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Gameshows, Cliff Richard and Stalin's most hated play: the British culture sent behind the iron curtain by Simon Usborne

A thaw in relations during the Cold War led to some surprising collaborations between the two nations, involving everyone from Laurence Olivier and Rudolf Nureyev to Gilbert and George. As relations ice over again, what can we learn from this artistic detente? One of the biggest TV hits of the 1960s was Double Your Money, a  kind of low-fi precursor to Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Its presenter, Hughie Green…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AM on July 11, 2025

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