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World of Sport is a British television sport programme which ran on ITV between 2 January 1965 and 28 September 1985 in competition with the BBC's Grandstand. Like Grandstand, the programme ran throughout Saturday afternoon.
World of Sport: With Kent Walton, Giant Haystacks, Big Daddy, Dickie Davies. Weekly sports coverage extravaganza. Featuring previews and results of the weekend football. Famously including coverage of British professional wrestling.
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- 1964
- News, Sport
- Kent Walton, Giant Haystacks, Big Daddy
World of Sport was created in January 1965 as a Saturday afternoon rival to Grandstand. The show – compiled for ITV by London Weekend Television – tried valiantly to compete with its BBC rival for 20 years before finally throwing in the towel.
ABC's Wide World of Sports is an American sports anthology television program that aired on ABC from April 29, 1961, to 1997, primarily on Saturday afternoons.
- Sports Anthology Series
Jul 26, 2018 · World of Sport was ITV’s weekly sports programme, which would air on a Saturday between 1965 – 1985. It hosted sporting achievements, from footballing action to horse racing, but arguably the...
Visit the TV show page for 'World of Sport' on Moviefone. Discover the show's synopsis, cast details, and season information. Watch trailers, exclusive interviews, and episode reviews.
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World of Sport was a British television sport anthology programme which ran on ITV between 2 January 1965 to 28 September 1985 in response to competition from the BBC's Grandstand. Like Grandstand, the programme ran for several hours every Saturday afternoon.
