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MPX5159670: The Dr Who television serial written by Bill Struttonwill, 'The Web Planet'. BBC TV film studio at Ealing. The storyline is, they land their ship, The Tardis, on the mysterious planet Vortis, a land of bubbling acid pools and mists, and it is not long before their existence is in peril from a new monster - The Zarbi (designed by John Wood). The Zarbi has an ant like appearance. The Zarbi gun looks like a giant wood louse. The Menoptera (a good monster) looks like a butterfly. Original transmission date 13th February 1965. 5th January 1965 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5159766: Giorgio Chinaglia, who moved to Cardiff as a young child with his family from Italy, waves farewell to Swansea and reluctantly sets off for a new soccer career in Italy - April 1966. HE was a rascal, a rebel, a Cardiffian and ﾿above all ﾿unforgettable. Yesterday, the footballing world paid tribute one of its most colourful characters, Giorgio Chinaglia, who died aged 65. Chinaglia ﾿known affectionately as ﾿ong John﾿and as the Italian George Best ﾿was found dead at his home in Florida by his adopted son at 9am US eastern time on Saturday. He had suffered complications following treatment for a heart problem. Chinaglia was born in the Tuscan marble town of Carrara shortly after the end of World War II, and moved to Cardiff when he was nine as his father looked for work in the steelworks. His association with football began in a traditional way ﾿playing in the back lanes of Canton where he lived (photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5159832: Here's the town crier - a 1943 version - the girl on the crier's arm used all her charm to be allowed to wear his regalia (you know what women are!) and beneath his civic dignity, and his stentorian voice, he has a soft heart - he allows the girl to wear the regalia, and try out her voice with the aid of the bell. Plymouth, 2nd August 1943 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5159867: Tottenham Hotspur won the Football League - as it was then, on Monday April 17th 1961. The opposition was Sheffield Wednesday who were the first team that season to beat Spurs 2 -1 on Saturday November 12th 1960. The team went on to win the FA Cup Final at Wembley and become the first club to win the Double since Aston Villa in 1896-1897 (Picture) Robert Smith (right) as an attempt on goal (photo) / Bridgeman Images