Iconic football presenter Les Murray goes back in time | 2011 Episode | SBS Dateline

Les Murray, widely recognised as the 'face of football' in Australia, fell in love with the game growing up in communist Hungary. In 1956, aged 11, his family fled persecution due to his father's anti-regime views. In this 2011 episode of Dateline, Murray revisits his childhood home and searches for the man who helped them escape. 2:19: Les Murray has a 'soft spot' for people smugglers 3:40: Murray explains why he wants to meet the man who smuggled him out of Hungary 4:50: Murray returns to his childhood home 6:03: Murray's childhood and the Hungarian uprising in 1956 6:33: Murray searches for families he once knew 8:52: Murray talks about the revolution and how it was later crushed by the Russians 10:32: Murray hunts for the Keresztes family, who fled to the border with his 12:55: Train ride to Lake Balaton to find the Keresztes family 13:45: He meets Andor Keresztes and they discuss the people smugglers 17:55: Murray reflects on the experience 20:30: Murray searches for the people smugglers 25:25: Murray revisits the day of his escape 28:46: Murray asks the villagers about smuggler Julius 30:21: He learns that Julius has died 31:27: He visits his grave 32:12 Murry has a beer with Julius's grandson 34:34: Murray relives his escape to Austria Subscribe to Dateline: https://bit.ly/3gkQHtr Website http://www.sbs.com.au/news/dateline Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DatelineSBS/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/datelinesbs/ Watch more Dateline, SBS 9.30pm Tuesday, and on SBS On Demand. Dateline is an Australian award-winning international documentary series with a current affairs backbone. Every week we transport you to a different part of the world to share half-hour stories about family, social injustice, identity, tragedy, redemption and survival. We scour the globe to bring you special characters and a world of daring stories. Network Terms & Conditions: https://www.sbs.com.au/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.sbs.com.au/privacy Feedback or complaints: https://www.sbs.com.au/complaints