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...English as a second language. The familiar opener for Radio Newsreel -- a brassy rendition of Imperial Echoes, with its resonance of a colonial past -- is gone and may not be missed. But news programs will still be introduced with a revered sound: the bouncy tune of the Irish song Lilliburlero and the muffled chimes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Broadcasting: The Beeb Lightens Up | 11/21/1988 | See Source »

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