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- ↑ "Channel 4 At 25: 1991 compiled by Steve Williams, Ian Jones and Jack Kibble-White". Archived from the original on September 18, 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ↑ "Banned" official webpage, retrieved 30 March 2007