Scene is a BBC schools TV series from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, covering Citizenship and PSHE for secondary school pupils.
Scene is the BBC's long-running and celebrated series of thought-provoking programmes for teenagers, featuring a mix of drama plays, generally 28 minutes long, and documentaries, generally 20-25 minutes long.
The series has tackled a huge range of social issues, such as racism, suicide, addiction, relationships, sexuality & all manner of family difficulties. Scene has attracted awards and prestige as well as various controversies over the years. For a schools programme it has been given tremendous exposure to mainstream audiences, as programmes produced for Scene have regularly been rebroadcast for an adult audience. However it is important to note that many episodes are produced "to provoke and stimulate discussion and investigation (and) may arouse strong feelings."[1] They are deliberately open to interpretation and need discussion and follow-up work, led by a teacher, to make the most of them.
Scene traditionally produced three complete, new plays every school year[2] and supplemented these with a wide array of documentary programmes, as well as repeats from previous years. From 1992 the documentary content was dropped (some Scene documentaries were later moved to Lifeschool) and Scene was focussed on powerful dramas all year round, including short films and plays from other series.[3].
Scene continued as part of the daytime schools broadcasts on BBC2 until 1999, when programmes for secondary schools were moved to the overnight hours. Repeats and occasional new dramas continued for almost another decade.
25th Anniversary
In the summer terms of 1993 and 1994 Scene's 25th anniversary was celebrated with repeats of several classic plays covering the programme's entire history, including black & white episodes from the very early years.
Archive plays were also shown in the evening DEF II programmes on BBC2, along with the premiere of a new play called The Soldier before it was shown to schools.
Episodes
Every episode episode or unit of Scene has its own page, linked below, including extracts from the teacher's notes, video clips (where they are legally available), credits, archive status (for episodes made before 1975), the complete broadcast history, and other details. They are not complete yet, but there is at least something for every episode!
In this list, highlighted episodes are drama programmes or plays, the others are documentaries. # indicates a programme that was not originally made for Scene. Solid lines show the break between academic years.
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Title
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Watch
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Broadcast
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Archive
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| 1.
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The Dark Immigrants Programme 1: Sorry No Coloureds!
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1968/09/2727 Sep 1968
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BBC
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| 2.
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The Dark Immigrants Programme 2: Asian Communities
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1968/10/0303 Oct 1968
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BBC
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| 3.
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Last Bus
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1968/10/1010 Oct 1968
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BBC
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| 4.
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The Sentence of the Court
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1968/10/1717 Oct 1968
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BBC
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| 5.
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The American Scene 1968 Programme 1: Electing A President
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1968/10/2424 Oct 1968
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BBC
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| 6.
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The American Scene 1968 Programme 2: The Buck Stops Here
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1968/11/0707 Nov 1968
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| 7.
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It's Me, Eileen
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1968/11/1414 Nov 1968
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| 8.
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Children in Care
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1968/11/2121 Nov 1968
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BBC
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| 9.
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Community Service #
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1968/11/2828 Nov 1968
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BBC
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| 10.
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War Minus The Shooting (A Topical Programme)
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1968/12/0505 Dec 1968
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BBC
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| 11.
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Flashpoint Middle East Programme 1: The Promised Land
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1969/01/1616 Jan 1969
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BBC
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| 12.
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Flashpoint Middle East Programme 2: The Arab States
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1969/01/2323 Jan 1969
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| 13.
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Terry
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1969/01/3030 Jan 1969
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BBC
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| 14.
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Being Happy, That's What Counts
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1969/02/0606 Feb 1969
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| 15.
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Out Beyond Earth Programme 1
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1969/02/1313 Feb 1969
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| 16.
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Out Beyond Earth Programme 2
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1969/02/2020 Feb 1969
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| 17.
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Time Hurries On
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1969/03/0606 Mar 1969
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| 18.
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Getting Married
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1969/03/1313 Mar 1969
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| 19.
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The Beauty Business
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1969/03/2020 Mar 1969
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| 20.
