BBC4 are re-showing the excellent Ken Burns series on Muhammad Ali. Even if you’re not interested in boxing, it’s a fascinating social documentary. Ali himself is mesmerising, of course. It’s hard to believe how young he was, seeing that level of self-possession.
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When Muhammad Ali refuses induction into the US Army, he is stripped of his title and forced into exile. After three years, he returns to the ring, but he’s lost a step.
