World of Sport (UK TV programme) action), the ITV Seven (horse racing), and wrestling with commentator Kent Walton. It also showed sports not seen elsewhere, such as women's hockey, netball, lacrosse, water skiing and stock car racing or sports that were not popular with the British mainstream, such as NASCAR and ice speedway. It featured bizarre sports like the World Barrel Jumping Championships, and even death-defying stunts. It often showed show jumping and other equestrian events, especially in its earlier years, and towards the end of its life it showed snooker extensively. 'Minority' sports were a feature throughout its run. The BBC had purchased the rights
Walton Studios Walton Studios Walton Studios (previously named "Hepworth Studios" and "Nettlefold Studios"), was a film production studio situated in Walton-on-Thames, in the county of Surrey, in England. The decline of the British cinematic production industry in the mid-20th Century led to a decline in work for the facility, and after failing to financially survive as a television production outlet it was closed in 1961. The Studio was subsequently demolished and the land sold for house-building. The studios began life in 1899 as "Hepworth Studios", when the early film pioneer, Cecil Hepworth, leased a house for £36 per annum in Hurst Grove,