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The World of Beachcomber

Unfortunately, like many shows of the time, the original videotapes were wiped.

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Readings from the lists of Huntingdonshire Cabmen, wherein Michael Redgrave solemnly walked to a lectern, donned his reading glasses and read the names, in alphabetical order, with great seriousness, as one might read the names of the dead at a war memorial.

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They were mostly shown on the new BBC 2 channel, which broadcast in colour using the 625-line PAL standard.

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Courtroom sketches featuring Mr. Justice Cocklecarrot, played by Clive Dunn, and Twelve Red-Bearded Dwarfs, played by "Little People" suitably made up.

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