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Jun 2016
42m 4s

Minefield at Royal Court, The Nice Guys,...

Bbc Radio 4
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<p>Minefield at London's Royal Court Theatre examines the personal effects of The Falklands War on veterans from both sides using testimonies of the actors who are all former combatants. The Nice Guys is a new film with Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe as a couple of mismatched private eyes BBC TV is showing Versailles, a drama series about the goings-on at ... Show More
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