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The Handicapped Child
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1969/03/2727 Mar 1969
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BBC
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| 21.
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(unknown documentary, might be in the list later as a repeat)
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1969/09/2525 Sep 1969
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| 22.
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Which Way Forward?
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1969/10/0202 Oct 1969
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| 23.
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Money in Your Pocket
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1969/10/2323 Oct 1969
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| 24.
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Money in the Bank
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1969/11/0606 Nov 1969
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BBC
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| 25.
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Two-Way Traffic
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1969/11/1313 Nov 1969
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| 26.
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What's It Like To Be Old?
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1969/11/2020 Nov 1969
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| 27.
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Personal View: Jimmy Savile
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1969/11/2727 Nov 1969
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BBC
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| 28.
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(a topical programme, might be in the list later as a repeat)
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1970/01/1515 Jan 1970
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| 29.
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Let There Be Light
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1970/01/2222 Jan 1970
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Recovered
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| 30.
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The March Issue
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1970/02/1212 Feb 1970
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BBC
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| 31.
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Coffee Campaign
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1970/02/1919 Feb 1970
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BBC
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| 32.
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Hero in the Dust
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1970/02/2626 Feb 1970
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| 33.
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Because There's Nothing Else to Do
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1970/03/0505 Mar 1970
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BBC
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| 34.
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Being Welsh
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1970/03/1212 Mar 1970
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| 35.
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One Man's Meat - Factory Farming
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1970/09/2424 Sep 1970
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BBC
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| 36.
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Member of Parliament
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1970/10/0101 Oct 1970
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NFA
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| 37.
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Not Our Custom
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1970/10/2222 Oct 1970
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BBC
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| 38.
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£60 Single, £100 Return
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1970/11/0505 Nov 1970
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BBC
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| 39.
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Men Against Mountains
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1970/11/1212 Nov 1970
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BBC
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| 40.
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United Nations At Work
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1970/11/1919 Nov 1970
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BBC
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| 41.
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Ours To Save
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1970/12/0303 Dec 1970
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| 42.
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What Sort Of Radio?
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1971/01/1414 Jan 1971
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BBC
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| 43.
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Los Angeles, USA Programme 1
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1971/02/1111 Feb 1971
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BBC
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| 44.
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Los Angeles, USA Programme 2
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1971/02/1818 Feb 1971
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BBC
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| 45.
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Clean Sweep
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1971/03/0404 Mar 1971
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BBC
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| 46.
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Hi-Jack
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1971/03/1111 Mar 1971
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BBC
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| 47.
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Solo
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1971/03/2525 Mar 1971
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BBC
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| 48.
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A Woman's Place
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1971/09/2323 Sep 1971
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BBC
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| 49.
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Shop Around
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1971/09/3030 Sep 1971
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BBC
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| 50.
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Are You Certain?
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1971/10/0707 Oct 1971
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BBC
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| 51.
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Mates
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1971/11/1111 Nov 1971
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BBC
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| 52.
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What Do I Like About Tommy?
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1971/11/1818 Nov 1971
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BBC
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| 53.
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Just Love
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1971/11/2525 Nov 1971
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BBC
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| 54.
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It's a Tough Life Programme 1: Apprentice Footballers
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1972/01/1313 Jan 1972
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BBC
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| 55.
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It's a Tough Life Programme 2: Every Day We Dance
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1972/01/2020 Jan 1972
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BBC
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| 56.
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The Monarchy
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1972/02/0303 Feb 1972
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| 57.
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A Grim Job
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1972/02/1010 Feb 1972
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BBC
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| 58.
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Sent Away From Home
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1972/02/2424 Feb 1972
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BBC
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| 59.
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Bank Holiday
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1972/03/0202 Mar 1972
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BBC
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| 60.
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The Police and You
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1972/03/0909 Mar 1972
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BBC
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| 61.
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What Shall I Wear?
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1972/03/2323 Mar 1972
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BBC
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| 62.
