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Issue 1468
Ben Shephard: Born in Trier in Germany in 1818, what was the first name of the political philosopher Marx?
Contestant: Umm, Howard?
Bradley Walsh: Cinderella is what type of vegetable?
Chaser: Potato.
Walsh: No that’s wrong. Contestants?
Contestants: Potato.
Julia Bradbury: The film Platoon was set in which war? Was it World War II, the Vietnam War, or the Wars of the Roses?
Contestant: I’ve seen it. That’ll be the Korean War.
Michael Ball: The Real Full Monty was on television last week. Which 1990s film was it inspired by?
Caller: Brassed Off.

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In This Issue
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Bill Clinton Marks Twentieth Anniversary of Peace Agreement With Hillary… ‘90% of Brexit Now Agreed,’ Insists David Davis, Before Going for Lunch… World in Mourning at Death of ‘Mother of Africa’… Dismay as Labour MP Finally Gives an Honest Opinion on EU Withdrawal…
Tony Blair’s Diary, as told to Craig Brown
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- Syria Flakwatch: Shock and awe as Fleet Street (almost) goes to war
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