In previews for the 1997 TV movie, Houston's Fairy Godmother and pop singer Brandy's title character were much hyped, but the Rob Marshall-directed production itself was stolen by old pros Bernadette Peters as the stepmother, Victor Garber and Whoopee Goldberg as the King and Queen, and Jason Alexander as a kind of singing, dancing, pratfalling George Costanza.

WSJ: Cinderella: That Flexible Fairy Tale

Fast forward a few thousand years and according to the ancient Greek legend, Jason took the mythological Golden Fleece from King Aietes in Colchis, which is now part of Georgia.

CNN: Country profile: Georgia

The obvious risks and costs associated with speedway mean that only those who truly love the sport compete and Diamonds racer Jason King falls into this category, having been racing from a very young age.

BBC: Unearthing the cult of speedway