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On The Right Tracks
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1972/09/2121 Sep 1972
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BBC
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| 63.
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There's a Motorway at the Bottom of the Garden
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1972/09/2828 Sep 1972
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BBC
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| 64.
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Quiet Afternoon
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1972/10/0505 Oct 1972
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BBC
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| 65.
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The More We Are Together Programme 1: Thamesmead
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1972/10/1212 Oct 1972
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BBC
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| 66.
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The More We Are Together Programme 2: The Isle of Scalpay
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1972/10/1919 Oct 1972
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BBC
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| 67.
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Sonia And The Olympic Games
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1972/10/2626 Oct 1972
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BBC
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| 68.
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Morecambe And Wise
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1973/01/1818 Jan 1973
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BBC
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| 69.
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The Lawbreakers
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1973/02/0808 Feb 1973
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BBC
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| 70.
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The French Scene
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1973/02/1515 Feb 1973
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| 71.
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Europe and You
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1973/03/0101 Mar 1973
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| 72.
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A Mug's Game?
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1973/03/0808 Mar 1973
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BBC
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| 73.
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I Don't Know Where to Turn
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1973/03/2222 Mar 1973
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BBC
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| 74.
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Getaway - Maps and Compasses
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1973/03/2929 Mar 1973
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BBC
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| 75.
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Blackout
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1973/10/0404 Oct 1973
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| 76.
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Member of the Union
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1973/10/1111 Oct 1973
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BBC
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| 77.
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The Ballad of Ben Bagot
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1973/11/0808 Nov 1973
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BBC
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| 78.
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That's Life, I Suppose...
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1973/11/1515 Nov 1973
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BBC
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| 79.
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How Good a Parent...?
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1973/11/2222 Nov 1973
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BBC
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| 80.
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Ugandan Asians, British Asians?
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1973/11/2929 Nov 1973
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BBC
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| 81.
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A Child of the Jago Programme 1
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1974/02/0707 Feb 1974
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BBC
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| 82.
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A Child of the Jago Programme 2
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1974/02/1414 Feb 1974
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BBC
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| 83.
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All That Glitters Programme 1: The Sweet
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1974/02/2828 Feb 1974
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BBC
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| 84.
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All That Glitters Programme 2: Renia
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1974/03/0707 Mar 1974
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BBC
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| 85.
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They Don't All Open Men's Boutiques #
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1974/03/2121 Mar 1974
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| 86.
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Sportsmen or Politicians?
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1974/03/2828 Mar 1974
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| 87.
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A First Class Friend
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1974/10/0303 Oct 1974
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BBC
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| 88.
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What Does Money Matter? (1974)
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1974/10/1717 Oct 1974
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BBC
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| 89.
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The Disappearing Act
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1974/10/2424 Oct 1974
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BBC
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| 90.
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What They Did Then
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1974/12/0505 Dec 1974
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BBC
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| 91.
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Looking for a Fight
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1975/01/1616 Jan 1975
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BBC
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| 92.
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Mum, Where Are You?
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1975/01/3030 Jan 1975
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BBC
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| 93.
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A Different Sort of Family
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1975/02/0606 Feb 1975
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BBC
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| 94.
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To Stand and Stare
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1975/02/1313 Feb 1975
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BBC
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| 95.
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James Is Our Brother - Mental Handicap
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1975/02/2020 Feb 1975
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BBC
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| 96.
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Because I Say So
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1975/09/2525 Sep 1975
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BBC
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| 97.
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The Hospital
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1975/10/0202 Oct 1975
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BBC
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| 98.
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Break In
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1975/11/0606 Nov 1975
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BBC
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| 99.
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A Sober and Industrious Life
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1975/11/1313 Nov 1975
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BBC
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| 100.
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Access To Television (1975)
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1975/11/2020 Nov 1975
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BBC
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| 101.
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It's Not Like This Where I Come From
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1975/11/2727 Nov 1975
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BBC
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| 102.
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Alone on the Moors
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1975/12/0404 Dec 1975
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BBC
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| 103.
