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...l.<ref name = "DID 9 Nov 2007">{{cite episode |title = Desert Island Discs with Nicholas Parsons |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/desertislanddiscs ...-burgeoning American talent, [[Shirley Temple]].<ref>Parsons, N. (2010), ''With Just a Touch of Hesitation, Repetition and Deviation: My Life in Comedy'',