blackpool's big dipper is one of the oldest roller coasters in the world. oh, my days! screaming my head off. my legs are still shaking. amazing! it's like really high. it was really scary, as well. you know that ride is 100 years old? i know, yeah. it feels it! there's a charm, isn't there, to the old rides? well, yes, because you hear the chain pulling you up and you hear everything cranking and the woods slightly talking to you, because it all is very flexible. wood's very flexible, so it's very forgiving. the steel coaster is nowhere near as forgiving. and so with wood, you get a totally different ride and it's a totally different sensation. let me introduce the jackson family. hello, family. they cheer. 1a family members are here today — three generations, and the big dipper has been a constant throughout all of their lives. jackson family, let's go. my son just asked me when i was last on this ride and i said probably about 50 years ago. ready? i came to blackpool with my- grandparents as an eight—year—old. nine—year—old, ten—year—old — i was on here every year. -

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the world—famous big dipper rollercoaster at blackpool pleasure beach is celebrating its centenary todayspite a world war and a serious fire — it's survived to help create a 100 year of memories. our breakfast colleaguejayne mccubbin has more on the story. she's been thrilling holidaymakers for 100 years.

time now for ten seconds of the big dipper.ar site from blackpool pleasure beach. it's celebrating turning 100 years old. it's one of the oldest wooden rollercoasters in the world. you are all caught up now. see you later. hello. i'm marc edwards, welcome to sportsday. here's what we've got coming up on our show. kerr the conqueror. the british olympic bronze medallist takes gold at the world championships. bernardo silva stays at city stopping the summer of speculation, the portuguese playmaker signs until 2026. billy banned. vunipola joins 0wen farrell on the suspended list with england's rugby world cup plans in disarray. hello and thanks for joining us on sportsday. we start at the world athletics championship in budapest,

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the world—famous big dipper rollercoaster at blackpool pleasure beach is celebrating its centenary todayrs of memories. earlier my colleaguejayne mccubbin took us with her on a ride on this roller—coaster. i'm not sure about this. she screams we lift up and there is the dip. so this is an out and back. we go all the way round, turn round and go back again. what makes it so special? this is the very first roller—coaster i rode as a child. it has always had a special place in my heart. i just love it. just the right amount of dips, lifts, it doesn't have to be the biggest, the fastest. what do you think about the rickety debate? it's not rickety, it's got character. it's like a living thing, it moves. there you have it. who said growing old can't be fun? 100 years ago, if you had a shilling, you could have come on this ride, what would that moment have been like for those people? fantastic, 100 years ago, it would have been absolutely amazing. but it's still brilliant now, so can you imagine what the experience must have been like back then? it would have knocked your socks off. absolutely

look away now if you're feeling queasy — the big dipper is 100.'s zharnel hughes eases into the 200 metres semifinals after winning his heat at the world athletics championships in budapest. in the next few minutes, india is aiming to become the first country to land a spacecraft near the south pole of the moon, days after a similar russian mission crashed in the same region. the chandrayaan—3 mission is aiming to hunt for water—based ice, which scientists say could support human habitation on the moon. our correspondent harry farley reports. excitement has reached fever pitch for these children in chennai today as their country attempts to land on the moon. two, one, zero... the chandrayaan—3 blasted off last month and hopes to land an unmanned craft on the lunar surface. if successful, india willjoin the us, russia and china as the only countries to do so. it's important for global information as well, india will be the first country to land on the moon, but also the very first one to land on the south pole. so national pride and inspiration for

the world—famous big dipper roller—coaster at blackpool pleasure beach on the coast of north west englandjoyed the classic wooden ride since it opened in 1923, and despite a world war and a serious fire — it's survived to help create 100 years of memories. 0ur correspondentjayne mccubbin took the it for a ride. i'm not sure about this. she screams we lift up and there is the dip. so this is an out and back. we go all the way round, turn round and go back again. what makes it so special? this is the very first roller—coaster i rode as a child. it has always had a special place in my heart. i just love it. just the right amount of dips, lifts, it doesn't have to be the biggest, the fastest. what do you think about the rickety debate? it's not rickety, it's got character. it's like a living thing, it moves. there you have it. who said growing old can't be fun? 100 years ago, if you had a shilling, you could have come on this ride, what would that moment have been like for those people? fantastic, 100 years ago, it would have been absolutely amazing. but it's still brilliant now, so can you i

the world—famous big dipper roller—coaster at blackpool pleasure beach is celebrating its centenary todaybout this. she screams we lift up and there is the dip. over the top again. so this is an out and back. we go all the way round, turn round and go back again. this bit is faster. what makes it so special? it's just a fantastic roller—coaster. this is the very first roller—coaster i rode as a child. it has always had a special place in my heart. i just love it. just the right amount of dips, lifts, it doesn't have to be the biggest, the fastest. what do you think about the rickety debate? it's not rickety, it's got character. it's like a living thing, it moves. there you have it. who said growing old can't be fun? 100 years ago, if you had a shilling, you could have come on this ride, what would that moment have been like for those people? fantastic, 100 years ago, it would have been absolutely amazing. i mean, it's still brilliant now, so can you imagine what the experience must have been like back then? it would have knocked your socks off. absolutely. great stuff. now it's time for a

also, we are saying back down on earth, happy birthday to the big dipper , birthday to the big dipperf weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello again, it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office. >> with the gb news forecast. fine. again in the south today with warm , sunny spells but with warm, sunny spells but mixed further north, some showers , some cloud, some longer showers, some cloud, some longer spells of rain. >> we've got a warm front moving into central parts of the uk that marks the boundary between the warm sunshine in the south and the cooler more changeable, more cloudy weather across much of wales , the north midlands, of wales, the north midlands, northern england, scotland and northern england, scotland and northern ireland. some patchy rain across northern parts of wales into the north midlands, but actually this will ease into the afternoon . the main activity the afternoon. the main activity really is across scotland and northern ireland where some showers will continue, especially western scotland, even some longer spells of rain and feeling cool here

the >> well, bumpy ride for the economy and talking of bumpy rides today marks 100 years of the big dipperselves in. yeah. featured much steeper drops and sharper turns . oh, i drops and sharper turns. oh, i love stuff like this . love stuff like this. >> this is just like the economy, isn't it? >> it's brilliant. it was. can you believe once even classed as pubuc you believe once even classed as public transport with each ride subject to vat? >> yeah . now it's not the oldest >> yeah. now it's not the oldest because margate has that cachet. the queen of dreamland, 1923, blackpool 1923. but i think margate made all of wood, which is a bit rickety, but i mean, you get some great aerial views of blackpool. >> in fact , it's a good few >> in fact, it's a good few years ago now, but i was a little bit squiffy and i went on the big dipper so i can't say i remember too much about it, but yes, i did manage to just about keep everything down. >> i think this is that fast. am i being a little bit unkind here? it's quite genteel too , here? it's quite genteel too, i'll tell you . i'll tell you. >> e