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Blog posts by year and monthDecember 2009

Posts (3)

  1. Afghanistan Christmas Special: Hound of Hope and Glory

    Blue Peter seems to have had rather an obsession with Afghanistan in the 1970s - not only did they take some Afghan hounds to see the King of Afghanistan when he came to visit the Queen of England, but in Christmas 1976 they found an Afghan hound that could sing.

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  2. It Felt Like a Kiss: The Film

    I've been asked to put the film from the It Felt Like a Kiss show back up. So here it is.

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  3. Kabul: City Number One - Part 6

    PART SIX - THE WAR ON POP In November 1975 the first rock festival was held in Afghanistan. It was in the gymnasium of Kabul University. Everyone was very excited, especially as the headliners were one of Afghanistan's two prog-rock bands - The Stars.

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