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1981: Uppies versus Doonies in Kirkwall | Spectrum | Niche Sports | BBC Archive
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32:31Now PlayingEvery Christmas and New Year's Day, the people of Kirkwall in Orkney take to the streets to play in the Ba'. The game has been labelled 'barbarous', 'absurd', 'ruffian sport'. Yet this centuries-old game is as strong now as it ever was.
This film focuses on the New Year's Day Ba' 1981.
Clip taken from Spectrum: Uppies and Doonies, originally broadcast on BBC Two, 1 January, 1982.
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