World’s Oldest Cockfight Movie?
Shot in 1896 in Mexico by Lumiere Brothers employees Gabriel Veyre and Fernand Von Bernard, this cockfight was one of the first films made in Mexico and may be the first cockfight depicted in a moving picture.
No. 5: Kings of the Cockpit
We’ll be exploring the lives of some of the all-time-great cockers of England and the world up to that time, including Edward Smith-Stanley, The 12th Earl of Derby and some of his contemporaries, including William Tregonwell Frampton, William “Bill” Gilliver, Joe Gilliver and Paul Potter.
No. 4: Royal Pastime, Rabble Darling, Part II
At the end of the 1600s, cockfighting was about as prevalent among the British as it…
No. 3: Royal Pastime, Rabble Darling
At its height in the 17th and 18th centuries, cocking permeated British culture without exclusion, occupying crown, court, church and countryman for centuries. Called the “Pleasure of Princes” or the “Royal Pasttime” in books from that time, it was at the same time a rabble darling, a people’s diversion.
No. 2: A Gringo Walks into a Cockfight
Puerto Rican cockers currently have an appeal pending in the First Circuit Court in Boston which challenges the constitutionality of the ban and also argues the cockers were entitled and did not receive due process of law prior to the prohibition. Oral arguments were made earlier this month, and gamefowl community awaits the decision of the court judges.
No. 1: The Phantom Cockfight
In this episode, we hear the story of Tommy Carrano and also talk to the gamefowl show standards expert, the chicken-man’s chicken expert, Anthony Saville.
BLOODLINE: The Introduction
Bloodline explores the largely unwritten history and culture of the gamefowl community, including but not limited to the ancient past time of cockfighting.