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Carry On up The Zeitgeist

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

In which Edward Blishen takes a personal look at radio, TV and theatrical events which touched the national nerve ...
5: Saturday Night Saturnalia
It emptied the pubs on Saturday nights, it kept the old from their beds, it enraged MPs, it offended the Church, it filled the newspapers, it outraged, it delighted and it only lived to be 18 months old. It was irreverent, it was disrespectful, it was That Was The Week That Was

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