1977 Hugo Irwin And His Deadly Boomerangs Nationwide Niche Sports Bbc Archive

Summary

"These can kill... a year ago, one got me on the ankle and nearly broke blood vessels." Apparently the other person he was taking about was thought to be Herb A Smith ! Patrick Stenson reports on the growing clampdown by authorities in London on the latest youth craze, skateboarding. "I've got a feeling croquet is going to be my game." "Gentleman" James Hogg and Oh yes back to base okay would you a white one in there or not "What's been described locally as the "Jogging - the latest American import." Bob Wellings is up at the crack of dawn, to join Ernest Marples MP in Hyde Park for a spot ... "When you're in the water, you can't see what's coming up in front of you... until you get to it." John Noakes is invited to take part in ... This programme contains language and attitudes of its time.* England's winter of discontent showed yet again the absolute world ... "A thousand boys and not a fish between them, and no one minds - and maybe that's what angling is all about." Bob Wellings ... "This must be the most important new car we've had for many, many years. Many years. Without it, we're going to be in trouble. David is not your typical boy of four. He doesn't start school for another year, but he has already mastered riding a tiny motorbike ...