Millions tuned in to listen as 'Have-a-Go' came to Darwen
BILL CATTERALL trudged home starkers, his modesty hidden by an old sack he’d found. It was a nightmare come true as he dodged round the back streets, fields and alleyways of Darwen and slowly made his way home to Somerset Avenue a couple of miles away… He didn’t think for a minute that some years later he’d be telling the tale – and close on 20 million people would be listening and laughing at his predicament. It all started one hot sunny afternoon at Jack Kay’s lodge just before the war when Bill and a few teenage pals decided on a spot of skinny dipping. It was one big l...
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