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History's Youngest Heroes: Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope

History's Youngest Heroes: Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope

Terry Fox sets out to run the length of Canada on a prosthetic leg.

History's Heroes · BBC Radio 4

February 24, 202530m 5s

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Show Notes

Can 21 year-old Terry Fox, a cancer survivor with a prosthetic leg, run the length of Canada?

Nicola Coughlan shines a light on extraordinary young people from across history. Join her for 12 stories of rebellion, risk and the radical power of youth.

A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.

Producer: Suniti Somaiya Assistant Producer: Lorna Reader Executive Producer: Paul Smith Written by Alex von Tunzelmann Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian Roberts