BBC’s TV coverage of first London Marathon almost turned into disaster as horse racing cameraman nearly got run over

BBC’s TV coverage of the first London Marathon almost turned into a disaster – as a cameraman came close to getting run over. On March 29, 1981, the first 26.2-mile race was staged on the streets of the capital and American Dick Beardsley and Norwegian Inge Simonsen held hands as they crossed the finish line….