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Wilby & Sons Family Butchers, Dickleburgh, Norfolk, England (left); Mr. Charlie Wilby (right)

Bonus: Mr. Wilby’s Speech to the Children

Post author:Michael Burns
Post published:September 10, 2021

Episode 22 (Bonus): Recorded August 22, 2021 “I hope you children will have happy memories of today.”Charlie Wilby, butcher and coursing enthusiast, 1987 Show Notes Our first bonus episode revisits…

Charlie Blanning, author, pictured with the cast of the 1934 film Wild Boy, featuring racing Greyhound Mick the Miller

Bringing Famous Greyhound Stories to the Big Screen

Post author:Michael Burns
Post published:July 21, 2021
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"Like Alfred Hitchcock, I'd insist on appearing in a scene myself...the man walking behind the bookmakers."Charlie Blanning Show Notes Some of the best TV series and movies today bring a…

Sir Mark Prescott (left) and Charlie Blanning (right)

The Greatest of Coursing

Post author:Michael Burns
Post published:March 19, 2021
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Episode 12: Recorded February 13, 2021 "I hope you children you all enjoy today, and I hope you will get as much fun from coursing and coursing people as I…

Author and Greyhound historian, Charlie Blanning shares the cover of "Please Mister: The Golden Age of Greyhound Racing"

Charlie Blanning and His Lastest Greyhound Book

Post author:Michael Burns
Post published:November 17, 2020
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Episode 8: Recorded November 8, 2020 "A good Greyhound will chase anything..."Charlie Blanning Show Notes It’s the early 1920’s. Owen Patrick (O.P.) Smith, inventor of the artificial lure, accepts the…

Charlie Blanning: A Life in Greyhounds

Post author:Michael Burns
Post published:September 19, 2020
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Episode 4 - Recorded August 28, 2020 "If you wanted to have a great life in Greyhounds, you couldn't do much better than what Charlie has done…"John Parker Show Notes…