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How the sport of pigeon fancying has started to attract the wealthy as well as the traditional ‘cloth cap brigade’. (clip) [74958281]
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Title: [PIGEON RACING]
Reference number: T2225
Date: 1974
Production company: STV
Sound: sound
Colour: col
Fiction: non-fiction
Running time: 11.27 mins
Description: A look at the growing popularity of pigeon racing which is no longer in the domain of the working classes but reaching out to the white collar brigade and even to the Queen.
Shotlist: A car drives up in front of house, man gets out and goes into boot to bring out a small wicker carrying case which he then takes into the house (0.42) In his back garden he opens up the case to bring out his prize pigeon (1.04) The pigeon flies off to its coop (1.09) Pigeons wandering around the coop (1.13) I/v with pigeon fancier, Sandy Ogilvy (2.23) Picture lost - shots from film made by 'Turner Films', "Time on the Wing" (2.44) Reporter addresses camera with a couple of pigeons in his hands and some more in a cage next to him (3.11) I/v with another pigeon fancier, Jock Reid (3.48) More missing sections where "Time on the Wing was inserted i/c with i/v with Jock Reid (5.45) i/v with Davie Wilson and Bob Shankley (6.36) Missing section (6.52) Reporter to camera which then pans out to include Alex Mitchell, Annie Bows, and Les Davidson who are all interviewed about the sport (9.36) I/v with Angus whose company sponsors pigeon racing(10.06) Back to the threesome on the garden (11.27)
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