The chapter opens by noting the regular appearance of greyhound racing in surveys of mid-twentieth-century culture by T. S. Eliot, J. B. Priestley and George Orwell, paying particular attention to their negative judgements. It continues with analyses of the many British films from this period which present the sport in a more generous light, viewing it as an important indication of the national spirit. Among the performers cited are the comedians Wilfred Pickles, Frankie Howerd and Margaret Rutherford. The same comic emphasis continued into the era of radio and TV, with greyhounds heavily featured in such popular favourites as Hancock’s Half Hour, Steptoe and Son, Budgie, Minder and a mini-series from 1991, entitled Gone to the Dogs. Contemporary fiction is also invoked, including works by Roald Dahl, Julian Barnes (writing as Dan Kavanagh), James Kelman and Nicola Barker. A concluding section considers the part played by dog racing in the increasingly violent films of the even more recent past.