Christmas Day swim in the Serpentine

Title

Christmas Day swim in the Serpentine

Genre

News report; Interview; Music

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:39

Description

Report from the scene on the Christmas Day tradition of swimming in the Serpentine in Hyde Park, London, despite most of the lido being covered in ice. Includes interviews with Juffy(?), the superintendent of the lido; Ashwin Pandya(?), who won the Peter Pan cup for swimming in the lake; an unnamed male bagpipe player; an unnamed man who is serving punch; an unnamed male swimmer. Male reporter not identified. Sound in mono.

Contributors

Ashwin Pandya(?)

Keywords

London; Swimming; Christmas; Hyde Park; Winter sports; Winter; Lakes; Serpentine

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