1970: YORKSHIRE Town's PASSION for PIGEONS | Look Stranger | Niche Sports | BBC Archive

Whatever its human residents might think about Skinningrove, North Yorkshire, there's no place quite like it for its 3,000 racing pigeons. Every Saturday throughout the summer they're transported to the South of England, or over the sea to France. But they fly straight back - and the fastest home means money. Skinningrove's pigeon passion is seen through the eyes of the Rawson family - Cecil, Jean, Ken, Louie, George, and grandfather Charles. Written and produced by David Bean Clip taken from Look Stranger, originally broadcast on BBC Two, 25 August, 1970. 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