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Gulpin
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1976/01/2929 Jan 1976
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BBC
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| 104.
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Why Don't You Remember?
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1976/02/2626 Feb 1976
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BBC
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| 105.
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Let's Do It Ourselves!
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1976/03/2525 Mar 1976
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BBC
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| 106.
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Motorcycle Man
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1976/04/2929 Apr 1976
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BBC
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| 107.
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Hello!...And What Then?
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1976/05/0606 May 1976
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BBC
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| 108.
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I Want to be Like You
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1976/05/1313 May 1976
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BBC
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| 109.
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What a Waste
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1976/05/2020 May 1976
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BBC
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| 110.
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Choices (1976) #
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1976/06/1717 Jun 1976
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BBC
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| 111.
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It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
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1976/06/2424 Jun 1976
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BBC
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| 112.
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A Collier's Friday Night Part 1
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1976/09/3030 Sep 1976
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BBC
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| 113.
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A Collier's Friday Night Part 2
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1976/10/0707 Oct 1976
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BBC
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| 114.
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Changing Roles For Women?
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1976/10/1414 Oct 1976
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BBC
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| 115.
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Personal View: John Curry, OBE
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1976/11/0404 Nov 1976
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BBC
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| 116.
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Rights and Responsibilities
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1976/11/1111 Nov 1976
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BBC
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| 117.
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Newsworthy - The Girl Who Saw a Tiger
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1976/11/1818 Nov 1976
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BBC
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| 118.
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The Story of the News (1976)
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1976/11/2525 Nov 1976
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BBC
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| 119.
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And They All Lived Happily Together
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1977/01/1313 Jan 1977
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BBC
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| 120.
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Wanted, Work
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1977/01/2727 Jan 1977
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BBC
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| 121.
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Teenage Magazines
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1977/02/1010 Feb 1977
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BBC
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| 122.
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The Law of Life
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1977/03/0303 Mar 1977
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BBC
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| 123.
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The Life of a Social Worker
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1977/05/0505 May 1977
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BBC
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| 124.
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Anatomy of a Gang
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1977/06/0202 Jun 1977
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BBC
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| 126.
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Laura
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1977/06/1616 Jun 1977
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BBC
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| 127.
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The Elastic Human Body
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1977/09/2929 Sep 1977
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BBC
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| 128.
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Violence in Entertainment
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1977/10/2020 Oct 1977
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BBC
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| 129.
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Crime and Punishment
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1977/10/2727 Oct 1977
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BBC
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| 130.
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Consequences Part 1
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1977/11/1010 Nov 1977
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BBC
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| 131.
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Consequences Part 2
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1977/11/1717 Nov 1977
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BBC
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| 125.
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In Spite of Their Deafness
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1978/01/1212 Jan 1978
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BBC
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| 132.
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A Village in Africa
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1978/01/1919 Jan 1978
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BBC
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| 133.
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Young Marriage
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1978/01/2626 Jan 1978
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BBC
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| 134.
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Diver
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1978/02/0202 Feb 1978
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BBC
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| 135.
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Religion Today
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1978/02/0909 Feb 1978
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BBC
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| 136.
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Try Again
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1978/02/1616 Feb 1978
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BBC
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| 137.
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Loyalties
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1978/02/2323 Feb 1978
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BBC
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| 138.
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The Travellers
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1978/04/2020 Apr 1978
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BBC
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| 139.
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Access To Television (1978)
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1978/04/2727 Apr 1978
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BBC
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| 140.
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Jackie McCafferty's Romance
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1978/10/0505 Oct 1978
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BBC
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| 141.
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The Future
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1978/10/1212 Oct 1978
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BBC
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| 142.
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Lies Part 1
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1978/11/0909 Nov 1978
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BBC
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| 143.
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Lies Part 2
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1978/11/1616 Nov 1978
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BBC
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| 144.
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Reggae Roots
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1978/11/2323 Nov 1978
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BBC
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| 145.
