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I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Chairman. The chairman (except for a few episodes in the first series) is Humphrey Lyttelton, generally referred to as "Humph" and regarded as a national treasure. He reads the script introducing the programme and segments in an utterly deadpan manner. He claims the secret is just to read what is in front of him without understanding why it is funny. He adopts the grumpy persona of someone who would really rather be somewhere else, which he attributes to worrying that, surrounded by f ...

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I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - History, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Participants, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Chairman, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Panellists, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Musical Accompaniment, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Commentary, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Scorers, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Humour, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Format, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Games, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Uxbridge English Dictionary formerly New Definitions, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Historical headlines, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - One Song to the Tune of Another, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Cheddar Gorge, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Pick-up Song, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Straight face, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Limerick improvisation, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Word for Word, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Sound Charades, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Censored song, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Quote... Misquote formerly Complete Quotes, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Mornington Crescent, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Swanee-Kazoo, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Themed film/book club, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Late arrivals at a society ball

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The European Cup had been contested since 1955, although no English club took part in the very first tournament on account of Football League rules. Manchester United entered the 1956-57 tournament and reached the semi-finals, being knocked out by eventual winners Real Madrid; they were thus one of the favourites for the 1957-58 tournament. Domestic league matches were played on Saturdays and European matches were played in midweek, so although air travel was risky at the time, it was the only practical choice if United were to fulfil their ...

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Munich air disaster, Munich air disaster - Background, Munich air disaster - Cause, Munich air disaster - Manchester United after the crash, Munich air disaster - Tributes, Munich air disaster - Music, Munich air disaster - Film, Munich air disaster - Television, Munich air disaster - Victims, Munich air disaster - Manchester United players, Munich air disaster - Other victims, Munich air disaster - Survivors, Munich air disaster - Manchester United players, Munich air disaster - Other survivors, Munich air disaster - Notes

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George Orwell's novel was adapted for television by Nigel Kneale, one of the most successful television scriptwriters of the era. The previous year he had created the legendary Professor Bernard Quatermass for the popular science-fiction serial The Quatermass Experiment. The adaptation was produced and directed by the equally respected Rudolph Cartier, perhaps the BBC's highest-profile producer/director of the 1950s who was always keen to push the medium and its capabilities right to the limit, both artistically and technically. Carti ...

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Nineteen Eighty-Four TV programme, Nineteen Eighty-Four TV programme - Background, Nineteen Eighty-Four TV programme - Cast and crew, Nineteen Eighty-Four TV programme - Production, Nineteen Eighty-Four TV programme - Reaction, Nineteen Eighty-Four TV programme - Contemporary parodies, Nineteen Eighty-Four TV programme - Legacy, Nineteen Eighty-Four TV programme - Broadcast history

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A huge number of advanced features were incorporated into the resulting M.52 design, many of which hint to a detailed knowledge of supersonic aerodynamics which, due to the war, took years to become public. In particular the design used very thin wings for low drag (see wave drag) and "clipped" the tips to keep them clear of the shock wave generated by the nose of the aircraft. Another critical addition was the use of an all-moving tail, key to supersonic flight control, which contrasts with traditional designs that use a two piece stabilize ...

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Miles M.52, Miles M.52 - Contract with Miles, Miles M.52 - Technical features, Miles M.52 - Prototypes, Miles M.52 - Cancellation, Miles M.52 - Subsequent work, Miles M.52 - Specifications, Miles M.52 - Specifications variant described

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Lynda Lee-Potter was born into a working-class family in the small mining town of Leigh, Lancashire. Her father was a miner, who would later turn to painting and decorating; her mother worked in a shoe shop. Lynda won a place at Leigh Girls' Grammar School, which she described as "the escape route for ordinary children and the pathway to a new life". Her first ambition was to become an actress and, aged 18, she went to London to attend the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She later told friends that she lost her Lancashire accent ...

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Lynda Lee-Potter, Lynda Lee-Potter - Early Years, Lynda Lee-Potter - Daily Mail, Lynda Lee-Potter - Class Act

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J. B. Morton - Early career. Quickly realising that he could not make a living on poetry, Morton found a job writing for a musical revue, until he was interrupted by the outbreak of war in 1914. He enlisted as a private in the [[Royal Fusiliers] and was sent to the trenches the following year. The battalion was disbanded in 1916 and Morton was commissioned in the Suffolk Regiment. After fighting in the Somme he was sent home with shell shock and spent the rest ...

