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| | Tuesday, 26 November, 2002, 14:25 GMT In pictures: That Was The Week That Was That Was The Week That Was, the ground-breaking, live satire show that launched a host of careers and kick-started the 1960s satire boom, is celebrating its 40th anniversary. BBC News Online takes a look at the history of the show.  That Was The Week That Was, a topical satire expressed through one-liners, songs and skits, was presented by David Frost  Lance Percival, Millicent Martin and Al Mancini were part of the team that was responsible for the show  Martin, the only permanent female member of the team, would sing the title song.  Roy Kinnear, Willie Rushton, Kenneth Cope and Lance Percival were devoted to highlighting hypocrisy  Willie Rushton later became a stalwart of Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't Got A Clue  Kenneth Cope helped flesh out the sketches  But the show ended after 40 editions to make way for the 1964 general election - and never came back | | See also:  26 Nov 02 | Entertainment 11 Apr 02 | Entertainment 20 Nov 02 | Entertainment 13 Aug 01 | Entertainment 30 Jul 01 | UK 01 Oct 99 | Monty Python Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Entertainment stories now: Links to more Entertainment stories are at the foot of the page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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