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A Chinese Family
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1979/01/1818 Jan 1979
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BBC
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| 146.
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The Story of the News (1979)
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1979/01/2525 Jan 1979
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BBC
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| 147.
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Justice - Uncle Sangi
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1979/02/0101 Feb 1979
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BBC
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| 148.
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Sonia Lannaman
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1979/02/1515 Feb 1979
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BBC
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| 149.
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Two's Company
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1979/03/2222 Mar 1979
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BBC
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| 150.
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The Daily Express: A Newspaper At Work
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1979/05/2424 May 1979
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BBC
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| 151.
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The Police
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1979/06/0707 Jun 1979
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BBC
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| 152.
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The Life of a Stand-Up Comic
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1979/06/2121 Jun 1979
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BBC
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| 153.
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This Sporting Life
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1979/10/1111 Oct 1979
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BBC
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| 154.
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Victim
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1979/10/1818 Oct 1979
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BBC
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| 155.
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Personal View: Claire Rayner
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1979/11/2222 Nov 1979
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BBC
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| 156.
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Fact, Myth or Superstition?
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1979/11/2929 Nov 1979
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BBC
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| 157.
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The 'Sally Ann'
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1980/01/1717 Jan 1980
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BBC
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| 158.
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Coins Against The Wall
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1980/02/0707 Feb 1980
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BBC
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| 159.
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Why Prejudice?
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1980/03/0606 Mar 1980
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BBC
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| 160.
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Fan Phenomenon
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1980/03/1313 Mar 1980
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BBC
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| 161.
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If Only...
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1980/03/2020 Mar 1980
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BBC
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| 162.
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Scene In Northern Ireland
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1980/03/2727 Mar 1980
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BBC
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| 163.
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The Kids are Okay Part 1: Who's Leaving?
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1980/04/2424 Apr 1980
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BBC
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| 164.
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The Kids are Okay Part 2: Father's Day
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1980/05/0101 May 1980
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BBC
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| 165.
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After The Gold Rush #
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1980/05/2222 May 1980
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BBC
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| 166.
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Access To Television (compilation of 1975 & 1978 films)
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1980/06/0505 Jun 1980
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BBC
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| 167.
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And Mum Came Too
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1980/10/0909 Oct 1980
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BBC
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| 168.
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Booze
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1980/10/1616 Oct 1980
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BBC
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| 169.
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Faulty Towers
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1981/01/2929 Jan 1981
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BBC
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| 170.
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On Yer Bike!
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1981/02/0505 Feb 1981
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BBC
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| 171.
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Friends and Friendship
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1981/02/1212 Feb 1981
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BBC
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| 172.
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Consumer Rights
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1981/02/1919 Feb 1981
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BBC
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| 173.
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Fido: Friend or Foe?
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1981/03/1919 Mar 1981
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BBC
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| 174.
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What a Way to Run a School!
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1981/03/2626 Mar 1981
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BBC
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| 175.
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On Holiday
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1981/04/0202 Apr 1981
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BBC
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| 176.
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Personal View: Ian Dury
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1981/05/0707 May 1981
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BBC
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| 177.
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Judo Champ
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1981/05/1414 May 1981
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BBC
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| 178.
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Food, Food, Glorious Food
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1981/09/2424 Sep 1981
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BBC
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| 179.
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Patty Fatty
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1981/10/0101 Oct 1981
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BBC
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| 180.
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Girl in Brazil
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1981/10/0808 Oct 1981
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BBC
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| 181.
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Funny People
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1981/12/0303 Dec 1981
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BBC
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| 182.
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May All Your Troubles Be Little Ones
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1982/01/2828 Jan 1982
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BBC
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| 183.
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Ties
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1982/02/1111 Feb 1982
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BBC
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| 184.
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Britain's Nuclear Defence
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1982/02/1818 Feb 1982
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BBC
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| 185.
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Troubled Minds? That's a Lousy Title!
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1982/03/1818 Mar 1982
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BBC
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| 186.