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J. B. Morton, J. B. Morton - Childhood, J. B. Morton - Career, J. B. Morton - Early career, J. B. Morton - Beachcomber, J. B. Morton - Other work, J. B. Morton - Friends and adventures, J. B. Morton - Married life and old age

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James Bond comic strips - Art by John McLusky. In 1957 the Daily Express, a newspaper owned by Lord Beaverbrook, approached Ian Fleming to adapt his stories into comic strips. Ian Fleming at the time was reluctant to allow this because he felt the strips would lack the quality of his writing and could potentially hurt his series while he was still authoring them. Ian Fleming wrote: "The Express are desperately anxious to turn James Bond into a strip cartoon. I have grave doubts about the de ...

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James Bond comic strips, James Bond comic strips - Daily Express strips, James Bond comic strips - Art by John McLusky, James Bond comic strips - Art by Yaroslav Horak, James Bond comic strips - Other James Bond comic strips, James Bond comic strips - Titan Books reprints, James Bond comic strips - First Titan Books series, James Bond comic strips - Second Titan Books series

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Dr. No - The search for James Bond. Because James Bond was not that well known in 1961, the producers Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman originally sought to have a big name star as James Bond. Cary Grant was chosen for the role, but was not selected due to his commitment of only one feature film. Other actors purported to have been considered for the role include Patrick McGoohan (on the strength of his portrayal of spy John Drake in the TV series Danger Man), James Mason, and David Niven (who would later play an unofficial version of the character in th ...

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Dr. No, Dr. No - The novel, Dr. No - Plot summary, Dr. No - Comic strip adaptation, Dr. No - The film, Dr. No - The search for James Bond, Dr. No - Themes, Dr. No - Plot summary, Dr. No - Cast & characters, Dr. No - Crew, Dr. No - Soundtrack, Dr. No - Vehicles & gadgets, Dr. No - Locations, Dr. No - Trivia, Dr. No - Comic book adaptation, Dr. No - Popular culture

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Russia had suffered six and a half years of war before the famine began.[1] The last years of the First World War in the East were fought inside Imperial Russia. Modern war strains any economy; but for much of the period, Russia had been cut off, not only from trade with the Central Powers, but, with the closing of the Dardanelles, from the rest of the world. The end of grain export would at least have meant full granaries, if it were not for the peculation and corruption of Imperial Russia. ^{See also:}

Russian famine of 1921, Russian famine of 1921 - History of the famine, Russian famine of 1921 - The international relief effort, Russian famine of 1921 - The post-relief period, Russian famine of 1921 - Political uses

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Regular newspaper publication dates from the mid 17th century. Prior to then it was believed that the 'reckless' reporting of news might endanger the Crown and the country. A limit was placed on the printing of news other than of events abroad, natural disasters, royal declarations and crimes; there were weekly corantos published from the 1620s containing these kinds of news. Publication grew following the general ...

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History of British newspapers, History of British newspapers - Origins, History of British newspapers - Nineteenth century, History of British newspapers - Twentieth century, History of British newspapers - Major newspapers still in circulation

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Broadsheet newspapers are commonly perceived to be more intellectual in content than their tabloid counterparts, using their greater size to examine stories in more depth, while less often carrying sensationalist and celebrity material. This distinction is most obvious on the front page, whereas tabloids tend to have a single story dominated by a headline, broadsheets allow two or more stories to be displayed, the most important ...

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Broadsheet, Broadsheet - Connotations, Broadsheet - UK broadsheets, Broadsheet - Switch to smaller sizes, Broadsheet - Notable broadsheets, Broadsheet - Australia, Broadsheet - Canada, Broadsheet - Chile, Broadsheet - India, Broadsheet - New Zealand, Broadsheet - Peru, Broadsheet - Russia, Broadsheet - United Kingdom, Broadsheet - United States, Broadsheet - Switzerland

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Born in Dulwich, Christopher Livingstone Eubanks (he later deleted the 's' from his surname) spent his early years in Jamaica before returning to the streets of East London, he spent his early teens at care homes or sleeping rough before his boxing brother Peter let Chris work as an assistant in his two fights with Barry McGuigan. Chris then flew to New York to live with his father in 1982, he attended Morris High School and started training at the Jerome Boxing Club in the South Bronx. He loved the poetic art of fighting, and his dedication ...

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Chris Eubank, Chris Eubank - Eubank the boxer, Chris Eubank - Eubank the celebrity, Chris Eubank - In court, Chris Eubank - Bankruptcy, Chris Eubank - Autobiography, Chris Eubank - External link

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For Your Eyes Only, marked a change of pace for Ian Fleming, who previously had written only full-length novels featuring his character, James Bond. In the late 1950s CBS made an offer to Fleming to write 32 episodes over a two year period for a telvision show based on the James Bond character. This deal came about after the success of the 1954 television episode adaptation of Casino Royale on the CBS television series Climax!. Fleming agreed to the deal and began to write three outlines for the series; however, CBS late ...

