Water Aid C/D 31/5 One Jump.past The Post

[Peasblossom]

Still stuck on photo no 6 (5,3,"3",5)
Any clues please

22 Even doctors need friends
(6,7,3,4,4)
23 His new shoes gave him blisters so he left them behind (5,6)
27 in the 1990's an homage was performed to this man on the television series Secrets (5,6,6)
28 A snapped chain caused a 4 hour delay meaning a disappointing small crowd witnessed this man's claim to fame (3,5)

Any help gratefully appreciated

[aelmpvw]

27 percy thomas selbit

[Peasblossom]

Thank you aelmpvw

[mallyh]

23 abebe bikila.....ran bare footed as his shoes gave him blisters 1960 olympics

[mallyh]

can you put the picture on here

[Peasblossom]

Sorry mallyh tried but not able to

[Peasblossom]

Thank you mallyh

[elliemay1]

23 AbebeBikila

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abebe_Bikila#:~:text=1960%20Rome%20Olympics,-Main%20article%3A%20Athletics&text=In%20Rome%2C%20Abebe%20purchased%20new,decided%20to%20run%20barefoot%20instead.

[elliemay1]

sorry mallyh, didn't see yours before I posted!

[mallyh]

28 sam patch..jumping into niagara falls .sorry cant do the link

[Peasblossom]

Thanks elliemay1 and mallyh

[JJ109]

Mallyh
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Patch

In the fall of 1829, Patch gained fame by leaping into the Niagara River near the base of Niagara Falls. Patch was the star attraction at an event designed to draw visitors to the falls. A 125-foot ladder was extended over the river below Goat Island, opposite the Cave of the Winds. Less than an hour before the scheduled noon jump, a chain securing the ladder to the cliff wall snapped, breaking 15 feet from the ladder. Rescheduled for 4 PM, Patch jumped on time, from a height of more than 80 feet. A boat circled near the entry point, but Patch did not appear. When he was finally spotted on the shore, a great roar went up from the crowd.

Bad weather and the delay in his arrival drew a disappointingly small crowd for this jump, so Patch announced he would repeat the feat a second time from the greater height of 120 feet on October 17.[4] A few days later, 10,000 gathered to watch him keep his word.

Following his feat at Niagara falls, Sam Patch achieved nationwide fame. His name became a household word[6] and his slogan "some things can be done as well as others" became a popular expression across the nation.

[Peasblossom]

Thank you jj109 I really enjoyed reading about him

[mallyh]

22 is really annoying me,i've looked for ages lol

[Peasblossom]

Thanks mallyh still struggling to find an answer for 22 also
57 Madonna would like to put together a musical about this person's life in which she would play the lead role (6,8,7)

[mallyh]

can't work the letter count but she wants to do a musical about wallis simpson

[aelmpvw]

Wallis Warfield Simpson?

[aelmpvw]

or Wallis Warfield Windsor

[mallyh]

it's called W.E.

[Peasblossom]

Thanks mallyh I'd never have got that

[mallyh]

22 very iffy ...george clooney and noel wyle ,both played doctors in ER and appeared in friends