1976: JOHN NOAKES tries the CRESTA RUN | Blue Peter | Classic BBC clips | BBC Archive

Blue Peter's resident daredevil, the one and only John Noakes, tries his hand at a bit of tobogganing at the legendary Cresta Run course in the Swiss town of St. Moritz. The British-run Cresta Club hosted the Olympic Skeleton contest at the 1928 and 1948 Winter Games.

Originally broadcast 5 February, 1976.


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