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Uppies and Doonies

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on BBC Two England

Every Christmas and New Year's Day, the boys and men of Kirkwall in Orkney take to the streets to play in the Ba'. The game has been labelled 'barbarous', 'absurd', 'ruffian sport'. Yet this centuries-old game is as strong now as it ever was.

This film focuses on the New Year's Day Ba' 1981.

Contributors

Narrator:
John Robertson
Producer:
Keith Alexander
Editor:
James Hunter
Source: Radio Times

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