# History's Toughest Heroes: Kitty O’Neil: Hollywood's Real Wonder Woman

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Podcast: [History's Heroes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-s-heroes-6396729)
Published: 2025-10-21T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002krhh
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Duration seconds: 1738

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In the macho stunt world, a deaf woman is determined to push the limits. But as her stunts break records, can she keep cheating death? In History's Toughest Heroes, Ray Winstone tells ten true stories of adventurers, rebels and survivors who lived life on the edge. Kitty O’Neil was the stunt-woman behind wonder-woman - in tiny hotpants and a bustier. But she was also a speed demon, a land speed world record breaker and all-round adrenaline junkie who beat all the boys. She used being deaf to her advantage. For Kitty, her disability was her superpower. A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Producer: Michael LaPointe Development Producer: Georgina Leslie Executive Producer: Paul Smith Written by Imogen Robertson Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian Roberts

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