"I am amazed a Dirk Bogarde film is not available! It must be around somewhere. I think this would be of interest to anyone who likes sports history. Which stadium was it filmed at? Who were the real riders who took part?"

"I videoed this film many years ago when it was shown on Channel 4. It is a great nostalgic look back at the early days of speedway."

"I remember seeing the film as a lad, back in Liverpool. It was just at the time that Stanley was still operational, and I enjoyed it. I have recently bought a copy from Amazon, at about the same price as that at Viking.....although it did take some time for Amazon to find it for me. Good sense of the occasion, and it was filmed at New Cross. Good for afficianados of the sport."

"Pure nostalgia in black and white. Speedway has moved on since this film was made but the racing and style is much the same. For those who witnessed the early days of the sport and for ex 'New Cross Rangers' supporters this is a must."

"Watched Once a Jolly Swagman again recently. Is there anyone out there who knows why, during the scenes filmed at New Cross circa 1948, the crowd signs in unison `On Ilka Moor Bah't At'. They couldn't all have been Odsal fans!"

"Phillip Dalling asks if the crowd singing On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at were Odsal fans. Probably not is the answer. Community singing was popular in those days. I remember my Dad teaching us songs like Green Grow The Rushes Oh and I've Got Sixpence when we were little in the 1960s, songs that he'd learned as a boy. We would sing them in the car going on holidays. The traditional singing of Abide With Me at the FA Cup final harks back to those days."  

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