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The wonder of Jon Pertwee and his frilly shirt

6 January 2024

9:00 AM

6 January 2024

9:00 AM

When a friend asked if I wanted anything for Christmas I took a deep breath and replied: ‘Well, maybe I finally need to watch this.’ I handed him a video cassette retrieved from my sister’s attic and he took it to a place that digitises such things.

On Christmas Day I nervously plugged in the memory stick.

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