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BBC North West Regional Documentaries: Record Detail

Accession Number

B547

Series Title

[UNKNOWN]

Programme Title

REG HARRIS

Producer

Alex Weeks

Other Credits

Editor: Ken Langston Jones

Transmission Date

01/01/74

 

colour , sound (sep), 10 mins 13 secs

Synopsis

Item featuring Bury-born Reginald Hargreaves Harris (1920-1992), a professional track racing cyclist in the 1940s and 1950s, who made a come-back in 1974. A Dutch reporter interviews Harris at his home, about his past racing career and his recent nomination to represent Great Britain in the upcoming World Championships at the age of 54. Includes shots of Harris cycling on the road, World Champion Gordon Johnson and professional cyclists racing at an outdoor track. (Reporter speaks in Dutch at head of item.)