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All Star Record Breakers, which ran annually from 1974 to 1982, was a special Christmas edition of the show.Castle was joined for this extended edition by virtually all the BBC's children's TV presenters for music and dance numbers, which generally culminated with the ensemble cast performing a classic story.
Longest wing walk – 3 hours, 23 minutes. [7] Playing the same tune on 43 different instruments in four minutes. On 2 November 1985, the Daily Mirror reported that "Twinkle-toed Roy Castle has the world at his feet...the millionth time in 24 hours. This was the moment when he tap-danced his way to a new record and raised £1 million for charity.
Some special episodes were produced following Season 9. Season 10 included World's Dumbest Bracket Showdown , which featured some of the best clips from seasons past in a March Madness-style elimination tournament bracket, with cast members voting on which clip was better.
Alan Ross McWhirter (12 August 1925 – 27 November 1975) was, with his twin brother, Norris, the cofounder of the 1955 Guinness Book of Records (known since 2000 as Guinness World Records) and a contributor to the television programme Record Breakers. He was assassinated by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in 1975. [2]
Record Breakers were known for their speed, and on smooth surfaces were capable of 20 miles per hour (32 km/h), translating to 500–640 scale miles per hour. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The cars lacked the pins or blades which characterized most Mini 4WD cars, and instead were fitted with guide wheels allowing them to run on a track.
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In 1987, she joined Record Breakers and remained as a co-host until 1997. Her own show Eggs 'n' Baker , featuring cooking and guest musical performers, ran for five years from 1988. Her other appearances include Popstar to Operastar (2011), Celebrity Mastermind (2013 and 2022) and in the tenth series of Dancing on Ice (2017).
Ladies and gentlemen, here is the result of event 9, the one-mile: 1st, No. 41, R.G. Bannister, Amateur Athletic Association and formerly of Exeter and Merton Colleges, Oxford, with a time which is a new meeting and track record, and which - subject to ratification - will be a new English Native, British National, All-Comers, European, British ...