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Established in 1992, the South West Film & Television Archive collection spans from 1893 to the present day containing more than 250,000 items. Formed from a variety of depositors, including broadcast news and programmes material from the Westward and TSW archive. In 2018 the archive collection transferred to The Box in Plymouth.
Determined archer hits the target.
TV Sports' reporter Gary Lovejoy joins disabled archer Shaun Rowhead at Grampound in Cornwall. Shaun Rowhead is practising for his appearance in the Indoor Championships of the Devon and Cornwall Archery Society to be held at the Kitto Centre in Plymouth. The British Wheelchair Archery Association (BWAA) assists with all aspects of the sport from training to elite level training. The Paralympic GB archery squad and the coaches train alongside new members.
In archery, able and disabled athletes train and compete together. Words to have come from archery include upshot which is the last shot in an archery contest and tab which is a small leather patch to protect the archer's fingers. Bows are traditionally made of yew. Britain enjoyed an archery revival in the late sixteenth century and in China, Japan and among the some native American tribes archery traditions have never died out. Archery is the national sport of Bhutan.
The camera dramatically changed the ways we interact with sport.
Watching sports on the screen allows us access that would be impossible for the ordinary spectator, whether it’s running with footballers, floating above the clouds with skydivers or drifting so close to surfers we're getting splashed. Sports broadcasting brought these elite athletes into our homes. On-pitch dramas and post-match interviews transformed athletes from sporting heroes into celebrities, flogging everything from training tips to new fashions to crisps.
Nowadays there are screens in every stadium – enhancing the in-person experience and assisting the umpire. Wherever you are, you are in the best seat, enjoying extraordinary access to the energy, excitement and agility of sporting action.
