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Michael Caine in Zulu

How Michael Caine landed his big-screen breakthrough in Zulu

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The Kinks wrote a punk rock ripper of a Christmas song in 1977.

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Mud - Lonely This Christmas

'Lonely This Christmas' by Mud: The making of the Elvis-inspired Christmas classic

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Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool

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Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?

'Do They Know It's Christmas?' by Band Aid: The making of the original Feed The World hit

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When Simon & Garfunkel covered the Christmas carol 'Silent Night', they turned the gentle song into a poignant political statement.

Why Simon & Garfunkel made a political statement out of Christmas carol 'Silent Night'

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Wings - Mull of Kintyre

'Mull of Kintyre' by Wings: The making of the massive-selling Christmas number one

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John Lennon was disappointed by the outcome of his 1971 Christmas single 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)'.

Why John Lennon was disappointed with the outcome of 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)'

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John Cleese on Fawlty Towers

John Cleese opens up about how 'second choice' Prunella Scales was exactly right for Fawlty Towers

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Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song

'The Christmas Song' by Nat King Cole: The making of the evergreen seasonal classic

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Boney M - Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord

'Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord' by Boney M: The making of the masterful Christmas mashup

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Tom Jones and Ella Fitzgerald on This Is... Tom Jones

The magical moment Tom Jones sang 'I'll Be Home For Christmas' for Ella Fitzgerald

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Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite

'Reet Petite' by Jackie Wilson: The making of the unlikely Christmas Number 1

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The Italian Job... "Hang on a minute lads, I've got a great idea"

The Italian Job: What happened to the main cast?

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The Kinks from left to right: Peter Quaife, Mick Amory, Dave Davies and Ray Davies in 1966.

Why were The Kinks banned from touring the US at the height of their fame?

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Giles Martin and The Beatles

Giles Martin ranks the three most important Beatles songs: "It really touches me"

The Beatles

American glam rock singer and bassist Suzi Quatro in 1975. (Photo by Anwar Hussein/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Suzi Quatro's 10 top songs, ranked

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The Beatles in 1995, with Roy Orbison and Elvis Presley

How Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison inspired the "lost" Beatles songs

The Beatles