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- 1 2 Rennie, David (October 16, 2003). "Chilly reception for Frost's TV humour". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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- 1 2 Moore, Frazier (October 12, 2003). "Frost takes political satire to global level: Strategic Humour Initiative will try to show mockery knows no borders". The Associated Press. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ↑ "Filmography – Olivia Colman Online".
- ↑ "Pozzitive: The Strategic Humour Initiative".