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- ↑ Jackson, Jasper (3 June 2015). "BBC's 'Queen hospitalised' gaffe: five more inaccurate death reports". The Guardian . London. ISSN 1756-3224 . Retrieved 9 February 2020.
One of Chris Morris’s more legendary pranks – and one that got his The Chris Morris Music Show on Radio 1 suspended for two weeks by the BBC – was his prank involving reporting the death of Michael Heseltine.
- ↑ "Chris Morris on Jimmy Savile's death".
- ↑ Joseph, Joe (4 March 1995). "Grave concerns". The Times . London: News International. ISSN 0140-0460.
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