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
Kent Walton the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen Mother and Margaret Thatcher, enthusiasm was not shared by ITV's Head of Sport, Greg Dyke, and in 1988 he dropped the sport, a blow from which it never recovered. Kent Walton was a disc jockey on Radio Luxembourg, and for a time presented two music TV shows, "Honey Hit Parade" and "Cool for Cats". In the early sixties, he acted as a judge on "Thank Your Lucky Stars" on ITV. In the early 1970s he was involved with British sexploitation movies and is credited as a producer of such films as "Clinic