MPX5125939: Robin Knox-Johnson with his provisions he will take on his yacht 'Suhaili' when he sails around the world single-handedly in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Round The World Yacht race. May 1968 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5125967: Newspaper coverage of the London Olympics 1948. Final of the women's 80 metres hurdles. Fanny Blankers-Koen of Holland Maureen Gardner of GBR Shirley Strickland of Australia Published: 8th August 1948 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5125972: Newspaper coverage of the London Olympics 1948. Maureen Gardner GBR (left) and Shirley Strickland of Australia meet the Duke of Edinburgh at White City in London. Published: 13th August 1948 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5125974: Newspaper coverage of the London Olympics 1948. 110 metres hurdles, Don Finlay (right), thrown off his balance. Victoria Manalo Draves 23, USA Olympic springboard diving champion. Published: 4th August 1948 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5125988: British glam rock group Sweet seen here in rehearsals at the White City studios of Top of the Pops, 16th February 1973 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5125989: British glam rock group Sweet seen here in rehearsals at the White City studios of Top of the Pops, 16th February 1973 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5125997: Apprentice Boys Parade in Londonderry, August 1969 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5126001: Doris Day at Heathrow Airport, leaving for Los Angeles. 30th September 1973 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5126004: Scottish pop group The Bay City Rollers, sitting in a street holding acoustic guitars. 1st March 1979 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5126027: Historian Allan Clark 37 seen here at home. April 18th 1964 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5126035: The boat that sailor Donald Crowhurst hoped would win him the Sunday Times Golden Globe Round the World yacht race; the trimaran "Teignmouth Electron", pictured before the start of the race. Crowhurst would later commit suicide on the voyage. August 1968 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5126042: Boxer: Paddy Maguire age 24 who next week at the Albert Hall on Tuesday will try to win the British Bantam Weight Boxing Title, is working as a roofer on a block of flats high up in Streatham. Paddy Maguire with a portable gas machine he uses for Melting tar. February 1973 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5126044: Muhammad Ali and Joe Bugner in America: "The Liquidators" - the three English boxers who meet the Americans pictured at Henderson County Police Station with a squad car and holding shot guns. L/R John Conteh, John H. Stacey and Joe Bugner. February 1973 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5126057: Boxer Chris Finnegan is happy to be on the receiving end for once. For that is actress Julie Ege, a knock-out by any standards, giving him the treatment. The Lavender Hill Mob-a group of boxers who train at a pub in Lavender Hill London chose Julie as their president. And yesterday she turned up at a training session. She found Chris, a dual champion, getting into shape for a fight next week. Being in good shape herself, she tended the champ between rounds, showing him the ropes. A sure way, you may think, for a boxer to warn up for a fight. April 1972 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5126061: 27 Year old Eric A Wildman who has started a business by the name of " Corpun Educational Supply. Co. In other words he supplies canes abd birches to schools. 24th April 1947 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5126062: Boxer Cassius Clay. Heavyweight boxer Cassius Clay arrived at Heathrow Airport on his way to Zaire for his fight with George Foreman. He had to stop in London to sort out his passport, which he had forgotten. Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) at Heathrow Airport today. June 1974 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5126068: Historian Allan Clark 37 seen here at home . April 18th 1964 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5126070: Heavy traffic going into Heathrow Airport. 28th June 1976 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5126071: Boxing at Albert Hall. Mohammad Ali and John Conteh. December 1974 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5126072: A ten round welterweight contest between. Jackie Turpin of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire and A1 Romano Welterweight champion of New England USA. Our Picture Shows Romano down on the canvas. November 1971 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5126074: Sheriff Joe Moseys in. The sheriff of Camden, New Jersey, has hit town. Times was when he hit heavyweight boxers, for the law officer is former world champion Jersey Joe Walcott. Joe, now 59, will be at Wembley on Tuesday when his middleweight protege Dave Adkins fights Bunny Sterling. March 1973 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5126075: World Heavyweight Champion, Joe Frazier seen here training during a press conference in the run up to his fight with Muhammad Ali 19th February 1971 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5121449: Fulham F. C. Trainer F Penn treats injured leg. March 1949 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5121450: West Bromwich Albion F. C. Trainer Fred Read bandages ankle of footballer Billy Elliot. March 1949 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5121451: Yeovil Town football club celebrating their FA Cup third round win over Bury January 1949 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5121458: Comedy actor Ronnie Barker in his role as Norman Stanley Fletcher in his cell with fellow inmate Lenny Godber played by Richard Beckinsale (left) and Mr Barraclough played by Brian Wilde at Slade Prison in the television comedy Porridge December 1976 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5121463: Arthur Lowe dressed up as St George during filming for the episode Knights of Madness in the final series of the popular wartime comedy television programme Dads Army. Lowe who plays Captain Mainwaring in the programme pictured with Ian Lavender (right) and John Le Mesurier (left), June 1977 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5121468: Manchester United v Bolton. Manchester United return to Old Trafford August 1949. Looking down on the new uncovered stand which replaces for the present the covered stand destroyed during the blitz (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5121471: Members of the cast of the popular television comedy series Dads Army appear in a special Christmas show where they have to train for snowy weather. Dressed in attire from their own homes are back row left to right: Sergeant Wilson (John Le Mesurier), Private Godfrey (Arnold Ridley), Lance Corporal Jones (Clive Dunn), ARP Warden Hodges (Bill Pertwee) Front row left to right: Private Frazer (John Laurie), Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe) and Private Pike (Ian Lavender) December 1976 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5121478: FootballBert trautmann ( Manchester City)1949020486/1 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5121479: Members of the cast of the popular television comedy series Dads Army appear in a special Christmas show where they have to train for snowy weather. Dressed in white attire is Private Frazer played by john Laurie with matching moustache and glasses December 1976 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5121482: FootballAlex Massie Aston Villa Manager 1945 - 1950 c. 1950 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5121500: English FA Cup. Yeovil Town 2-1 Sunderland. Yeovil boot-boy at work after the game. 29th January 1949. Daily Herald 1949-131-28 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5121504: The crew of the BBC television series Dads Army pose for a group photograph. They are Back Row left to right: Arnold Ridley, John Laurie and Bill Pertwee. Middle row left to right are: Clive Dunn, Arthur Lowe and John Le Mesurier. Front row are Ian Lavender and James Beck December 1972 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5121509: 1949 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 v Leicester City 1. Wolves captain Billy Wright with the trophy after the match. 30th April 1949 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5121512: English Division 1. Charlton Athletic 2 v. Fulham 1 at The Valley. 31st December 1949 (photo) / Bridgeman Images