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Big Train sketch of the week: the kidnapping of George Martin

5th July 2010 Rob Buckley Big Train, UK TV 3 Comments

Tragic news. Today, the former producer of the Beatles, George Martin, was kidnapped. He has issued a statement on the subject.

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