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Feb 2025
1h 3m

Is James Bond In Crisis?

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Peter Kay is well into the final stretch of his tour but this week he made headlines for having audience members removed for heckling. Are there rules around heckling? Has it gotten worse in recent years? Where did the word come from? James Bond appears to have gone AWOL from our screens. With over four years passing since Craig's finale in No Time To Die, ... Show More
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