Pigeon
To farmer Joe Henson , the pigeon in the country is public enemy number one. Looking into the past he finds, however, that it used to be a very different pigeon that pestered the peasant farmer. Today that pigeon lives in our cities and some of them hold endless fascination for flyers and fanciers. Pigeon racing is one of the most popular participant sports in the country and every summer Saturday in Clay Cross and countless other Northern towns, flyers eagerly await their birds to come back from the race. But there's another pigeon sport where the birds stay at home-circling the loft - and the fanciers do the travelling round the country.
Film editor PETER SIMKINS Director JENNY HUGHES
Series producer PETER CRAWFORD BBC Bristol
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