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- ↑ Follyfoot-tv.co.uk - Steve Hodson profile Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Follyfoot-tv | Hodson interview on getting the role Archived 2007-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Steve Hodson fan club letter [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ Article on Hodson's single in 1973 Archived 2007-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ IMDb.com | Steve Hodson filmography
- ↑ "Radiolistings.co.uk - list of Hodson's radio appearances". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ↑ Steve Hodson article Archived 2007-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
