Forbidden fruitiness
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Comedy shows held on the end of the pier in seaside resorts such as Blackpool seemed until recently to be dying out as a form of entertainment. However, the 1995 summer season in leading resorts looks set to be very successful, and will greatly assist in prolonging the careers of artists who are no longer sought after for television shows. The revitalisation of the tradition of the seaside comedian has been helped by the creation of a vast new market in blue performance videos, which feature comedians who are not suitable for television shows.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1995
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Beyond anybody's fringe
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The main debates at the Conservative party conference have been of little interest, with each speaker talking in very humble tones and not daring to contradict key figures. However, much stronger views have been expressed in fringe meetings. Speakers have been subjected to extreme verbal abuse, and very right wing tendencies have been apparent. Some meetings have degenerated into disorder, although others have remained calm.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1995
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A lifelong quest to save man's closest relative
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Birute Galdikas lives and works in the Borneo forest, where she has faced great hardships over the last 23 years. She protects more than 60 orang-utans directly, and is working to ensure the survival of a further 30,000 who are in imminent danger in south-east Asia. The orang-utan is being endangered by the destruction of the Asian rain forest, and Galdikas is working to study its lifestyle while there is still time.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1995
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