Timeshift: Season 6, Episode 8

Planet Ping Pong

The story of table tennis and how it became the most popular sport in Asia. The programme revisits the glory days of the 30s and 40s, when thousands would cram into Wembley to watch top players do battle.

Release Date: 2002-10-10
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
TMDb: 7.0/10
  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 60

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