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    The bad old days of Grandstand where the BBC had the majority of sports rights in the days pre Sky and ended up covering too much and pleasing nobody in the process.
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    Quote Originally Posted by D-Type
    Was Jarama 1981 the race where the BBC decided it was "cricket time" and left the nailbiter to show us the rain on the covers at Headingley? Or was that another race altogether?
    I do remember something like that happening, although not sure whether it was Jarama. I also seem to remember the rare ITV World of Sport coverage being interspersed with other sports, although an old memory can play tricks!
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