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THE GERRY ANDERSON STORY
Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight
JOAN CRAWFORD’S career included more than 80 movies and an Oscar. She drew on life experience for her onscreen persona of a feisty woman striving to better herself, as her upbringing was tough. Born L
Charismatic star who shunned the Hollywood limelight
Curlews were commonplace when vet Alf Wight -the fictional James Herriot - was driving through the Yorkshire Dales. Today they are a threatened species and All Creatures Great and Small actor Samuel West is adding to the call to ensure their survival
Fergus Bisset recounts some of the extracurricular activities of the great golfing champion Walter Hagen . Suffice to say, he was something of a party animal