Popular Culture
In 1988, the ABC and the BBC co-produced The Four Minute Mile, a miniseries dramatisation of the race to the four-minute mile, featuring Richard Huw as Bannister and Nique Needles as John Landy (who was simultaneously pursuing the milestone). It was written by David Williamson and directed by Jim Goddard.
A second film version (entitled Four Minutes) was made in 2005, starring Jamie MacLachlan as Bannister.
In June 2011 the watch used to time the original event was donated by Jeffrey Archer to a charity auction in aid of Oxford University Athletics Club and sold for £97,250.
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