Jon Hancock

This was gripping telly in '76 and is still more fun than watching the Winter Olympics:

https://youtu.be/r7PzWIVwsFY

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1976: JOHN NOAKES tries the CRESTA RUN | Blue Peter | Classic BBC clips | BBC Archive

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Mar 4 at 11:06amWeb
Show threadTimothy WelchMar 4
@BigJackBrass Noakes’ opening sentence does not inspire confidence :)
Show threadJon HancockMar 4

@Cthimothy There's a delightful, matter-of-fact humility to it, though. And we know it can't have been too bad a crash…

Would have been fabulous if he was standing at the top of the Cresta with his legs in plaster 😁

Show threadEleanorMar 4
@BigJackBrass "This bend is called Shuttlecock, because if you crash you shoot out of it just like one."
Show threadJon HancockMar 4
@eleanorrees I suspect that the first person to crash there may have called it something else.
Show threadRoger BW 😷Mar 4
@BigJackBrass @eleanorrees And the BBC transcribed it as "shuttlecock".
Show threadRoblMar 4
@BigJackBrass John Noakes climbing Nelson's column still gives me vertigo...