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By the time of the partial collapse of the 23-storey Ronan Point tower block due to a natural gas explosion in 1968, local authorities were waking up to the scale of the deficencies and the cost of making safe the 750,000 flats built during the ten year boom. It then emerged that up to 6 million people were living in poorly constructed or dangerous system-built housing erected in the 1920s, 1930s ... Read more

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Narrator Kenneth Williams A special tribute to one of television's best-loved characters, Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko , featuring some classic moments from the series. Phil Silvers , star of the show, remembers the making of Bilko and the personalities involved. 'Regulars' and 'recruits' appear include Col John 'Melonhead' Hall PFC Duane Doberman Alan Alda and Bing Crosby.

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BBC 2 looks back at its ill-fated launch night in 1964, through the memories of some of the main players in the Story, as recounted by Ludovic Kennedy.

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The Battle for Santa's Software. This Christmas every high street will witness a battle of fantasy giants. Kong, Kokotoni Wilf , Zaxxon and Kentilla are part of the high-reward but high-risk computer games industry, suddenly worth £30 million a year. Commercial Breaks follows two companies as they seek a Christmas top ten hit. The whiz-kids of Imagine believe in the all-new Megagame - for the p... Read more

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In 1949, at the height of the Cold War, the British and American Governments decided to fight back at the growing Soviet Empire with a secret plan of subversion. MI6 and the CIA would try to bring down the smallest and most vulnerable of the new Soviet-controlled regimes - Albania. In this film, for the first time, many of the agents involved tell their extraordinary story. It includes moonlit lan... Read more

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Fishtails, thumbflips, aerials, walkovers and double-illusions-the language of the glittering, esoteric sport of baton twirling. Last August the top 80 of the world's 200,000 twirlers met in Milan for the 1983 Championships. This film follows European Champion Lesley Wood From Glasgow and the 1982 Men's World Champion, Glenn Bittend bender from the United States, through their preparations.