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Don't Shoot the Ref
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1982/03/2525 Mar 1982
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BBC
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| 187.
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To Turn a Blind Eye
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1982/04/2929 Apr 1982
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BBC
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| 188.
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A Question of Class
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1982/05/0606 May 1982
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BBC
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| 189.
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Enrico - An Unsolved Killing
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1982/11/1111 Nov 1982
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BBC
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| 190.
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Simulation Exercise
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Name, Rank and Number
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What Are You Afraid Of?
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What Does Money Matter? (1984)
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Baby I Love You
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Personal View: Victoria Wood
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After Brussels: Football Fans Abroad?
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Salt on a Snake's Tail #
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Every Night We Draw The Shutters
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Another Little Drink Won't Do Us Any Harm #
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Nobody Here Knows
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Nuclear Power - Do We Have A Choice?
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A Mixed Experience
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Janna, Where Are You?
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New Age Gypsies
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Personal View: Paul Gambaccini
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Girls' Gang
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Dreams and Nightmares
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This Year's Model
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QPR Askey is Dead!
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Young Vietnam
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Refugees - You Leave Because You Have To
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Love Is...?
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Young Hungarians
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Grandad's Gone Daft
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My Brother David
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British Youth Today
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That Green Stuff
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Money, Breeding... or What?
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Animal Rights
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Heroes and Hero Worship
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Tell Them The Truth
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Queen Sacrifice #
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1992/02/2121 Feb 1992
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Examinations: The Stress Factor
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Bhangra Girls
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Partners
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1992/05/2929 May 1992
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The Journey
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1992/06/1919 Jun 1992
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That Burning Question #
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1992/09/1818 Sep 1992
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Written Off #
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1992/09/2525 Sep 1992
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Say Goodbye
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1992/10/0202 Oct 1992
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Fighting with Shadows
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The Hamster Wheel
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1993/02/2626 Feb 1993
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Test Flight #
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1993/03/0505 Mar 1993
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Last Breeze of Summer #
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1993/03/1212 Mar 1993
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Dear Life
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1993/03/1919 Mar 1993
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A Separate Peace
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1993/03/2626 Mar 1993
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Buddy Part 1: Raining in My Heart #
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1993/04/3030 Apr 1993
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Buddy Part 2: Crying, Waiting, Hoping #
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Buddy Part 3: Blue Suede Shoes #
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Buddy Part 4: That'll Be The Day #
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1993/05/2121 May 1993
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Buddy Part 5: Everyday It's A-Getting Closer #
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1993/05/2828 May 1993
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The Soldier
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1993/09/1313 Sep 1993
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Trafford Tanzi
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1993/09/2424 Sep 1993
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The Diary of Rita Patel #
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1993/10/0808 Oct 1993
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Pig Boy
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1993/10/2222 Oct 1993
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1994/01/1414 Jan 1994
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1994/01/2121 Jan 1994
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1994/01/2828 Jan 1994
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Teaching Matthew
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1994/03/2222 Mar 1994
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The Blood That's In You
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1994/09/3030 Sep 1994
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1994/10/1414 Oct 1994
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Young Jung
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1994/10/2121 Oct 1994
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1994/11/0404 Nov 1994
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1994/11/1818 Nov 1994
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Elysian Fields
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1994/11/2525 Nov 1994
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Family Snaps
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1994/12/0202 Dec 1994
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Montana Crossroads #
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1995/02/0303 Feb 1995
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Alison
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1995/03/2424 Mar 1995
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Loved Up Part 1
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1995/10/0606 Oct 1995
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1995/10/1313 Oct 1995
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Career Opportunities
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1995/11/1010 Nov 1995
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Radio Waves
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1995/12/0101 Dec 1995
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1996/02/0202 Feb 1996
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1996/02/0909 Feb 1996
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The People Are The Forest
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1997/01/2424 Jan 1997
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1997/01/3131 Jan 1997
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A Man of Letters
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1997/02/0707 Feb 1997
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1997/03/0707 Mar 1997
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1997/03/1414 Mar 1997
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1998/03/1313 Mar 1998
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1998/03/2727 Mar 1998
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- Junk is not marked with # because, although it was also shown as a 90 minute drama for adults, this version was produced simultaneously with the Scene schools version, one didn't come before the other[5].
