The ISIHAC
Complete Headlines Page

Last Updated
12 Jan 2007

On the BBC Radio 4 show I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, one of the rounds requires the teams to complete various Newspaper Headlines. Here are some of the teams' suggestions, along with some of my suggestions. If you have any ideas you would like included, please e-mail me here, and I will add the best ones (with full credit to you of course)
Just move your mouse over the words ANSWER or REAL ANSWER to reveal all!

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DAILY SKETCH [ EVENING STANDARD Not broadcast]: War Bond Conversion. This is the last week. All applications must be
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Victoria Palace
27 Nov 2006
DAILY MAIL: Pope Appeals For
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Victoria Palace
27 Nov 2006
[ FINANCIAL TIMES: The week's metals - Germany buying
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Victoria Palace
27 Nov 2006
DAILY MIRROR: Lord Inverporth to resign as Minister of Munitions owing to
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Victoria Palace
27 Nov 2006
[ EVENING STANDARD: Everest climbed. Colonel Berry's expedition leaves
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Victoria Palace
27 Nov 2006
DAILY MAIL: Gripped by Crayfish - Girl gripped by the leg by two large crayfish while
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Victoria Palace
27 Nov 2006
[ EVENING STANDARD: What is wrong with the theatre? A slump in business and the problem of
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Victoria Palace
27 Nov 2006
DAILY MIRROR: King & Queen of the Belgians pay their
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Victoria Palace
27 Nov 2006
[ DAILY MIRROR: Wild Scenes At Reburial Of Four
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Victoria Palace
27 Nov 2006
DAILY SKETCH: Advertisement - Eucryl, the choice of the fastidious, makes teeth look
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Victoria Palace
27 Nov 2006
DAILY MAIL: World's tennis champion loses his luggage but
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Victoria Palace
27 Nov 2006
NEWS OF THE WORLD: Kiss To The Pastor - Insane woman interrupts church service. Towards the close of the service at Trinity United Free Church, Ayr, [ a painful scene was witnessed when Not broadcast] a young woman entered the pulpit while the minister was pronouncing the benediction, and throwing her arms around the astonished clergyman, kissed him. She then addressed the congregation, shouting out:
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Victoria Palace
27 Nov 2006
[ EVENING STANDARD: Strong man falls dead after holding
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Victoria Palace
27 Nov 2006
[ DAILY SKETCH: Rush for cream and powder to defy the unusual
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Victoria Palace
27 Nov 2006
[ DAILY SKETCH: Advertisement - Virolax, the laxative that
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Victoria Palace
27 Nov 2006
[ DAILY SKETCH: Wholly untrue story. Mr Winston Churchill has written to the publisher of The Life Of Whitelaw Reid in reference to a story in that book, which alleges that when Lord Morley was Secretary for India in 1908, Mr Churchill asked to be made Viceroy of Calcutta. The story runs that Morley leaned back in his chair, gasped, and finally ejaculated
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Victoria Palace
27 Nov 2006
(d?) after venue signifies a query regarding the Date of broadcast,
(??) signifies a query regarding Venue of broadcast


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