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Global ImageWorks - Inside The Actors Studio

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IWM - Why We Wear Poppies On Remembrance Day

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British Pathé - Crisis in Sudan, Bonfire Night and Richard Burton at 100

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Nature Picture Library - By Moon and Mist

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FOCAL Winter Pub Quiz 2025

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