1971: ANNIE NIGHTINGALE at SILVERSTONE Grand Prix | Before The Event | Classic Sport | BBC Archive
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Published 2024-01-24
She speaks with McLaren's joint managing director, Phil Kerr and chief designer, Gordon Coppuck, before meeting driver Peter Gethin and his mechanic Ross - who show her how a formula one car is constructed to suit the exact specifications of its driver.
Clip taken from Before The Event. Originally broadcast on BBC One, Wednesday 22 March, 1972.
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All Comments (21)
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04:42 Whispering Bob Harris on welding duties. R.I.P. Annie, you legend.
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I really only knew Annie Nightingale as a DJ but having read about her since her death she had an amazing life and, especially in the 60s and 70s, was a fearless woman in a man's world. A sad loss.
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Peter Gethin was an outrageous flirt! :)
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Annie Nightingale was gorgeous! Grew up listening to her on Radio 1. Wonderfull seeing hoe much simpler the world was - not too long ago but a lifetime away
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RIP Annie Nightingale, you will be missed 😢
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That so takes me back, the whole vibe of that interview with Peter just captured GP racing in the 70’s.
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Nice to see Emerson Fittipaldi, G.Hill, Stewart and others pilots
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RIP Annie Nightingale a beautiful and talented woman and one of the best Radio Dj's of the last 40 odd years
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That would be Peter Gethin's penultimate race for McLaren. He switched to BRM mid-season, and won his second (and only) F1 race with them at Monza.
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As a kid, I recall her being really quite 'hot', & offering this particular 'callow youth' a further reason to tune into the 'Whistle Test' ! ~ God bless you Annie, for championing some great alternative music, & opening my ears up to sounds that are still very much with me to this day.
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Been watching 3 minutes and already the film has said more than the current F1 videos say in a season!
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Brilliant ! I never knew Annie did stuff like this
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I feel I grew up with Annie and John Peel. I miss you both.
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The loafers in the f1 car heel toe is so 70s so fantastic
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Annie also did a summary doc on the Transatlantic(?) challenge - UK vs US bike racers at a couple of circuits around Britain in the early 70s. Poss with Sheene. And on the US side a good few who later became GP stars when they ventured to Europe properly (prob not Roberts). Anyway, she was a terrific BBC presenter, not just the Sunday night R1 jock she became in the 80s.
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Annie was a voice of my youth, loved the radio and those were golden years.
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This is very cool! Thank you for posting it. I’m from the other side of the pond and I really enjoy these archive videos. I also enjoyed watching Annie, she’s very beautiful! More Annie Nightingale videos, please!!!
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9:19 French motorsport journalist Gerard ''Jabby'' Crombac on the left, March Racing (& ex-Team Lotus & Jim Clark's...) mechanic Dave ''Beaky'' Sims on the right....
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"Ooh, it's a nice tight fit." "And what's this little knob here?" 🤗
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Annie was in awe of Peter and I think there was some chemistry between them.
