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38: Edward's buried paint

Lateral with Tom Scott

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The History of John Cura

From 1947 until his death in 1969, many customers commissioned John Cura to infringe BBC copyright on almost daily basis. Despite the legal issues, the BBC allowed him to go about his work. What special service did he provide? Ben Teds' question: "Was this dude like recording the BBC broadcasts for his own personal archives?"

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