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Contents: 1. "Burmese days" 2. "The road from Mandalay to Wigan Pier" 3. "Spilling the Spanish beans" 4. "Some animals are more equal than others" 5. "Big brother is watching you" – Broadcast by 2SER-FM from 3/5/81 to 31/5/81
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