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Lewis Morley 1925-2013

06 Sunday Oct 2013

Posted by marina72 in Art and Photography, History, Profumo Affair

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1960s, Barry Humphries, Beyond the Fringe, Bradford, Christine Keeler, Dame Edna Everage, Edina Ronay, Jean Shrimpton, Joe Orton, Lewis Morley, National Media Museum, Private Eye, Profumo Affair

Lewis Morley (photo by Graham Crouch)

Lewis Morley, perhaps best-known for his iconic portrait of Christine Keeler, died on September 3rd, aged 83. Continue reading →

Rumours

26 Thursday Sep 2013

Posted by marina72 in History, Profumo Affair, Radio, Theatre

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BBC, Christine Keeler, Christopher Booker, Colin Shindler, Harold Macmillan, John Profumo, Private Eye, Profumo Affair, Radio 4, Richard Ingrams, Rumours, Satire, Stephen Ward, Timothy Bligh, Willie Rushton

Lord Denning’s report on the Profumo Affair was published fifty years this week. Though dismissed as a government whitewash, its steamy topic made this official enquiry an unlikely bestseller.  At the same time, a very different version was unfolding in the pages of a new satirical magazine, Private Eye. This is the subject of Colin Shindler’s radio play, Rumours. Continue reading →

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