John Noakes's most memorable TV moments THAT elephant ... civilian in Europe to freefall from a height of five miles. Nelson's Column: In a task that would never pass a modern risk assessment ...

Leila Williams: 1958-1962 At the helm for 10 years, Singleton was part of a classic line-up alongside John Naokes and ... standing hosts, Noakes cleaned Nelson's column and tried to stay ...

who is not really the real John Noakes. "If I was in a racing car, I was the racing driver. If I was jumping out of an aeroplane, I was one of the Red Devils.” Scaling Nelson's column in London ...

John Noakes was the television presenter best ... A 1977 episode of Blue Peter saw the ever-intrepid Noakes climbing Nelson’s column, without harness or other safety gear. Remembering the ...

JOHN Noakes, who has died aged 83 ... sky-diving from an RAF Hercules at a height of five miles, scaling Nelson’s column with a steeplejack (twice), as well as attempting the bobsleigh run ...

John Noakes and his famous encounter with an elephant ... He was also known for his daredevil stunts like climbing Nelson's Column and jumping out of planes - and for his famous encounter with ...