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Oct 2021
40m 56s

Happy Birthday, Private Eye

THE TIMES
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Matt Chorley speaks to Adam Macqueen, author of a new book chronicling six decades in news as captured by the satirical magazine.


Plus Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester on NHS backlogs and overhauling the honours system.

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