The Long View: The Long View of Celebrity Sports Campaigners

Jonathan Freedland and his guests look at the story of Manchester United and England footballer Marcus Rashford, who persuaded the government to introduce food vouchers for children who would normally have free school meals during the summer. They compare his story with the late-1700s prize fighter John Jackson, who won a reputation as an altruistic gentleman as well as a triumphant boxer when he raised a huge sum of money to support Portuguese families made homeless by the invasion of the French during the Peninsular war