London to Brighton

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

430

Date Released

25 Mar 1963

Date recorded

1 Mar 1963

Length of issue (in feet)

812

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1London to Brighton

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

NoS Summary - Follows the 52-mile London to Brighton Pace-Setters walk. Participants includ the Duke of Leinster, MP Biggs-Davison and the Marquis of Bath.

Researcher Comments

Commentary: A blistered foot fills the screen. A city gentleman’s foot that has stumped fifty-two miles from London to Brighton to answer a challenge to show they haven’t gone to seed. We see the drama and the comedy of seven hundred people making a 20 hour marathon walk. These are the cool, unflappable gents with bowlers and umbrellas who shave themselves as they walk, then have "one for the road" served to them at cocktail time from a car. Peers and parliamentarians, lovely girls, and men who borrow pogo sticks all take part in this gruelling but spontaneously hilarious walk, which ends with a contestant striding into a chilly sea.

Keywords

Sport; Competitions

Locations

Brighton; England; East Sussex

Written sources

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Credits:

Commentator

Tim Brinton

Length of story (in feet)

778

Story extras:

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