History | Sports
Station:
Sky History (GB)
Status:
Ended
Start:
2017-01-26
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Meet your new history teachers, snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan and sports broadcaster Matt Smith, as they cross the pond to explore America's 300 year history with the game of pool. The real-life mates travel the US to hunt down America's most notorious pool hustlers while meeting a few characters along the way.
TV Show Ended.
S1E2 - Chicago
Ronnie and Matt's road trip continues in Chicago, where the snooker champion faces off with one of the game's deadliest players, 'Black Widow' Jeanette Lee.
Air Date: 02 Feb 2017 16:00 (CDT)
S1E3 - Memphis
Ronnie and Matt hit the birthplace of the blues on the latest leg of their epic US tour – starting with the Graceland home of Elvis Presley – but will Ronnie be allowed to play on the King's own pool table? Elsewhere in this fascinating town they learn some inspiring lessons in the Civil Rights Museum and make a top-class pool-cue with a maestro of the craft. On the tables, an attempt to hustle the locals might just backfire – before Ronnie risks a sting in the tale from a man they call ‘The Scorpion' – one of the greatest players in pool history.
Air Date: 09 Feb 2017 16:00 (CDT)
S1E4 - San Francisco
Ronnie Matt hit the streets of San Francisco in a Steve McQueen-style '68 Mustang to try to hustle the locals – with some sleight of hand from Ronnie – before he plays pool against one of the game's biggest ever money-earners. Along the way, they train with local NFL team the 49ers, check out the cyber-future of pool in nearby Silicon Valley – with disastrous results – and get the shocking real story of life behind bars at notorious former prison Alcatraz, from an inspiring ex-guard.
Air Date: 16 Feb 2017 16:00 (CDT)