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For Your Eyes Only, For Your Eyes Only - The short story collection, For Your Eyes Only - Plot summaries, For Your Eyes Only - Comic strip adaptations, For Your Eyes Only - The film, For Your Eyes Only - Plot summary, For Your Eyes Only - Cast & characters, For Your Eyes Only - Crew, For Your Eyes Only - Soundtrack, For Your Eyes Only - Locations, For Your Eyes Only - Vehicles & gadgets, For Your Eyes Only - Trivia, For Your Eyes Only - Comic book adaptation

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The Israeli government refuses to officially confirm or deny that it has a nuclear weapon program, and has an unofficial but rigidly enforced policy of deliberate ambiguity, saying only that it would not be the first to "introduce nuclear weapons in the Middle East" [1]. Israel is one of three sovereign nation-states not to sign or ratify the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the other two being India and Pakistan. The United States had been opposed to Israel acquiring the bomb - an August 2005 BBC investigatio ...

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Israel and weapons of mass destruction, Israel and weapons of mass destruction - Nuclear weapons, Israel and weapons of mass destruction - Chemical weapons, Israel and weapons of mass destruction - Biological weapons

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Ongoing events Haiti Rebellion Bloody Sunday Inquiry Exploration of Mars: Rovers Bird flu Israeli-Palestinian conflict Same-sex marriage in the United States SCO v. IBM War on Terrorism: Afghanistan Feb. 2004 Occupation of Iraq Elections 2004 Australian federal election 2004 Canadian federal election   Conservative leadership race   Liberal sponsorship scandal 2004 European Parliament Election 2004 Taiwan ...

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James Bond - The character. Commander James Bond is an agent of the international arm of the British Secret Service, now known as MI6, under which he holds the code number "007". The 'double-oh' prefix indicates his discretionary licence to kill in the performance of his duties. Fleming named James Bond after an ornithologist of the same name who had written Birds of the West Indies. Fleming, a keen birdwatcher, was in Jamaica with a copy of Bond's field guide when he chose Bond's name for the lead ...

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James Bond, James Bond - Overview, James Bond - The character, James Bond - The franchise, James Bond - Biography of James Bond, James Bond - Novels, James Bond - By Ian Fleming, James Bond - Post-Fleming James Bond novels, James Bond - Young Bond, James Bond - The Moneypenny Diaries, James Bond - Other Bond-related fiction, James Bond - Films, James Bond - Official, James Bond - Unofficial, James Bond - Other films pertaining to James Bond, James Bond - Music, James Bond - Medium Dry Vodka Martini with Lemon Peel Shaken not stirred, James Bond - Video games, James Bond - Comic strips and comic books, James Bond - Bond characters, James Bond - Vehicles & gadgets, James Bond - Trivia

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Diamonds Are Forever - Plot summary. The novel takes place just over two months from the end of Moonraker, which ended with James Bond taking a small vacation. When Diamonds Are Forever begins, M instructs Bond to infiltrate a smuggling ring, which is running diamonds from African mines to the United States. Bond's job is to travel down the "pipeline" as far as he can and find out who is behind it all. Under the name of Peter Franks, a petty crook already known as a diamond smuggler, he meets a myst ...

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Diamonds Are Forever, Diamonds Are Forever - The novel, Diamonds Are Forever - Plot summary, Diamonds Are Forever - Comic strip adaptation, Diamonds Are Forever - Related works, Diamonds Are Forever - The film, Diamonds Are Forever - Plot summary, Diamonds Are Forever - Cast & characters, Diamonds Are Forever - Crew, Diamonds Are Forever - Soundtrack, Diamonds Are Forever - Vehicles & gadgets, Diamonds Are Forever - Locations, Diamonds Are Forever - Trivia

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The debate around euroscepticism has been a major political issue in the United Kingdom since the inception of the European Union (then the European Economic Community or EEC), and has not reduced significantly following UK membership of the Union. Euroscepticism - Eurosceptic views in the UK today. Many people in Britain feel poorly informed about the European Union. Partly because of this widespread unfamiliarity with the fundamentals of the organisation, there is a wariness of its institutions, processe ...

