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TENNIS LEGEND

Billie Jean King: Amol Rajan Interviews, 7pm, BBC2

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AS PART of the BBC’s programmin­g to mark the 50th anniversar­y of Pride in Britain, Billie Jean (pictured — who won an astonishin­g 39 Grand Slam titles) talks about being ‘outed’ in 1981, becoming the first profession­al female athlete to discuss her sexuality in public. Since then, she has become a social activist and made it her mission to help those affected by HIV/Aids.

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