Television Appearances
On January 24, 1981, Hammond appeared on BBC TV's live Saturday morning show Multi-Coloured Swap Shop with Erno Rubik and solved the Rubik's Cube in 37 seconds. This was the first solving of the Rubik's Cube on national television in England. Two weeks later, five others tried to beat this time, the closest was 57 seconds.
Hammond solved the cube on other television shows including The Paul Daniels Magic Show, Midlands Today, ATV Today, as well as appearing on The Adventure Game with Graeme Garden, Carol Chell and Lesley Judd on November 2, 1981.
In December 2006, almost 25 years after his first appearance on TV, Hammond appeared on It Started With Swap Shop and solved the Rubik's Cube in 36 seconds.
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