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  1. Scrapbook: What was on TV in 2001?

    Simon Mahon

    Ö÷²¥´óÐã Genome

    Scrapbook: What was on TV in 2001?

    Ö÷²¥´óÐã Genome's occasional Scrapbook series looks back at past years in broadcasting. In 2001, TV highlights include The Office, Celebrity Big Brother and an Only Fools And Horses Christmas special.

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  2. Advent Calendar Day 11: Tinsel-Free and not-so Joyous

    Advent Calendar Day 11: Tinsel-Free and not-so Joyous

    A look at the alternative, non-festive and downright grumpy Christmas listings.

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  3. Carla's decades of comedy

    Aaron Brown

    Guest blogger

    Carla's decades of comedy

    As sitcom Bread celebrates its 30th birthday, we take a look at the pedigree of comic writer Carla Lane.

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  4. The Sunday Post: Lost laughs

    Aaron Brown

    Guest blogger

    The Sunday Post: Lost laughs

    Guest blogger Aaron Brown digs into the archives and reminds us of some of the sitcoms that failed to turn into surefire hits.

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  5. The Sunday Post: Galton and Simpson

    Andrew Martin

    Ö÷²¥´óÐã Genome

    The Sunday Post: Galton and Simpson

    A look at the work and career of legendary comedy-writing partnership, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

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  6. Your 'forgotten' 1990s sitcoms

    Your 'forgotten' 1990s sitcoms

    A look at short-lived 1990s comedies as suggested by Genome users on social media.

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  7. 'Lost' sitcoms of the 90s

    Michael Osborn

    'Lost' sitcoms of the 90s

    A look at the Ö÷²¥´óÐã comedies of the 1990s that failed to make a lasting impact and now languish in the listings.

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  8. On This Day, 1968: Dad's Army first episode

    On This Day, 1968: Dad's Army first episode

    On July 31st, 1968, episode one of Dad's Army, "in which our hero forms a platoon of Local Defence Volunteers to defend our island home", was broadcast.

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