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- ↑ Lindsay Anderson, Paul Ryan (ed) "Never Apologise: The Collected Writings", Plexus, 2004, p.105
- ↑ Paul Sutton (ed.) The Diaries: Lindsay Anderson, London: Methuen, 2004, p.146n.
- ↑ "BFI Shop – Red, White and Zero (Flipside 036) (Dual Format Edition)". Shop.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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