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[Captain WH Rollins]

30th October 1921 - "The Sheik", a silent film starring Rudolph Valentino, premiered in Los Angeles

30th October 1938 - a radio broadcast of H. G. Wells "The War of the Worlds", narrated by Orson Welles, allegedly caused a mass panic

30th October 1940 - the film premiere of "One Night in the Tropics" first film for Abbott and Costello

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31st October 1953 - TV broadcasting begins in Belgium

31st October 1962 - "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" horror film released directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, based on novel by Henry Farrell

31st October 1963 - Ed Sullivan witnesses Beatles and their fans at London Airport

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2nd November 1936 - at 3pm the BBC began the world's first regular high-definition TV broadcast service from specially constructed studios at Alexandra Palace, North London

2nd November 1936 - the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) was established

2nd November 1954 - the BBC radio comedy "Hancock's Half Hour" debut starring Tony Hancock and Sid James, written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson

2nd November 1989 - "Blackadder Goes Forth" final episode "Goodbyeee" airs starring Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson, written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton

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An interesting selection of new cinema films to watch out for, during the first week of November:

Monos (15)
The Irishman (15)
Sorry We Missed You (15)
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (15)

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4th November 1948 - American humorist Will Rogers commemorated by US Postage Service on 3-cent stamp

4th November 1985 - "Edge of Darkness" first airs on BBC Two, featuring Bob Peck and Joanne Whalley

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5th November 1930 - the third Academy Awards: "All Quiet on the Western Front", George Arliss and Norma Shearer win

5th November 1953 - the film "How to Marry a Millionaire" directed by Jean Negulesco, starring Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable and Marilyn Monroe, first to be filmed in CinemaScope released

5th November 1956 - The Nat King Cole Show debuts on NBC, the first variety program to be hosted by an African-American

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6th November 1973 - the James Bond film "Man With the Golden Gun" begins filming

6th November 1996 - "The English Patient" based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje, directed by Anthony Minghella and starring Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche and Kristen Scott Thomas premiered in Los Angeles (Best Picture 1997)

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7th November 1904 - the broadway musical "Little Johnny Jones" written by George M. Cohan, featuring the song "Yankee Doodle Dandy" opens in New York

7th November 1932 - the frist broadcast of "Buck Rogers in the 25th century" on CBS-radio

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8th November 1935 - "Mutiny on the Bounty" directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable premiered in New York (Best Production/Picture 1936)

8th November 1949 - "All The King's Men" based on Robert Penn Warren's Pulitzer winning novel, directed by Robert Rossen and starring Broderick Crawford premiered in New York (Best Picture 1950)

8th November 1966 - Movie actor Ronald Reagan elected Governor of California

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9th November 1939 - "Ninotchka" with Greta Garbo premiered

9th November 1970 - The Goodies make their television debut on the BBC

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An interesting selection of cinema films to watch out for, during the second week of November:

The Irishman (15)
Sorry We Missed You (15)
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (15)

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10th November 1931 - the 4th Academy Awards: "Cimarron", Lionel Barrymore & Marie Dressler win

10th November 1940 - Walt Disney begins serving as an informer for the Los Angeles office of the FBI; his job is to report back information on Hollywood subversives.

10th November 1969 - "Sesame Street" premieres on PBS TV

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11th November 1947 - "Gentlemen's Agreement" directed by Elia Karan and starring Gregory Peck and Dorothy McGuire premiered in New York (Best Picture Award 1948)

11th November 1954 - the publication of "Two Towers", 2nd volume of "Lord of the Rings", by J. R. R. Tolkien by George Allen and Unwin in London

11th November 1961 "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller is published by Simon and Schuster in New York

11th November 2013 - "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" directed by Francis Lawrence starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson premiered in London

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12th November 1910 - the frist possible movie stunt: man jumps into the Hudson river from a burning balloon

12th November 1936 - the first ever TV Gardening show "In Your Garden" shown on BBC television

12th November 1946 - Walt Disney's "Song Of South" released

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13th November 1937 - NBC forms first full-sized symphony orchestra exclusively for radio

13th November 1940 - "Fantasia" animated film by Walt Disney, starring Leopold Stokowski and Deems Taylor, is released

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14th November 1922 - the BBC begins daily radio broadcasts from the 2LO transmitter at Marconi House

14th November 1976 - the film "Network", directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch and William Holden, premiered in Los Angeles and New York City (Finch - Academy Awards Best Actor 1977)

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15th November 1926 - the first formal radio network, RCA takes over AT&T 25 station Network (NBC)

15th November 1932 - Walt Disney Art School created

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16th November 1965 - Walt Disney launches Epcot Center: Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow

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A good selection of cinema films to watch out for, during the third week of November:

Bolden 18
The Report (15)
Knives Out (12A)
Marriage Story (15)
Stage Russia: Count Orlov (12A)
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (12A)

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17th November 1933 - the Marx brothers film "Duck Soup" directed by Leo McCarey and starring the Marx Brothers is released in the US

17th November 1947 - the American Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath

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