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- ↑ {{cite web |title=VNA Theatre archive|url=https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/files/vna_theatre/gb71-thm-271.xml%7Caccessdate=January 5, 2024|
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- ↑ "Television - Original Television Music in 1988". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ↑ Shuttleworth, Ian. "Review of Viva Espana". Evening Standard . Retrieved 12 September 2022.
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