At home in his 200-year-old Sussex windmill ('a good place for memories') Henry Longhurst looks back in colour on the highspots and low-spots of sport in 1969, and mixes a brew of excitement, nostalgia, and personal opinions.
Guests: Henry Cooper, Colin Cowdrey and Grand National winning jockey Eddie Harty
In action: Tony Jacklin; Arnold Palmer; the Ryder Cup; the Cup Final; England's soccer team; Leeds United; George Best; Dave Mackay; Rod Laver; Ann Jones; Pancho Gonzales; Jackie Stewart; Lester Piggott; Henry Cooper; Alan Rudkin; Jack Bodell; Gary Sobers; John Edrich; Derek Underwood; the Derby; the Grand National; Rugby League; Ian Stewart; Lillian Board; Budge Rogers; the Springboks; the anti-Springboks; the pressures; the politics; the punch-ups.
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