Two of Us is not marked with # because, although it was shown first as a 60-minute film for adults on 25 March 1988, it was still originally made for Scene.
The Soldier was first shown in the schools slot on 1 October 1993, the date given above is for its screening on DEF II for adults, however this was still billed and presented as a Scene broadcast so I think it counts.
- "A series of programmes to mark 25 years of Scene drama begins with Buddy, a 5 part adaptation of the book by Nigel Hinton," proclaimed the Radio Times in summer 1993. The only problem is that Buddy was never previously part of Scene! It was originally shown as a stand-alone series in spring 1986, and then later repeated as part of English Time when that series started in autumn 1986. But the Scene opening titles were shown at the beginning of each episode in 1993 so it definitely was part of the series by then! Buddy is listed above with its 1993 broadcast dates as this is when it joined Scene.
- The documentary Looking for Tat, first shown on BBC2 in 1997 as a compilation of Video Diaries programmes, was coupled with the Scene drama Stone Cold to make up a two-hour programme about homelessness for the Learning Zone on BBC2, which was first shown on 9 November 1999. Looking for Tat was listed as a Scene programme in the BBC Secondary Catalogue, but there is nothing within the broadcast programme to suggest it is part of Scene, and so it is not listed on this page.
Scene Scripts
Five books published by Longman, containing scripts of Scene episodes in a format which could be read of performed by schools, accompanied by articles on producing the plays for television and interviews with the playwrights.
Scene Scripts
Edited by Michael Marland. London: Longman Group, 1972. ISBN 0 582 23334 8 Buy from Amazon
Contains scripts to:
Scene Scripts 2
Selected by Michael Marland, edited by Roy Blatchford (the front cover contradicts these roles, but they are correct as given inside). London: Longman Group, 1978. ISBN 0 582 23357 7 Buy from Amazon
Contains scripts to:
Scene Scripts 3
Edited by Roy Blatchford. London: Longman Group, 1982. ISBN 0 582 22309 1 Buy from Amazon
Contains scripts to:
Scene Scripts 4
Edited by Alison Leake. London: Longman Group, 1985. ISBN 0 582 22393 8 Buy from Amazon
Contains scripts to:
Scene Scripts 5
Edited by Alison Leake. London: Longman Group, 1987. ISBN 0 582 24394 7 Buy from Amazon
Contains scripts to:
Sources & References
- ↑ Quote about Scene being "designed to provoke and stimulate discussion" from BBC Annual Programme for Age 11-19, 1983-84, page 19.
- ↑ Information about 3 new plays per school year is obvious from the episode list and stated explicitly on page vii of Scene Scripts 4 ("each term three complete plays are broadcast").
- ↑ Documentaries being dropped is obvious from the episode list, exact quote from BBC Secondary Catalogue: PHSE/PSD 2000-2001 page 6 "a powerful series of dramas designed to 'hit home'."
- ↑ Sources used to compile the episode list: the Radio Times, the free online version of the BBC Programme Catalogue, the BFI Film & TV Database, Kaleidoscope (1997), various teacher's notes to the series 1970-1997, BBC Secondary Catalogue 2000-2001: PSHE/PSD, The Times (Digital Archive and microfilm + Times Index), and recent TV listings from BBC Whatson Schedules (& BBC Backstage), DigiGuide and TRILT: the Television and Radio Index for Learning and Teaching. Identification of drama vs documentary programmes with reference to all listings sources above and viewing of episodes themselves.
- ↑ The simultaneously filming of Junk as an adult drama and a schools drama, with different versions of some scenes for the two editions, is covered in the video Making Junk: From Page to Screen, published by English & Media Centre (EMC 10/05).
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