Watched a documentary last night about this event in Brighton in the early 80s.
Investigative reporter Roger Cook takes a whacking from an antiques dealer with an iron bar, causing cracked ribs. Not sure there was ANY action taken.
Back in the day, eh?
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A man walks into a bar in Preston Park...
A man walks into a bar in Preston Park...
I remember walking into a bar in Preston Park with you once. I don't remember walking out.![]()
It's a bit like that Blue Peter footage from the 70's of John Noakes climbing up Nelson's Column on wooden ladders lashed together with baler twine and wearing a pair of slip-ons and an old army jacket.
It's a bit like that Blue Peter footage from the 70's of John Noakes climbing up Nelson's Column on wooden ladders lashed together with baler twine and wearing a pair of slip-ons and an old army jacket.
Top stuff. Didn't he get propper messed up on a bobsled or skeleton bob too at some point? Vaguely remember something like that.![]()
Top stuff. Didn't he get propper messed up on a bobsled or skeleton bob too at some point? Vaguely remember something like that.![]()
I think you're probably right.
You'd think at some point he would have cottoned on to the fact that Peter Perves and Valerie Singleton kept sending him on assignments with a 1/10 chance of coming back alive whilst they stayed back at BBC TV Centre and made advent candles and double-ended dildos together.
The Baby elephant is still one of the best pieces of live TV ever aired!
It's a bit like that Blue Peter footage from the 70's of John Noakes climbing up Nelson's Column on wooden ladders lashed together with baler twine and wearing a pair of slip-ons and an old army jacket.