History of Physical Culture

I have just one thing to say about our current politicians, BRING BACK GUY FAUKES.. and it may not be the right way to spell him,but you get my drift, they could run a piss up in a brewery. David Gentle There is actually quite a debate about how his name was spelled with some suggestions that his n...

not fake news unfortunatly, eamon confirmed that manfred was killed in a pub at the end of july.only 3 lines in the local paper. seems it happens a lot in certain rough areas of manchester, hence the lack of media interest. If you happen to know the name of the pub, the street it was on and the nam...

Thanks Ray, i asked my mate Kevin Fitzgerald, who also lives in Manchester,if he had heard anything.He said nothing on the TV or local papers about it. It really does look like some low life troll has put out a false rumor, which although i detest such things i do hope that is the case in this inst...

Yes please Harry. Someone on IH forum mentioned it may just be a rumor or sick joke.I really hope it is.Regards,Peter. The only incident in a pub I can find reference to online is an attack near a pub in Stretford (but the people involved were all in their 20's). Greater Manchester Police state tha...

I cannot find any reports on the BBC or ITV news websites for Manchester that report a man being killed in a pub. Wikipedia suggests that the attack happened on July 28th this year but there is no mention for that date either, therefore would members like me to ask Greater Manchester Police to confi...

Today, Parliament will be asked for the second time in as many weeks, to vote for a general election, an election asked for by the Prime Minister but refused by the required two thirds majority of Parliament as the opposition want a guarantee that any election will not be used as an excuse to send t...

Pip Madeley is a Doctor Who fan who tweets videos from Doctor Who but with a slightly comedic bent. For the month of September he is tweeting a series of video entitled "What the Movellans are watching today!" which features a scene from the Doctor Who story "Destiny of the Daleks" where the Movella...

Overview In the 1990's everyone was at it! Not only were bodybuilders and strongmen now sporting six packs, even pop singers were (who can forget Peter Andre being asked to show off his six pack in nearly every interview) so how did the world of physical culture react? Well, the simple answer is, i...

RAW TV is a documentary production company who have produced the following that may have a connection. "The Prince of Pennsylvania" was made in 2016 for the ESPN network about the so called "Foxcatcher" wrestling programme funded by John du Pont. https://www.raw.co.uk/the-prince-of-pennsylvania Howe...

Does this mean that they would accept reports from us of contests that we have seen in the past (or would they only be interested in modern day contests)?