▁had ▁been ▁created ▁by ▁New castle ▁com ic ▁writer ▁Captain ▁Walter ▁Di ere cx ▁. ▁The ▁sketch ▁was ▁as ▁follows ▁:- ▁ ▁Program me ▁announ cer ▁– ▁This ▁is ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁Northern ▁Program me . ▁Here ’ s ▁a ▁tale ▁about ▁the ▁day ▁the ▁Mar ley ’ s ▁spent ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁place ▁where ▁the ▁Bl ay don ▁R aces ▁were ▁run . ▁The ▁famous ▁races ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁written ▁about ▁were ▁held ▁sevent y - five ▁years ▁ago ▁today … .... ▁ ▁Mar ley ▁– ▁( after ▁hum ming ▁the ▁con cluding ▁bars ) ▁H illo !, ▁ah ’ ll ▁back ▁ye ▁kn aa ▁wat ▁the ▁t une ▁is ? ▁ ▁Ay ▁h inn ies , ▁" B lay don ▁R aces ", ▁T yn es ide ’ s ▁National ▁Anth em . ▁Did ▁any ▁ow lder ▁folk ▁iv or ▁gan ▁te ▁the ▁Bl ay don ▁R aces ? ▁ ▁Ah ▁own ly ▁went ▁the or ▁w ance , ▁an ’ ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁day ▁the ▁nin th ▁o ’ ▁June , ▁an ’ ▁it ▁w es ▁some ▁race ▁an ’ ▁all ▁mind ▁ye . ▁Ah ’ ll ▁tell ▁ye ▁ab oot ▁it " ▁ ▁Program me ▁regular s ▁ ▁The ▁cast ▁of ▁entertain ers , ▁writers ▁etc . ▁varied ▁from ▁week ▁to ▁week . ▁These ▁are ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁regular s ▁:- ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Leonard ▁Bar ras ▁sent ▁a ▁sketch ▁for ▁consideration , ▁was ▁immediately ▁accepted ▁and ▁became ▁as ▁regular ▁writer ▁ ▁Jack ▁Rob