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18 January, 2023

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Woman's Weekly - UK

Yuletide harmony

It was 1963 and things were changing – but had Judith been left behind?

The People's Friend Special

Home for christmas

The People's Friend

A season for suspects

The People's Friend Special

Murder by the sea

The People's Friend Special

According to plan

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