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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.
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 ...
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]
Roy Castle OBE (31 August 1932 [1] – 2 September 1994) [2] was an English dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician. In addition to being an accomplished jazz trumpet player, he could play many other instruments.
Record Breakers: Roy Castle: 1972-1993 21 That's Life! Esther Rantzen: 1973–1994 21 Through the Keyhole: Sir David Frost: 1987–2008 21 British Comedy Awards: Jonathan Ross: 1991–2007, 2009–2014 21 This Morning (TV programme) Ruth Langsford: 1999–present 21 Top of the Pops: Sir Jimmy Savile: 1964–1984 20 Tomorrow's World: Judith Hann ...
Dominic O'Brien had an entry in the Guinness Book of Records for his 1 May 2002 feat of committing to memory a random sequence of 2808 playing cards (54 packs) after looking at each card only once. He was able to correctly recite their order, making only eight errors, four of which he immediately corrected when told he was wrong.
He was the producer of the British television show, Record Breakers, for ten years from 1988 to 1998. In 1998 he launched the first internet services for Children's BBC and in 2001, he headed the launch team for the BBC Children's channels, CBBC and CBeebies, while also supporting the launch of interactive television services associated with those brands.
Kennedy's TV appearances include the 1971 series The Witch's Daughter, Sutherland's Law and Mauro the Gypsy, made for the Children's Film Foundation and released in 1972, four series of Record Breakers on BBC1 and the New Year Show with Sir Trevor MacDonald. She also presented Behind the Scenes at Monarch of the Glen.