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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Alvar Lidell
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(1908–81) The voice of BBC radio in the early years. As newsreader and announcer (1932–69), it was he who introduced any momentous event – including the abdication message of Edward VIII in 1936 and Chamberlain's words in September 1939, telling the nation it was at war.
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