 February, 2013
Sports Film of the Week: Fire in Babylon
Grab the popcorn and stick the feet up for a film about the team that united a nation.
# reel-stories - Sunday 3 February, 2013
Sports Film of the Week: Ireland’s Grand Slam Journey 2009
The memories will come flooding back.
# reel-stories - Sunday 27 January, 2013
Sports Film of the Week: Broad Street Bullies
This week we’ve got a special treat for ice hockey fans.
# reel-stories - Sunday 20 January, 2013
Sports Film of the Week: Brian Clough: In His Own Words
Ol’ Big Head was a bit of a legend.
# reel-stories - Sunday 13 January, 2013
Sports Film Of The Week: Gazza – My Italian Job
Burping, fake breasts bad injuries. It was a beautiful time in the Eternal City.
# reel-stories - Sunday 6 January, 2013
Sports Film of the Week: 9.79′
Remember Ben Johnson’s world record breaking gold medal in ’88? Not for long.
# reel-stories - Sunday 30 December, 2012
Sports Film Of The Week: Roll Tide / War Eagle
Stay in tonight with one of the most intense rivalries amateur sport has to offer.
# reel-stories - Sunday 23 December, 2012
Sports Film Of The Week: Brooklyn Dodgers: Ghosts Of Flatbush
The award-winning documentary tells the tale of one of baseball’s former giants.
# reel-stories - Saturday 22 December, 2012
VIDEO: Watch New Zealand World Cup documentary ‘The Weight of a Nation’ in full
The programme aired on television last week.
# reel-stories - Sunday 16 December, 2012
Sports Film Of The Week: A Year Til Sunday
If you’re going to document as season, you might as well go and win the Sam Maguire at the end of it.
# reel-stories - Sunday 2 December, 2012
Sports Film Of The Week: Ronnie O’Sullivan, Life Stories
The Rocket, baby.
# reel-stories - Sunday 25 November, 2012
Sports film of the week: Escape to Victory
Pele, Bobby Moore and Sylvester Stallone starring side by side? Yes please.
# reel-stories - Sunday 18 November, 2012
Sports of Film of the Week: Beyond The Mat
Barry Blaustein’s doc which is as grim a portrayal of show business life — and pro wrestling — as you can get.
# reel-stories - Sunday 11 November, 2012
Sports Film of the Week: More than a game
Every superstar’s journey has to start somewhere. LeBron James’ starts here.
# reel-stories - Sunday 4 November, 2012
Sports Film Of The Week: The Ghosts of Ole Miss
The latest in ESPN’s 30 for 30 series reflects on the football team that played on during the shameful campus violence at the height of the civil rights movement.
# reel-stories - Sunday 28 October, 2012
Sports Film of The Week: Benji
The next big thing in basketball Benjamin Wilson was shot to death in high school. Here’s his story.
# reel-stories - Sunday 21 October, 2012
Sports film of the week: Saviours
This week’s pick is one of the top sporting documentaries to come out of Ireland in recent years.
# reel-stories - Sunday 14 October, 2012
Sports film of the week: Broke
Billy Corden’s latest offering takes a look at how many athletes fail to properly manage their millions.
# reel-stories - Sunday 7 October, 2012
Sports film of the week: Ray Lewis: A football life
Documentary shows the controversial as most will never have seen him before.
# reel-stories - Sunday 30 September, 2012
Sports film of the week: Arnold’s Blueprint
The new 30 for 30 documentary from ESPN tells the story of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s early life.
# reel-stories - Sunday 23 September, 2012
Sports film of the week: Gregory’s Girl
This week’s flick is a heartwarming coming-of-age story featuring a lovestruck teenager/goalkeeper.
# reel-stories - Sunday 16 September, 2012
Sports film of the week: Senna
This week, we recall Asif Kapadia’s superb documentary on the legendary Brazilian Formula One driver.
# reel-stories - Sunday 9 September, 2012
Sports film of the week: Ring of Fire — The Emile Griffith Story
This week’s documentary pick is an in-depth look at one of boxing’s darkest hours, the 1962 title fight between Emile Griffith and Benny “The Kid” Paret.
# reel-stories - Sunday 26 August, 2012
Sports film of the week: The Real Rocky
Grab some popcorn, turn the lights off and join us for a Sunday night movie. This time, truth is the same as fiction.
# reel-stories - Sunday 19 August, 2012
Sports film of the week: I’m From Hollywood
Grab some popcorn, turn the lights off and join us for a Sunday night movie. It’s a goodie.
# reel-stories - Sunday 12 August, 2012
Sports film of the week: Pelotero
Or ‘ballplayer’ to those of us who don’t speak Spanish.
# reel-stories - Sunday 29 July, 2012
Sports film of the week: Once Brothers
Grab some popcorn, turn the lights off and join us for a Sunday night movie.






















































