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IN VAIN PURSUIT OF NORMALITY
TWO programmes this week left me feeling grateful for not being compelled to wash my hands every five minutes or spend a fortune altering my appearance. Under The Knife (ITV1, Monday) was one of those documentaries that make you despair for the human
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KAY'S A STAR, A STAR!
IT was a concept that encapsulates the genius of Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights - the family fun day face paint that was sprayed on and couldn't be removed. So simple - so funny! The new series of the stupendous saga of Brian Potter and his beloved northern
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DRAMA KEPT US IN THE DARK
I AM always suspicious of dramas with 'clever' titles. You often find that what follows the opening credits does not live up to expectations. In the case of The Stretford Wives (BBC1, Wednesday), the title was about the only thing displaying a modicum
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May, 1943
Diary of Corporal Jim Marsh 1681892. Saturday May 1: Washed my shirt and towel. On stand off. Went to Souk el Arba, met local Priest and went to confession. On night duty. A Beau fighter just airborne at 4am crashed quit close to use. Amo going off all
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April, 1943
Diary of Corporal Jim Marsh 1681892. Thursday April 1: Papers from home. Duty 1-5pm - very quiet. Shocking weather, evening a concert. I could not attend, I was on duty all night. Friday April 2: My birthday, 26 today. Went to Arba with Harry, got more
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Wartime diary: Corporal Jim Marsh 1681892
We left RAF Station Wilmslow on Monday November 9 1942 and marched with full kit to Wilmslow railway station. Many of the locals gave us a send off plenty of beer was given to us and the RAF played sentimental tunes as we waited for the train. Eventually
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POP GOES PETE'S GRIP ON REALITY
HERE we go again. The dust has barely settled on the mauling of delicate young egos by Cowell the Cruel, and now we have witnessed the spectacle of Waterman the Warmonger. The battleground is Popstars: The Rivals (ITV1, Saturday), and the combatants are
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Wartime memory: Ken Bradbury Harrop
I was 17 years old when the Manchester Blitz occurred in December 1940. I lived in Gorse Hill and, with my friend Rawdon Adams, we roamed the district putting out incendiary bombs (and house lights). At 4 in the morning we were 50 yards from where a land
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Sharks wait for premium Bond
NEW signing Graeme Bond will not make his debut when Sale Sharks make their bow in the Heineken European Cup at Heywood Road tonight (kick-off 7.45pm). The Sharks have named the side that beat London Irish last weekend for the club's match against Bourgoin
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RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE
NEVER has the word celebrity been used as loosely as in the latest pseudo-survival programme to hit our screens. I'm A Celebrity - Get Me Out Of Here (ITV1) has already contravened the Trades Description Act by featuring such Z-list characters as Tony
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June, 1943
Diary of Corporal Jim Marsh 1681892. Tuesday June 1: At a rest camp. Wednesday June 2: Arrived at Medgez El Bab. Thursday June 3: Back in Tunis. Great to be with the lads once again. Sunday June 20: We have been resting after the North African Campaign
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March, 1943
Diary of Corporal Jim Marsh 1681892. Monday March 1: Duty 8-1pm, very busy. Had a wash down. Had a FFI. Duty 5-10pm, Beau fighter shot down and Italian bomber. Tuesday March 2: Very hot, laundry to and Arab, I mended my socks. Duty 1-5pm, last duty in
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February, 1943
Diary of Corporal Jim Marsh 1681892. Monday February 1: Too hot to sleep. Jerry over at 10am, heat overpowering. Had a bath in a bucket. Guard duty with Harry 10pm-3am. Enemy raid on Bone, two planes shot down. Tuesday February 2: Duty 8.30am-1pm. 898
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January, 1943
Diary of Corporal Jim Marsh 1681892. Friday January 1: New Year's Day. Went to Mass and prayed for all. On duty 1-5pm. Heavily bombed at 3.45pm. Post arrived, none for the lads. Cheesed off. Helped to bring seven aircraft down, nine damaged. A German
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December, 1942
Diary of Corporal Jim Marsh 1681892. Tuesday December 1: Still waiting, wondering when we would commence the work we had been trained to do? Lay on the beach. Went to Algiers with Harry and Bush. Bought some French fags. Lousy. Wednesday December 2: We
