Short documentary about the Pink Flamingo relay - a celebration which accompanies the Gay Games and IGLA (International Gay and Lesbian Aquatic) competitions. Featuring the former Olympic swimmer Peter Prijdekker.
Charles ‘The Tuna’ Chapman broke marathon swimming records and challenged racial barriers in aquatics. He was the first person to swim to Alcatraz using the butterfly stroke and twice circumnavigated Manhattan Island. In 1981 he became the first African American to swim the English Channel. With help from fellow marathon swimmer and friend, Naji Ali, Charles talks about his extraordinary swimming acheivements.
Dr Andy Flack explores the cultural history of night, exploring caves, caverns and all things crepuscular.