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  • ...ny = [[London Weekend Television]] (series 1–3) <br />TRI Films (series 4) ...ntries with different social background, religions, and languages existing in the same classroom, learning English as a foreign language.
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  • ...are a frequent tool of advertisers (particularly of events, musicians, and films), [[propaganda|propagandists]], [[protest]]ors, and other groups trying to ...[[Play (theater)|play]] by Harry Meredith that opened in [[New York City]] in August 1882]]
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  • | caption = Johns in ''[[The Halfway House]]'' (1944) ...sh stage, film and television character actor who became a star of British films during the Second World War.
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  • ...w|variety]], [[revues]] and by the early 1930s reached the top of the bill in the large [[music hall|music halls]] including the [[London Palladium]]. ...kes often led to difficulties with the censors. He made his last recording in January 1963 and died four months later.
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  • ...973, with eight episodes. An hour-long 25th anniversary show was broadcast in 1989, comically introduced as "full frontal radio". ...ain." Basing the show's title on the phrase used to recover from a mistake set the tone for the series as an irreverent and loosely produced comedy show.<
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  • |caption = Perry in May 2011 |relatives = [[Diane Holland]] (sister-in-law)
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  • ...] and sister [[w:Sheila Mercier|Sheila Mercier]], who became the matriarch in ''[[w:Emmerdale|Emmerdale Farm]]''. ...hers. He entered the [[w:House of Lords|House of Lords]] as a crossbencher in 1992 and was president of [[w:Mencap|Mencap]] from 1998 until his death.
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  • ...al Intelligence Division]] during the [[w:World War II|Second World War]]. In his early career, he worked as a stage comedian, which included performing ...tish game show)|Whodunnit?]]'' (1974–1978), and played the title character in ''[[w:Worzel Gummidge (TV series)|Worzel Gummidge]]'' (1979–1981 and 1987
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  • ...es ''[[w:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]'' from 1966 to 1969; he reprised the role in 1972–1973, 1983 and 1985. ...for his versatility in roles, many of the productions Troughton performed in between 1947 and 1971 were amongst those either never recorded or [[w:Wipin
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  • ...7:'' 50 minutes<br />Christmas specials<br />35–95 minutes <!--- Don't put in the exact details of exactly how many episodes were what length; this infob ...olades for both Sullivan and Jason. It was voted [[Britain's Best Sitcom]] in a 2004 BBC poll.
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  • ...had appeared in nearly 140 cinema roles. His later work was predominantly in television and radio. ...sion debut, becoming a reliable bit-part actor in many films, particularly in the [[war film|war film]] genre.
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  • ...is childhood, relocating in 1931 to live and work the majority of his life in the United Kingdom. Disliking his first name, he began to call himself "Spi ...ond World War|Second World War]], beginning with ''[[Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall]]'' (1971). He also wrote comical verse, with much of his poet
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  • | caption = Baker in 2010 ...122801/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/style/article176986.ece "A Life in the Day: Tom Baker"], ''[[The Sunday Times]]''.</ref><ref name=NYT>{{cite n
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  • | caption = Chaplin in the early 1920s ...5 years, from childhood in the Victorian era until a year before his death in 1977, and encompassed both adulation and controversy.
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  • ...red to as the "[[Fifth Beatle]]" in reference to his extensive involvement in each of [[the Beatles]]' original albums.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.t ...the music industry and popular culture, he was made a [[Knight Bachelor]] in 1996.
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