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--> And this afternoon on ''Series/{{How}}'', ''How'', the kids' show where Fred Dineage hides while he waits for Dickie Davies to die...
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A [[LongRunners long-running]] British sports anthology show on Creator/{{ITV}} which aired between 1965 and 1985, in competition with ''Grandstand'' on Creator/TheBBC - both shows running for several hours on Saturday afternoons. Its starting time varied on a Saturday depending on whether or not a major event was on that day. Normally commencing at twelve-fifteen in the afternoon, a significant sporting event such as the [[UsefulNotes/TheFACup FA Cup Final]] or the [[UsefulNotes/HorseRacing Grand National]] might necessitate programming commencing as early as ten in the morning, so as to capitalise on the build-up and escalating excitement of the day.
The actual content of the show, which was presented for most of its run by Dickie Davies, varied with the seasons, but invariably managed to incorporate football, horse racing, [[UsefulNotes/{{Darts}} darts]] and [[UsefulNotes/RugbyLeague rugby league]] (The Creator/{{BBC}} had sole rights to [[UsefulNotes/RugbyUnion rugby union]] and [[UsefulNotes/{{Cricket}} cricket]]). Also, it usually found the time and space to feature minority sports that did not usually see prime-time television - among them stock-car racing, water-skiing and quite a few women's sports in addition to novelty events like the World Barrel Jumping Championship. Sometimes, footage from its American equivalent, ABC's ''Series/WideWorldOfSports'', would be used.
One thing did not vary, and became a British TV institution: at four o'clock on a Saturday, every Saturday, the show would go live to whichever venue was hosting the event, and the cultured tones of Kent Walton would welcome the viewers with "[[ProfessionalWrestling Good afternoon, grapple fans]]!" Yes, the wrestling - shown between the half-time football scores and the final results - was ''very'' popular [[note]]A common joke at the time was that the BBC had gone through a list of sports it wanted for ''Grandstand'' alphabetically, and had run out of space and money by the time they got to wrestling, hence why it was shown on ITV instead[[/note]].
The actual content of the show, which was presented for most of its run by Dickie Davies, varied with the seasons, but invariably managed to incorporate football, horse racing, [[UsefulNotes/{{Darts}} darts]] and [[UsefulNotes/RugbyLeague rugby league]] (The Creator/{{BBC}} had sole rights to [[UsefulNotes/RugbyUnion rugby union]] and [[UsefulNotes/{{Cricket}} cricket]]). Also, it usually found the time and space to feature minority sports that did not usually see prime-time television - among them stock-car racing, water-skiing and quite a few women's sports in addition to novelty events like the World Barrel Jumping Championship. Sometimes, footage from its American equivalent, ABC's ''Series/WideWorldOfSports'', would be used.
One thing did not vary, and became a British TV institution: at four o'clock on a Saturday, every Saturday, the show would go live to whichever venue was hosting the event, and the cultured tones of Kent Walton would welcome the viewers with "[[ProfessionalWrestling Good afternoon, grapple fans]]!" Yes, the wrestling - shown between the half-time football scores and the final results - was ''very'' popular [[note]]A common joke at the time was that the BBC had gone through a list of sports it wanted for ''Grandstand'' alphabetically, and had run out of space and money by the time they got to wrestling, hence why it was shown on ITV instead[[/note]].
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A [[LongRunners long-running]] British sports anthology show on Creator/{{ITV}} which aired between 1965 and 1985, in competition with ''Grandstand'' on Creator/TheBBC - both shows running for several hours on Saturday afternoons. Its starting time varied on a Saturday depending on whether or not a major event was on that day. Normally commencing Under normal circumstances it started at twelve-fifteen in the afternoon, but if there was a significant sporting event such as the [[UsefulNotes/TheFACup FA Cup Final]] or the [[UsefulNotes/HorseRacing Grand National]] National]], coverage might necessitate programming commencing start as early as ten in the morning, so as to capitalise on the build-up and escalating excitement of the day.
The actual content of the show, which was presented for most of its run by Dickie Davies, varied with theseasons, seasons but invariably managed to incorporate football, horse racing, [[UsefulNotes/{{Darts}} darts]] and [[UsefulNotes/RugbyLeague rugby league]] (The Creator/{{BBC}} had sole rights to [[UsefulNotes/RugbyUnion rugby union]] and [[UsefulNotes/{{Cricket}} cricket]]). Also, it usually found the time and space to feature minority sports that did not usually see prime-time television - among them stock-car racing, water-skiing and quite a few women's sports in addition to novelty events like the World Barrel Jumping Championship. Sometimes, footage from its American equivalent, ABC's ''Series/WideWorldOfSports'', would be used.
One thing did not vary, and became a British TV institution: at four o'clock on a Saturday, every Saturday, the show would go live to whichever venue was hosting the event, and the cultured tones of Kent Walton would welcome the viewers with "[[ProfessionalWrestling Good afternoon, grapple fans]]!" Yes, the wrestling - shown between the half-time football scores and the final results - was ''very'' popular[[note]]A [[note]]a common joke at the time was that the BBC had gone through a list of sports it wanted for ''Grandstand'' alphabetically, and had run out of space and money by the time they got to wrestling, hence why it was shown on ITV instead[[/note]].
The actual content of the show, which was presented for most of its run by Dickie Davies, varied with the
One thing did not vary, and became a British TV institution: at four o'clock on a Saturday, every Saturday, the show would go live to whichever venue was hosting the event, and the cultured tones of Kent Walton would welcome the viewers with "[[ProfessionalWrestling Good afternoon, grapple fans]]!" Yes, the wrestling - shown between the half-time football scores and the final results - was ''very'' popular
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* TheHost - the magazine format was anchored in the studio for much of its run by Dickie Davis, who became a household name in a similar way to his contemporaries on the show's [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] rival, ''Grandstand'' -- Frank Bough and his replacement, Creator/DesLynam (who, like Dickie, had a prominent moustache and developed something of a reputation as an [[KavorkaMan unlikely TV sex symbol]], or "housewives' favourite" as it was called back then).
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* TheHost - the magazine format was anchored in the studio for much of its run by Dickie Davis, who became a household name in a similar way to Frank Bough and Creator/DesLynam, his contemporaries on the show's [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] rival, ''Grandstand'' -- Frank Bough and his replacement, Creator/DesLynam (who, like ''Grandstand''. Like Dickie, Des had a prominent moustache and developed something of a reputation as an [[KavorkaMan unlikely TV sex symbol]], or "housewives' favourite" as it was called back then).then.
