Episode five of ‘Tales from The Oval’, presented by Tom Holland – host of The Rest is History - and Jon Surtees from Surrey CCC tells the complete - and completely mad - history of The Oval away from cricket.

From Victorian Pedestrianism, the world's first international football and rugby matches and dalliances with Australian Rules Football, NFL, Baseball and Greyhound Racing, The Oval has always been run by creative people, eager to test the limit of what can be staged at the ground.

Away from sport the wide ranging episode ventures to Hollywood, Bollywood and draws in The Who, Rod Stewart and two fire breathing armadillos at the Vauxhall End.

Future episodes will be released every Wednesday, with episode 6 – coming on Wednesday June 25th – investigating who might have the right to be named as the greatest Surrey captain of all time.

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Producer: Will Lewis
Executive Producers: Matt Thacker + Jon Surtees