The Flapping Track
Season 2008Episode 124Season 2008Episode 126

E125 The Flapping Track

BBC Documentaries / Season 2008 / Episode 125

19 Jun, 2008 · 1h

 
Season 2008Episode 124Season 2008Episode 126

E125 The Flapping Track

BBC Documentaries / Season 2008 / Episode 125

19 Jun, 2008 · 1h

 

The story of South Yorkshire's Highgate Greyhound Stadium, which each week attracts a motley crowd of characters to the world of flapping - independent, unregulated greyhound racing. In the days when the mines dominated South Yorkshire, flapping was a way of life. But as the mines have closed, so have the tracks. In 1948, there were over 130 flapping tracks in the UK. By 1984, the year of the miners'... see more

The story of South Yorkshire's Highgate Greyhound Stadium, which each week attracts a motley crowd of characters to the world of flapping - independent, unregulated greyhound racing. In the days when the mines dominated South Yorkshire, flapping was a way of life. But as the mines have closed, so have the tracks. In 1948, there were over 130 flapping tracks in the UK. By 1984, the year of the miners'... see more
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