BBC Studios Documentary Unit has been commissioned by Olympic Channel to produce "The Vault: Treasures of the Olympics", a major 10-part series that explores the incredible stories behind many of the extraordinary artefacts housed in the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Presenters Olympian Jeanette Kwakye ("BBC Sport", "The Martin Lewis Money Show") and engineering expert/presenter Rob Bell ("Britannia: Secrets of the Royal Yacht", "Rob Bell’s Engineering Reborn", and "Building the Impossible") are granted unprecedented access to the Olympic Museum, where they hear from the Museum’s curators and many of the Olympic legends behind these stories.
The first five episodes will be released on 31 July on Olympics.com, to mark the one-year anniversary of the Paris Summer Games. The second half of the series will be released later in the autumn and will feature stories inspired by the Winter Olympics, ahead of Milano-Cortina 2026.
Each episode features an interview with a true Olympic legend. The summer episodes include the powerful story of how German weightlifter Matthias Steiner won gold just months after losing his wife in a tragic accident; how diving gold medallist Greg Louganis overcame his HIV diagnosis to win gold; the remarkable comeback of British rower Helen Glover; how current Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred became the first-ever medallist from St. Lucia; and how Rebeca Andrade overcame two major injuries before surpassing the undefeated Simone Biles in Paris last summer. In the second part of the season, we hear from outstanding guests Gabriella Papadakis, Martin Fourcade, Fanny Smith, Aksel Lund Svindal, and "Eddie the Eagle" Edwards.
Rowland Stone, Executive Producer, spoke about the honor of contributing to Olympic history: ‘It’s a privilege to be part of such a thrilling and evocative retelling of Olympic history, realised in such a compelling and contemporary way. We’re delighted to make such a fitting tribute to the world’s greatest sports event," stated.
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