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One
On 5 October 1969, I was in my mid-teens and interested in aviation, so I settled in to watch a new BBC TV series at its debut. Although it turned out to be unrelated to flight, it was excellent and became a turning point for television comedy: what was the programme, and who were the half-dozen people who created, wrote, and performed in it?
Two
Born on this day in 1975, this actress portrayed Ophelia, Rose, Hester, and Iris across five years starting in the mid-nineties. Who is she, and in which four films did she assume these roles?
Three
In October 1970 PBS began broadcasting on American television taking over many of the functions of what predecessor organisation; and what children’s show featuring live-action, sketch comedy, animation, and puppetry were one of its great successes?
Four
In 1962, the first ‘official’ Bond movie by Eon Productions premiered on this day. What was the film and what actress, although she is not to appear on the screen in this film, is widely regarded as the first ‘Bond girl’ and what was her role?
Five
In 1961, the comedy Breakfast at Tiffany’s premiered. Your answers are four names: who starred as Holly Golightly and Paul Varjak; who directed the film; and who wrote the novella the film was based on?
Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.
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