1975: Armagh Road Bowls | Nationwide | Niche Sports | BBC Archive

"What's been described locally as the sporting event of the decade." Bernard Falk reports from Armagh about the ancient game of road bowls, or bullet throwing. He's picked a good time to visit - the clash between Danny McParland and Aidan Toal promises to be a memorable one. It's the young pretender versus the versus the old master, the champion of the country folk against the unbeaten city slicker. Who will be named King of the Roads? Clip taken from Nationwide, originally broadcast on BBC One, 4 December, 1975. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive?... You can also dive into plenty more BBC Archive on our website - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive