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The Norman Way is a three-part radio documentary looking at regime change in England at the time of the Norman Conquest. Presented by the author and journalist David Aaronovitch, it was broadcast in May to June 2004 on BBC Radio 4.


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Norman Lear American television writer and producer

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<i>Radio Fun</i>

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<i>A Star Is Born</i> (1937 film) 1937 film by William A. Wellman

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<i>A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin</i> 2005 American film

A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin is a 2005 documentary short subject about writer Norman Corwin. In addition to Corwin, the cast includes Robert Altman, Norman Lear, Walter Cronkite, Studs Terkel, and radio historians Timothy Troy and Norman Gilliland.

Norman Reedus American actor

Norman Mark Reedus is an American actor. He is known for starring in the popular AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead as Daryl Dixon, in the film The Boondock Saints (1999) and its sequel The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009) as Murphy MacManus, as Scud in Marvel's Blade II (2002), Marco in Deuces Wild (2002), and for his AMC TV show Ride with Norman Reedus. He has acted in numerous films and television series, and modeled for various fashion designers. Reedus also provided motion capture and voice acting for the lead character Sam Porter in the video game Death Stranding (2019).

Norman Lloyd American actor, producer and director (1914–2021)

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KXRX is the call sign of the radio station 97 Rock based in Pasco, Washington. The frequency is 97.1 MHz, and it is a Townsquare Media radio station. The call letters are based on the former KXRX/Seattle—a major rock radio station active in Seattle from 1987-1994 on 96.5 FM and now known as The X KXRX, an internet only active rock station.

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<i>Park Plaza 605</i> 1953 film by Bernard Knowles

Park Plaza 605, released as Norman Conquest in the United States, is a 1953 British crime film. Made as a B movie, it stars Tom Conway, Eva Bartok, and Joy Shelton, and also features Sid James and Richard Wattis. It is based on the Norman Conquest series of novels by Berkeley Gray.

Honiton Community College Academy in Honiton, Devon, England

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KREF (AM) Radio station in Norman–Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

KREF is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Norman, Oklahoma, United States, the station serves the Oklahoma City area. The station is currently owned by Metro Radio Group, LLC, and carries programming from Fox Sports Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and Westwood One. In addition, KREF is an affiliate of the Cleveland Browns Radio Network.

KSSO is a radio station broadcasting a gospel music format. Licensed to Norman, Oklahoma, United States, the station is currently owned by Family Worship Center Church, Inc.

<i>The Girl on the Boat</i> (film) 1961 film by Henry Kaplan

The Girl on the Boat is a 1961 British comedy film directed by Henry Kaplan and starring Norman Wisdom, Millicent Martin and Richard Briers. It is based on the 1922 novel of the same name by P.G. Wodehouse.

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<i>Are Husbands Necessary?</i> (1942 film) 1942 film

Are Husbands Necessary? is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Ray Milland and Betty Field. It follows the misadventures of a wacky wife and her sometimes exasperated, but loving, banker husband. The film's screenplay was adapted by the husband-and-wife writing team of Tess Slesinger and Frank Davis, from the novel Mr. and Mrs. Cugat, the Record of a Happy Marriage by Isabel Scott Rorick. This novel would later be a source for the related 1948 radio series My Favorite Husband starring Lucille Ball, which itself would evolve into the television series I Love Lucy.

KOUJ-LP is a low-power FM radio station licensed to Norman, Oklahoma, United States. The station is currently licensed to Calvary Chapel Of Norman, Incorporated and carries Christian Rock.