The Stunt
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| First episode date | August 6, 2018 |
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About The Stunt
The film industry's Summit vehicular stunt team is disbanded after an accident.
World's first ever bungee jumper David Kirke dies
... Following The Stunt in 1979, the Dangerous Sports Club went on to perform jumps from structures like the Golden Gate Bridge in California, spreading the concept worldwide...
Fidias: YouTuber sorry for freeloading stunt video in Japan
... He then runs off to board another train where he repeats The Stunt...
Britain's Got Talent star Jonathan Goodwin sues show after injuries
... Prior to accident, The Stunt ace had appeared in Britain s Got Talent in 2019...
Ed Sheeran scores seventh straight number one album with Autumn Variations
... Video of The Stunt was shared on social media during the week...
Greenpeace: Government cuts ties with group after protest at PM's home
... The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) was no longer engaging with the group because of The Stunt, the spokesman added...
Mattel toy firm hunts for £3,500 a week chief Uno player
... The Stunt comes after Mattel won plaudits for its success in stirring up excitement about the Barbie movie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling...
Lincolnshire Police warn man seen 'cleaning' car moving at 60mph
... The Stunt took place in wet weather on the A1 at Grantham in Lincolnshire on Saturday...
Mark Ronson: BIllie Eilish's Barbie song 'just floored me'
... The Stunt was ugly, with undertones of racism and homophobia, and the Bee Gees were caught in the crossfire...
World's first ever bungee jumper David Kirke dies
By Harriet Robinson & Alex HowickBBC News
The man who performed The World 's first ever bungee jump has died aged 78.
David Kirke and his friends jumped off Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol on 1 April 1979, after he was inspired by a ritual carried out on Vanuatu in the South Pacific .
His pioneering concept quickly took off, inspiring thrill-seekers around The World .
Mr Kirke's family described him as " a free spirit" who " would never have changed The Life he led".
" He had, and needed, an iron constitution, led from The Front and went where many feared to tread. He will be much missed, " they added.
Mr Kirke, one of The Pioneers of Oxford's Dangerous Sports Club, was The First to jump off the 245ft (76m) bridge. He did it wearing a Top Hat and tails and holding a bottle of champagne.
He was swiftly followed by his teammates.
The Four were hauled back up by friends, arrested by police and later given A Warning .
Bungee Jumping from the Suspension Bridge has since been banned under by-laws.
Mr Kirke later said jumping from Isambard Kingdom Brunel's 150-year-old structure, was an " almost beatific moment".
He Said the " real reward" though, was that his invention had made people he would never meet happy and had " given them fun".
Following The Stunt in 1979, The Dangerous Sports Club went on to perform jumps from structures like the Golden Gate Bridge in California, spreading the concept worldwide.
By 1982, they were jumping from mobile cranes and Hot Air balloons.
Mr Kirke's family added he had " a kind and generous nature" and " loved The Life he led, made friends in More Than 40 countries, enjoyed a glass of wine and would never have changed The Life he led".
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Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
