Word: witch
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Indian Ocean with his own private army. "The character I play is different from the usual," says Rex. "Sir John is slightly tougher and demented and more sadistic." He is also crafty. To scare off a band of would-be murderers, he dons his mad hat and plays a witch doctor...
Sian Phillips stands out as Livia, the wicked witch of the Tiber, who dominates all around with her icy, terrible beauty. Brian Blessed manages the difficult task of making Augustus, the founding father, appear both wise and foolish, the conqueror of the world who cannot manage his own family. Derek Jacobi's Claudius is half stumble and stutter and half genius, but convincing in every detail...
...investigations Certainly the government [is going on a witch hunt]. And it is directed not only at me personally, but I think the main aim is to crush the Congress [Party]-that is, to crush anything that might be in opposition. Congress is the only opposition, and I come in personally because they think I might be able to mobilize the Congress. The government has been geared to doing only one thing for six months, with no governance at all of the whole country, and it does seem that they have come out with a mouse, haven't they...
...promise of neither a witch hunt nor a whitewash
...commissioner of housing and community renewal and straightened out the state's nearly bankrupt programs in those areas. Heimann was an early backer of Jimmy Carter. Soon after beginning the investigation of Lance's finances, Heimann ordered his top staff to conduct "neither a whitewash nor a witch hunt...