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Euroscepticism, Euroscepticism - Eurosceptic influences on European politics, Euroscepticism - Eurosceptic issues, Euroscepticism - Centralisation, Euroscepticism - Compromising sovereignty, Euroscepticism - Harmonising of justice and home affairs, Euroscepticism - Euroscepticism in France, Euroscepticism - 1970s, Euroscepticism - Recent events, Euroscepticism - Euroscepticism in the United Kingdom, Euroscepticism - Eurosceptic views in the UK today, Euroscepticism - Eurosceptics in UK political parties, Euroscepticism - Eurosceptic British press, Euroscepticism - Euroscepticism in Denmark, Euroscepticism - Euroscepticism in Central and Eastern Europe, Euroscepticism - Eurosceptics in the European Parliament, Euroscepticism - Terminology, Euroscepticism - Criticism of the European Union by non-Europeans

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In order of publication: Legend (1984) (Originally published in the USA as Against the Horde, re-released as Legend) The King Beyond the Gate (1985) Waylander (1986) Quest for Lost Heroes (1990) Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf (1992) The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend (1993) The Legend of Deathwalker (1996) Winter Warriors (1996) Hero in the Shadows (2000) White Wolf (2003) < ...

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David Gemmell, David Gemmell - Drenai Series, David Gemmell - Rigante Series, David Gemmell - Sipstrassi Series, David Gemmell - Greek Series, David Gemmell - Hawk Queen Series, David Gemmell - Troy Series, David Gemmell - Individual Fantasy Titles, David Gemmell - Non-fantasy, David Gemmell - Omnibus Editions, David Gemmell - Graphic Novels

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Most towns and cities in the UK have at least one local newspaper, such as the Evening Post in Bristol and The Echo in Cardiff. However, they are not known nationally for their journalism in the way that (despite much syndication) city-based newspapers in the USA are (e.g. The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe). The single major exception to this pattern was the well-regarded Manchester Guardian, which dropped the 'Manchester' from its name (1959) and relocated to London (1964). The grou ...

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List of newspapers in the United Kingdom, List of newspapers in the United Kingdom - National newspapers, List of newspapers in the United Kingdom - Serious papers, List of newspapers in the United Kingdom - Middle-market papers, List of newspapers in the United Kingdom - Tabloid papers, List of newspapers in the United Kingdom - Scottish serious papers, List of newspapers in the United Kingdom - Scottish tabloids, List of newspapers in the United Kingdom - Planned newspapers, List of newspapers in the United Kingdom - Specialist newspapers, List of newspapers in the United Kingdom - Regional newspapers, List of newspapers in the United Kingdom - England, List of newspapers in the United Kingdom - Wales, List of newspapers in the United Kingdom - Scotland, List of newspapers in the United Kingdom - Northern Ireland, List of newspapers in the United Kingdom - Local newspapers, List of newspapers in the United Kingdom - England, List of newspapers in the United Kingdom - Northern Ireland, List of newspapers in the United Kingdom - Scotland, List of newspapers in the United Kingdom - Wales, List of newspapers in the United Kingdom - Restricted circulation newspapers, List of newspapers in the United Kingdom - Corporate newspapers, List of newspapers in the United Kingdom - University newspapers, List of newspapers in the United Kingdom - Defunct newspapers

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Goldfinger - Plot summary. In the film, which deviates somewhat from Fleming's novel but still contains many similar plot points, James Bond discovers "Operation Grandslam", a plot by Auric Goldfinger and his organization, sponsored by the People's Republic of China, to apparently steal the gold from the U.S. Bullion Depository at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Bond later learns that Goldfinger's intention is not to steal the gold, a completely unfeasible goal, but to devalue it by detonating a nuclear bomb within the depository and contaminating the United States's gold reserve thus making all that gold unusable, thereb ...

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Goldfinger, Goldfinger - The novel, Goldfinger - Plot summary, Goldfinger - ISBN numbers, Goldfinger - Trivia, Goldfinger - Comic strip adaptation, Goldfinger - The film, Goldfinger - Plot summary, Goldfinger - Cast & characters, Goldfinger - Crew, Goldfinger - Soundtrack, Goldfinger - Vehicles & gadgets, Goldfinger - Locations, Goldfinger - Asphyxiation argument, Goldfinger - Trivia

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The Daily Telegraph is owned by the Barclay brothers. Until January 2004 the newspaper group was controlled by Canadian businessman, Conrad, Lord Black. Black, through his holding company Ravelston, owned Hollinger Inc. which in turn owns 30% of Hollinger International and, under a deal struck by Andrew Knight through which Black bought the newspaper group in 1986, owns 78% of the voting rights. Hollinger Inc. also owns the Chicago Sun-Times, the Jerusalem Post, and other right-leaning publications such as The Spectator, a weekly magazine edit ...

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The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Telegraph - Editorial history, The Daily Telegraph - Editors, The Daily Telegraph - Founding history, The Daily Telegraph - The Sunday Telegraph, The Daily Telegraph - Editors, The Daily Telegraph - Recent history, The Daily Telegraph - Notable mistakes, The Daily Telegraph - Notes

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