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Stiff Records’ 50th birthday! – the farcical magnificent record label and why we adored it
Stuff, nonsense, the white heat of debate and yesterday’s news today! Which this week involves … … which of these didn’t host a TV chat show – Ian Botham, Charlotte Church, Lily Allen or Harold Wilson? … if you’d paid £1...
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Stiff Records’ 50th birthday! – the farcical magnificent record label and why we adored it is an episode from Word In Your Ear by Word In Your Ear. Stuff, nonsense, the white heat of debate and yesterday’s news today! Which this week involv...
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Published Aug 16, 2026, 45:27 long, audio available.
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