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    Life at 24 Frames a Second You Must Remember This

    5/10 Continuing his journey through cinema, David Thomson meditates on time and memory.

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    Michael examines the Tories of the day, who appeared to be dicing with political death.

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    2/2 The story of HMP Brixton's conversion in 1853 to a prison solely for female convicts.

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    Short Cuts Series 3, Lines of Communication

    4/6 Josie Long presents stories of last words, lost love and lights being knocked out.

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