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World Service,06 Aug 1992,28 mins

The Long or Short Goodbye

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The history of the obituary and its place in British newspapers. "The old Times' obituary was a kind of toffs corner...but now readers are interested in film stars, jockeys and even criminals," says John Higgins of The Times.

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