Record Breakers!: More than 500 Fantastic Feats

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It was originally presented by Roy Castle with Guinness World Records founders twin brothers Norris McWhirter and Ross McWhirter. The programme was a spin-off series from Blue Peter which had featured record breaking attempts overseen by the McWhirter twins. The closing theme was "Dedication", performed by Roy Castle, who broke nine world records on the show himself. [2] Producers of the series over the years were, Alan Russell (its creator), Michael Forte, Eric Rowan, Greg Childs, Annette Williams and Jeremy Daldry. Eva Clarke (Australia) – Most chest to ground push-up burpees in 24 hours (female) – 5,555 push ups London, UK – 17 September 2020: Guinness World Records (GWR), the global authority on record-breaking achievements, can reveal the record-holding stars of GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2021 (GWR2021), which is launching in stores and online across the UK today.

All Star Record Breakers, which ran annually from 1974 to 1982, was a special Christmas edition of the show. Castle was joined for this extended edition by virtually all the BBC's children's TV presenters for music and dance numbers, which generally culminated with the ensemble cast performing a classic story. By the time Record Breakers was cancelled, it had been on air for 29 years, 7 days and was one of the longest-running TV programmes in Britain. Luis Mengual Romero (Spain) - Fastest 0-60 mph acceleration - electric kart (prototype) – 2.218 seconds As well as interviews with people who held British or World records, early editions of the programme would include a feature in which the studio audience would test the McWhirter brothers on their (almost infallible) knowledge of records, and the climax of each show would usually be a world record attempt in the studio. Ross was murdered by a Provisional IRA gunman in 1975, but his brother continued to appear on the show in the "Norris on the Spot" feature. Travel through the Solar System and see the planets come to life with a free augmented-reality feature

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Marco George from Hampshire broke the record for Fastest speed on a motorcycle while performing a headstand / handstand when he reached 122.59 km/h (76.17 mph). A trained stunt rider, Marco started learning headstands in 2017 and soon wanted to incorporate them to his routines. Once he got comfortable with the headstand while moving, Marco kept trying to beat that record as a personal challenge that tested his bottle, strength and skill. With months of dedicated strength and wind-resistance training, Marco achieved the Guinness World Records title. Nigerian based, Eche has been developing his soccer skills since he was 8 years old and after three years of practise he achieved the record title for the Most consecutive football (soccer) touched in one minute whilst balancing a football on the head with an impressive 111 at age 11. He trains twice daily to develop his skill set and has his eyes on future records with several ideas in the pipeline. On hearing he would be featured in GWR2021 he said “I am the happiest person in the world, my family and Nigerians will be proud of me”.

MARCO GEORGE (UK) - Fastest speed on a motorcycle while performing a headstand / handstand – 122.59km/h Michael Ferreri, 23, from Camas, Spain broke the record for Most consecutive overhead juggling catches with seven objects with a total of 71. At the age of nine, Michael learnt to juggle using three objects and began to practice the sport professionally at 11. He has since practiced every day to build his skills to the level he is at today, where he can juggle seven items at once. Although it took him many years to be able to juggle, it took him just over four months to perfect the speed required to achieve this record title.Frank Faeek Hachem, from Hampshire, broke the record for Shortest bus driver by measuring 136.2 cm (4ft 5.6 inches) in height. After driving a regular car for more than 20 years, in 2018 Frank decided to take his bus driving test. With no special modifications in his bus, all he has to do is adjust the seat and the steering wheel and he is ready to go! He loves meeting different people every day and helping serve his community: it’s a source of pride for Frank, especially as a key worker in the midst of the Coronavirus outbreak. Zorawar Singh, 21 from India is a multiple Guinness World Records title holder and has made it into GWR2021 with his record for the Most skips on roller/inline skates in 30 seconds with 147. Zorawar was initially a discus thrower in high school, but after a horrible injury which forced him to give it up he took up skipping to regain his fitness. He then went on to compete in the jump rope world championships and decided then he would go and become a Guinness World Records title holder to be the best in his field. After training 6 days a week for up to 4 hours per day he achieved the record and already has plans to set more record titles in celebration of GWR Day in November this year. ECHE CHINOSO (NIGERIA)– Most consecutive football (soccer) touches in one minute while balancing a football on the head - 111