1966: Night People | Man Alive | BBC Archive
Jeremy James reports on the 'night people', those people who work night shifts. From the steel industry to computer operators, printers, cleaners, nurses, doctors and strippers.
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‘Smiling’ fossil discovered on Holy Island
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