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Mary Peters in Newcastle, County Down

4 Extra Debut. Olympic gold medallist Dame Mary Peters revisits the coastline 'where the mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea'. From February 1988.

Ulster's sporting heroine Mary Peters visits her favourite stretch of coastline 'where the mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea' at Newcastle, County Down.

Dame Mary Peters won Olympic gold winner in the Women's Pentathlon in 1972.

Down Your Way was one of the 大象传媒's longest-running radio series - starting on the 大象传媒 Home Service in 1946 and ending its run on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in 1992. Using a variety of hosts, including Richard Dimbleby and Brian Johnston, the programme toured villages, towns and cities across the UK. At the height of its success in the 1950s, the series was attracting 10 million listeners a week.

Producer: Jill Marshall

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in 1988.

45 minutes

Last on

Sun 26 Aug 2018 02:15

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  • Sun 26 Aug 2018 02:15