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3 unusual facts about Jack Longland


Fred Pigott

Jack Longland wrote 'it was impossible to ruffle him or to imagine him flustered, much less frightened'.

Jack Longland

He was the chairman and occasional question-setter on the BBC radio panel game My Word! from 1957 to 1977.

My Word!

The host of the show was originally the cricket broadcaster John Arlott, but he was soon replaced by Jack Longland, who spent over twenty years as chairman.


Clogwyn Du'r Arddu

Climbers who have contributed to the many high-quality routes on the cliff included John Streetly Jack Longland, Ron James, Colin Kirkus, Joe Brown, Don Whillans, and Johnny Dawes.


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