A TV production and distribution company, now part of ITV. Gave permission to use, for Olivier's statue, the image of Hamlet taken from Olivier's 1948 film to which Granada have the performing rights.
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Laurence Olivier statue
Unveiled by Sir Richard Attenborough, Larry‘s son, Tarquin and widow, Joan Pl...
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Gyles Brandreth
Writer, broadcaster and former M.P. Born Gyles Daubeney Brandreth in Germany where his father was serving as a legal officer with the Allied Control Commission. Famous for his over the top knitwear...
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A. J. P. Taylor
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Directors Guild of Great Britain
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Darcus Howe
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Person, Journalism / Publishing, Race Issues, TV & Radio, Caribbean Islands
George Orwell
George Orwell was born in Bengal as Eric Arthur Blair, his father was a British colonial civil servant. Joined the Indian imperial police in Burma but left in 1927 and decided to become a writer. ...
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Literature, Seriously Famous, TV & Radio, Bengal, Burma, France, India, Spain
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