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in the UK in the early 1960s, as it broke ground in comedy by lampooning political figures. TW3 was broadcast from
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that Frost had a hatred of the prime minister which "he finds impossible to control". The programme also attracted complaints from the
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also flouted conventions by adopting "a relaxed attitude to its running time", and "it seemed to last just as long as it wanted".
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