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A look at Christmas entertainment with Christopher Cook including:
Two Charlie Chaplins for the price of one in a revival of The Great Dictator in which he plays Hynkel. dictator of Tomania, and a Jewish barber. Two musical movies: Man of La Mancha starring Peter O'Toole as Don Quixote; The
Pied Piper starring Donovan
. DANIEL FARSON looks at drag and pantomime in another film. Our Miss Fred with Danny La Rue, and Babes in the Wood at the London Palladium with Edward Woodward and Derek Nimmo.
Producer PATRICIA BRENT
(Chaplin Revue on BBCtv: next Saturday, 6.0 pm BBC1. The clown of the century: pp 16-17)

Contributors

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. Daniel Farson
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Edward Woodward
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Derek Nimmo.
Producer:
Patricia Brent

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