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Magic Moments

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

Reach for the New Sun! In the third of five programmes marking the birth of key cultural phenomena, Nigel Fountain traces the history of The Sun.
Launched in 1964 as a Labour newspaper, it was revamped in 1969 by Rupert Murdoch.
Contributors include
Peter Rose , former Sun political correspondent, Roy Greenslade , now editor of The Daily Mirror, and journalist Paul Foot. Producer Wendy Pilmer

Contributors

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Nigel Fountain
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Rupert Murdoch.
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Peter Rose
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Roy Greenslade
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Paul Foot.
Producer:
Wendy Pilmer
Source: Radio Times

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