norbold 7,100 Posted June 25, 2022 (edited) Next Wednesday (29 June) at 6:10 p.m. on Talking Pictures Channel: Look at Life Riding it Rough. 1961. "A look at the sport of speedway racing…" Edited June 25, 2022 by norbold 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,086 Posted June 25, 2022 (edited) Wow! I wish I could watch that... EDIT: It looks like there are several showings of the documentary - although it doesn't show the one listed! https://tv24.co.uk/p/look-at-life-riding-it-rough-gyinwc And there are compilation DVD's available... Edited June 25, 2022 by chunky Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arnieg 3,624 Posted June 25, 2022 Comes up on Wed 29th at 6.10pm when I looked for it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,086 Posted June 25, 2022 9 minutes ago, arnieg said: Comes up on Wed 29th at 6.10pm when I looked for it Something weird going on, eh? There are a bunch of other 'Look at Life' documentaries on YouTube, but not that one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,100 Posted June 25, 2022 5 hours ago, arnieg said: Comes up on Wed 29th at 6.10pm when I looked for it Yes, you're right, sorry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,100 Posted June 29, 2022 Carrying their bikes on trailers behind them. Those were the days! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longlivefrankie 458 Posted June 30, 2022 Hello You can catch up here - you have to register Look At Life ¦ Talking Pictures TV (tptvencore.co.uk) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RobbieB 26 Posted June 30, 2022 Many thanks Norbold. This was an intresting programme. It was nice to see the old Wimbledon and Southampton tracks, alongside a slice of the Ove Fundin vs Bjorn Knutsson Golden Helmet match race at Southampton. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOBBATH 466 Posted July 1, 2022 Not strictly "Look at Life" but does anyone recall this? There was a TV Show called "Today" I think it was with Cliff Michelmore-not sure if it was BBC or ITV. Anyway in around late 1962-63, before I got into Speedway there was an item on speedway-some riders were interviewed. The thrust of the segment was that there were bigger crowds for a lower level rather than top level speedway- I guess they were talking about the Provincial League. I remember talking about it to some of my mates at High School. Do any forumlanders of the same vintage as me recall this?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midland Red 2,383 Posted July 1, 2022 16 hours ago, RobbieB said: Many thanks Norbold. This was an intresting programme. It was nice to see the old Wimbledon and Southampton tracks, alongside a slice of the Ove Fundin vs Bjorn Knutsson Golden Helmet match race at Southampton. Most interesting to me was the start, where the riders were held a couple of yards (don’t recall the exact measurements) and when the green light (or whatever) came on, they moved to the tapes which immediately rose. No gardening, no rolling. Ah, the good old days. Will we ever learn from them? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keepturningleft 588 Posted July 4, 2022 The Look at Life series is readily available on amazon and the feature on Southampton (Vol 4: Sport) is not the only speedway film. There is also a film mainly featuring cycle speedway, but which also includes some splendid footage from Hackney. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,086 Posted July 6, 2022 Well, obviously due to last week's screening, someone has now uploaded the episode to YouTube! So, I have now seen it. The quality of the footage for the time is astounding... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,935 Posted July 6, 2022 Nice piece for us enthusiasts to watch. But the actual racing sequences were very tame and would only back up the idea that first out of the gate wins. And the commentator gave that more credence by roughly stating that, although he mentioned the top riders Pity really, as surely there was some more exciting clips to use. Not sure where this was shown at the time, but wouldn’t have helped the sport out of the doldrums it found itself in But I enjoyed it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
